Brilliant blue sky turns to gorgeous starry sky Monday night. We stay warm and dry most of the week.

MONDAY NIGHT: mainly clear, mild, low 48.
TUESDAY: mainly sunny, warm, high 78.
WEDNESDAY: partly cloudy, windy, mild, chance of showers north, high 76.
THURSDAY: mostly sunny, much cooler, high 63.
FRIDAY: increasing clouds, warmer, breezy, chance of scattered rain showers in the evening and overnight, high 72.
SATURDAY: slight chance of showers before sunrise, clouds breaking up, seasonable, high 64.
SUNDAY: mostly sunny, high 63.
MONDAY: mostly sunny, windy, high 66.

Monday is a very quiet day for the US with only a handful of watches and warnings spread across the country. High pressure is firmly planted in the Upper Ohio River Valley this afternoon and the blue sky is spectacular. Midday temperatures are in the mid-60s and lower-70s across most of Ohio. With dewpoints in the 40s, we have a very comfortable afternoon across most of the region. Temperatures will drop into the 40s overnight with mainly clear sky. Another opportunity to see Venus and the Atlas comet in the early-evening, southwestern sky.

High pressure scoots slightly eastward on Tuesday, bringing a mild, southwesterly breeze into Ohio. Temperatures will climb into the mid- and upper-70s with plenty of afternoon sunshine and azure skies.

A cold front slides through the state on Wednesday but is squeezed between two high-pressure centers and missing a significant moisture component. A few, isolated showers may develop along the lake and in Eastern Ohio on Wednesday, but most of the state remains dry as the front passes. Then high pressure chases back into the state on Thursday.

The starts sliding toward the East Coast on Friday, making way for another storm system to trundle into the Great Lakes. The new system will pull a warm front through Ohio Friday morning, quickly bringing warmer temperatures into the area. An isolated shower may be possible during the day but the better chance for rain will be in the evening as the system’s cold front marches into the area. The chance for showers will be brief and most of the rain should be out of Central Ohio before the sun comes up Saturday.

High pressure builds into the region for the remainder of the weekend. So, while Saturday may begin with some clouds, they’ll move out quickly and the rest of the weekend looks mild and quiet. The breeze picks up again on Monday along with some mild temperatures and lots of sunshine.

TROPICAL UPDATE: Tropical Storm Oscar is bashing the eastern end of Cuba, exacerbating the country’s electricity crisis. The storm is expected to track to the northeast, moving through the Bahamas on Tuesday then into the Atlantic on Wednesday. Parts of Florida and the US Atlantic Coast may have strong surf and rip currents.

Marshall McPeek, Chief Meteorologist.