Ohio Weather 3/8 Morning - Flood Warning

Good morning. Ohio. I'm Aaron Jolly. That drizzle you woke up to? Already heading for the exits. Skies brighten west to east through midday. And by this afternoon. Here comes sunshine statewide. Perfect day to shake off the morning gloom. Down in Cincinnati, you'll hit 62 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Columbus tops out near 60. Up in Cleveland, patchy drizzle hangs around until 9 A.M., then sunshine takes over with highs near 61. West winds run 10 to 15 miles an hour across the northeast, lighter elsewhere. Tonight stays quiet. Mostly clear skies with lows in the low 40s statewide. Southwest winds pick up slightly. Monday brings wall-to-wall sunshine and warmer air. Highs climb to near 70 across the board — 71 in Cincinnati, 69 in Columbus, 70 in Cleveland. South winds 6 to 14 miles an hour. Great day to get outside if you ask me. Here's where things get interesting. Tuesday starts mild with highs in the mid-70s, but rain moves in by afternoon. Tuesday night through Wednesday is when the real action hits. A powerful storm system barrels through with heavy rain, thunderstorms. And gusty winds. We're talking wind gusts over 40 miles an hour Wednesday, even outside of storms. Severe weather is possible Wednesday afternoon. Rain totals could reach an inch or more, raising flooding concerns. Then comes the dramatic flip. Temperatures crash Wednesday night — from the 70s down to the 20s and 30s by Thursday morning. Rain transitions to snow showers behind the cold front. A quick inch or two is possible, especially across the northeast. Friday brings another system with a rain-snow mix and more gusty winds, particularly west of I-71. In Bottom line, enjoy the quiet weather today and Monday. Big changes arrive midweek. See you this afternoon.