Cloudy tonight; Rain, storms Wednesday evening

Cold and windy Tuesday

Cold and windy Tuesday

Skies will be cloudy tonight, with tranquil weather expected through Wednesday morning before widespread rain and a chance of thunderstorms arrive Wednesday evening.

The high for today reached 59 degrees in Dayton and Columbus and 61 in Cincinnati, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

The overnight low will be around 36 degrees.

Wednesday will be cloudy with a high near 47 degrees. There is a chance of rain, mainly after 5 p.m. Thunderstorms also will be possible Wednesday night, which will have an overnight low around 43 degrees. Rainfall will be between three-quarters and one inch, according to the NWS.

There is a chance of showers for Thursday, but otherwise it will be partly sunny and breezy with a high near 59 degrees. Wind gusts as high as 34 mph are possible.

Thursday night will be cloudy and cold with a low around freezing and wind gusts as high as 37 mph.

Temperatures return to seasonal norms for Friday, which will be cloudy with a high near 36 degrees. Friday night will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 28 degrees.

It will be slightly warmer for the weekend, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 39 degrees for Saturday and a high near 43 degrees on Sunday. However, there is a chance of rain and show showers to end the weekend.

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