Colder weekend temps, warmer for Christmas week in Columbus area

QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:

• Tonight: Wet mix early, mostly cloudy, low 25
• Saturday: Clearing skies, high 29
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 30
• Monday: Clouds increase, rain at night, high 41
• Tuesday: Morning showers, cloudy, high 42

FORECAST DISCUSSION:

Good Friday Evening,

It has been a cool and damp day today, with temps a couple of degrees below normal in the upper 30s. We will see light cold rain showers and wet snow showers this evening, with little to no accumulations expected. Any snow that does fall may stick in grassy areas, but roadways should generally stay wet as temps will remain at or above freezing while precip falls. By daybreak, temps will fall to the middle 20s.

Saturday will see clearing skies, and cool temps, with daytime highs only in the upper 20s. Wind chills will stay in the low 20s through the day, and drop into the teens during the Buckeyes game on Saturday night with a few clouds in the sky. Sunday will start cold with temps in the teens in the morning, and climb to near 30 in the afternoon.

Monday clouds will slowly increase, with highs in the lower 40s. We will have rain showers return overnight into Tuesday morning. Temps will start in the mid 30s on Tuesday and climb to the lower 40s in the afternoon. Wednesday for Christmas, a few patches of drizzle will be possible, otherwise a rather cloudy day is expected with highs in the middle 40s.

We will climb close to 50 on Thursday with rather cloudy conditions, and should remain at 50 for Friday with a few showers late.

-Dave