Warm temps heading into first weekend of October for Columbus area

QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:

• Tonight: Mostly clear, low 52
• Friday: Some clouds, high 80
• Saturday: Mainly sunny, high 76
• Sunday: Clouds increase late, few late pm showers/rumbles, high 83
• Monday: Clearing, cooler, high 69

FORECAST DISCUSSION:

Good Thursday Evening,

It has been a beautiful day after a crisp start. Temps tonight will be close to normal in the lower 50s, normal is 50° for tonight. May have some patches of a bit of fog in low lying/wet spots (near rivers/creeks). Friday will have a few clouds ahead of a dry cold front. Temps will surge to near 80 in the afternoon. The cold front will work through dry Friday night.

We will have temps in the mid 70s at kickoff for the FFN games, and dropping to the mid/upper 60s during the games. Saturday will be a gem for the weekend, with temps starting in the low 50s and climbing to the mid to upper 70s with plenty of sunshine. Sunday will start off with sunshine, with clouds increasing late with scattered showers and storms late with a cold front.

Expect highs to top Sunday in the low to mid 80s with a big drop heading into the work week. Behind the front, we will see clearing skies for next week. Highs will top in the upper 60s on Monday and Tuesday, and back into the lower 70s on Wednesday and Thursday with plenty of sunshine.

If you are not lucky enough to get rain late Sunday into Sunday evening, you will likely stay dry then for the next week. After improving drought conditions today, its likely the data will not get better areawide over the next week.

-Dave