Beautiful early autumn weather to continue for many days

High pressure will keep skies mostly sunny. A light southerly flow will send temperatures into the mid-70s, a little above normal for early October. Skies will be mainly clear tonight, with morning readings in the low 50s.

A weak cold front will come through just before the weekend, but a lack of moisture will result only in some patchy clouds. The weather for the OSU-Iowa game will be sunny and pleasant, in the 70s.

Sunday will be warmer, as winds turn southwesterly and gusty ahead of low pressure moving through the northern Great Lakes. A trailing cold front will bring some showers toward evening, Behind this stronger cold front, cool weather will follow early next week.

Forecast

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, pleasant. High 77
• Tonight: Mainly clear. Low 53
• Friday: Partly sunny, mild. High 80
• Saturday: Sunny. High 76 (53)
• Sunday: Partly sunny, late showers. High 83 (54)
• Monday: Mostly sunny, cooler. High 68 (51)
• Tuesday: Sunny. High 68 (45)
• Wednesday: Sunny. High 69 (44)