Air quality and heat alerts in effect for central Ohio

All 88 counties in Ohio are under an excessive heat watch this week. This watch stretches from the lower peninsula of Michigan all the way to the middle of West Virginia.

QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:

• Today: Clear skies, high 91
• Tonight: Mostly clear, low 69
• Monday: Few showers, high 94 (75)
• Tuesday: Pop-up showers, high 95 (74)
• Wednesday: Very sunny, high 96 (74)
• Thursday: Blistering heat, high 97 (73)
• Friday: Near record warmth, high 97 (75)

FORECAST DISCUSSION:

All 88 counties in Ohio are under an excessive heat watch this week. This watch stretches from the lower peninsula of Michigan all the way to the middle of West Virginia.

Today the sunshine continues, but the warmer temperatures begin. Thankfully the humidity will be low, so the heat index and the air temperature will be close to the same. An air quality alert is in effect for portions of central Ohio until 10 pm.

Tonight will be mostly clear, but a very warm night. Temperatures will only fall to near 70 degrees. Winds will be mainly quiet, and for not the humidity wont be too oppressive.

Tomorrow there will be the chance for a pop-up thunderstorm two by the afternoon, but that is not the biggest detail about Monday. The heat will impact the vast majority of central Ohioans. Temperatures will approach the mid 90s with a heat index close to 100.

All this week an excessive hear watch will be in effect for the entire state. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90s with heat index values staying near 100 degrees.