Issued: 8am on Thursday, June 25th 2026
Technical Forecast Discussion
Key Messages
- Showers and thunderstorms will return today and tomorrow during the evening with a severe risk possible today.
- Temperatures are expected to rise into the 90s come Monday due to a strong warm front ahead of Ohio alongside a strong ridge aloft bringing warm air into the region.
Key Message 1…
Showers and thunderstorms are possible today with a Marginal Risk for severe weather, issued by the Storm Prediction Center. The primary threats today are wind and hail, and any storms that develop are likely to hit by the evening as a shortwave passes over the state. Thankfully, these showers are not expected to linger for long into the overnight. By Friday, however, we’ll see the greatest chance for more storms as today’s low slowly crawls northeastward, bringing warm, moist air from the south into the region. These storms will also likely move through during the evening and possibly into the overnight, similarly to today, but will taper off early morning on Saturday. Though, we may see some scattered showers throughout Saturday as a cold front lingers over the state. By Sunday, higher pressure will fill into the region, stabilizing the region for the foreseeable future. While a low in Canada develops this weekend, staying quite a ways away from Ohio, a strong warm front will develop ahead of the state, and, with a prominent ridge aloft, allow more warm air to rush northwards. This will in-turn cause our daytime temperatures to soar back into the lower-90s by next week.
