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FXUS61 KCLE 271117
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
717 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
THERE ARE NO IMPACTFUL FORECAST CHANGES WITH THIS UPDATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR CENTRAL OHIO TODAY. A
DRIER WEATHER FORECAST WILL RETURN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND
WEEKEND.
KEY MESSAGES
1) SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY SOUTH OF THE
HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR.
2) DRY AND VERY PLEASANT WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...
THERE IS A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY
THIS MORNING THAT IS NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY MAINLY SOUTH OF THE
HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATER TODAY AND HELP PUSH THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OUT OF THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM
THE LOWER 80S NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 THIS AFTERNOON AND MID TO
UPPER 70S SOUTHWARD. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT UP TO A
COUPLE TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. PLEASANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S ON THURSDAY.
SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH
THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. TEMPERATURES
WILL SLOWLY CLIMB TO ABOVE AVERAGE BY EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.
AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
RAIN IS BEGIN TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO AND IS FORECAST
TO IMPACT KFDY, KMFD, AND KCAK OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS THROUGH
18-22Z TODAY. THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF LOWERED VISIBILITY DOWN TO
MVFR THROUGHOUT THE DAY THAT THESE SITES, BUT GENERALLY WILL BE
VFR. RAIN WILL MOVE EAST THIS EVENING AND DRY WEATHER IS
EXPECTED ACROSS ALL TERMINALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF
PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD
BEFORE SHIFTING TO BE MORE NORTHERLY AROUND 00Z TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...VFR IS LARGELY FAVORED FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
MARINE
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH MINIMAL IMPACTS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT,
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT UNDER 5 KNOTS, THEN SHIFT TO
BE PREDOMINANTLY OUT OF THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 5-10 KNOTS
THIS EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS
THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS SUNDAY. WINDS
WILL BE PRIMARILY OUT OF THE NORTH AT 5-10 KNOTS AND WITH A
BRIEF INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT TO 10-15 KNOTS OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST. WAVES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WILL BE LESS THAN 3 FEET.
CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...77
AVIATION...23
MARINE...23
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