Greater Cincinnati will remain under a stretch of late-summer heat through Friday, but a chance of rain is back in the forecast.
The National Weather Service says heat index values, or what the temperature feels like when humidity is factored in, could reach around 100 degrees Thursday, Sept. 3. Similar conditions are expected Friday and a heat advisory remains in effect through 8 p.m.
While temperatures are expected to stay above normal through Saturday, forecasters say the worst of the heat should ease this weekend as a cooler pattern begins to develop.
When will Greater Cincinnati see rain?
Forecasters say scattered storms could develop Thursday afternoon and evening, with the better chance for severe weather in central
Ohio. However, some of those storms could make their way farther south.
Storm chances will continue Friday night and Saturday in Ohio, with repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms possible. There is uncertainty about how much of this will move into Southwest Ohio.
Cincinnati weather forecast
Thursday: Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 104. Northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. West wind 0 to 6 mph.
Friday night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Heat index values as high as 104. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind 0 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday night: A chance of rain showers after 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Source: National Weather Service in Wilmington
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