Cool night ahead, before beautiful weekend for Columbus area

QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:

• Tonight: Mostly clear, low 57
• Friday: Mostly sunny, high 83
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 86
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 87
• Monday: Clouds increase, high 88

FORECAST DISCUSSION:

Good Thursday Evening,

Today was a nice day for mid-July, with temps running a few degrees below normal in the lower 80s with a mix of clouds and a nice north breeze. Tonight, expect the north to northeast breeze to continue at 5-10mph, with clearing skies and lows in the mid to upper 50s.

Friday expect an even nicer day, as we will enjoy mostly sunny skies, and highs in the lower 80s. We will climb to the middle 80s under mainly sunny skies on Saturday. Sunday temps will be a degree or two warmer into the upper 80s. Monday clouds will increase in our area, with isolated showers in the far south, with highs in the upper 80s.

Tuesday we will see a warm front lifting northward, and this will give us rain and storms possible in the afternoon to evening hours with highs in the middle 80s. We will have more rain and storms in the forecast with that stalled front and highs again in the middle 80s. A cold front will approach by next Thursday and this will give us additional on and off rain and storms with highs in the lower 80s. This front should eventually push away our stalled weather pattern, and give us clearing by next weekend.

-Dave