Ohio Weather 3/9 Morning - Clear Skies

Good morning. Ohio. I'm Aaron Jolly. Step outside right now and you're greeted by sunshine and 41 degrees. Clear skies. Light breeze. The kind of morning that makes you forget winter ever happened. Because a beast is coming. Today stays gorgeous statewide. Sunshine dominates with highs climbing into the upper 60s and low 70s. Cincinnati hits 72 degrees. Columbus reaches 69. Cleveland tops out at 66. Southwest winds gust to 24 miles an hour, keeping things breezy but pleasant. Perfect weather for a lunchtime walk if you ask me. Tonight stays mild under partly cloudy skies. Lows in the low to mid-50s. A few light rain showers could pop up around 5 A.M. Tuesday across northeast Ohio, but nothing serious. Then Tuesday brings the warm-up before the storm. Highs reach the mid-70s statewide under mostly cloudy skies. By Tuesday night, thunderstorms develop. Some could be strong, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. Rainfall totals between a quarter and half inch are likely. Wednesday is the main event. Rain and thunderstorms move through with widespread totals between 1 and 2 inches. Severe weather is possible, especially across southern and eastern Ohio. Strong winds, heavy downpours. And isolated hail are all on the table. Highs reach the low to mid-70s before a cold front crashes through Wednesday evening. That front brings a dramatic temperature drop. Rain transitions to snow Wednesday night as temps plunge into the low 30s. Thursday clears out with highs only reaching the mid-40s. Friday brings another system. A clipper tracks through the Great Lakes with a chance of mixed rain and snow. The bigger story is wind. Gusts could hit 40 to 50 miles an hour. Charge your phone and fill up the gas tank before Wednesday. You'll thank me later. See you this afternoon.