CLEVELAND —
Soaked overnight and Friday as temperatures crash.
Widespread rain moves in after midnight, becoming heavy at times by early Friday morning. Rain will start to the north and west around 3 to 5 am and pull southeast. The Friday morning commute could be a messy one with ponding on roads and localized flooding. Have extra time built into your morning plans.
The rain tapers off from northwest to southeast later Friday morning, and we'll dry out during the afternoon. The highest rainfall amounts will be around 0.75 to 1 inch and on the low side 0.25''. It is more likely to see higher rainfall amounts closer to the lake across the West, Cle Metro and Snowbelt regions, with small totals in our South region.
Power of 5 Regional Highlight: West Region
You'll be first in line for the rain tonight. Showers will become more widespread after midnight (around 2 am or so), and the heaviest downpours are most likely to hit western communities before spreading east toward daybreak. That means the west has the greatest chance of seeing reduced visibility, standing water, and an impacted Friday morning drive along with the highest rainfall amounts. While the rain starts in the west first, it will also end there first too! It will be much drier around lunch time.
"Fall"ing Temperatures:
Temperatures are taking a big hit on Friday. At midnight, temperatures will be around 70 degrees, but will drop as the rain moves in. We'll spend much of the day in the lower 60s. Friday night football will feel much different than recent weeks. Temperatures fall back into the 50s with a clearing sky developing Friday evening, with lows in the 40s for much of NEO.
The weekend looks and feels much more like October. Highs stay in the 60s, while mornings start in the 40s and 50s. If you've been waiting for sweater weather, it's here. Grab the fall jackets because the cooler pattern sticks around through much of next week.
5-Day Forecast:
Thursday Night: Widespread rain overnight. Heavy at times. | Temps: 72º —> 59º
Friday: Scattered rain and thunder with dropping temps. | High: 62º
Saturday: Drying and clearing, staying chilled. | High: 65º
Sunday: Bright but cool. | High: 68º
Monday: More clouds, more chill. | High: 60º
Learn the lingo: The Power of 5 Weather Team wants to get you your forecast closer to home. We have broken NEO into 5 separate and distinct regions. Find your region to get your hyper-local forecast!
- Cleveland Metro Region: Cuyahoga County. This region includes cities such as Cleveland, Parma, Westlake, Berea, Strongsville, Independence, Solon, Beachwood, and Euclid.
- Snowbelt Region: Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties. This includes cities such as Mentor, Geneva, Ashtabula, Bainbridge, Chardon, Burton, and Orwell.
- Akron-Canton Region: Summit, Stark, and Portage Counties. This region includes cities such as Akron, Canton, Hudson, Ravenna, Mantua, Alliance, and Canal Fulton.
- West Region: Lorain, Medina, Erie, Huron, Richland, and Ashland Counties. This region includes cities such as Lorain, Wellington, Medina, Lodi, Ashland, Mansfield, Willard, and Sandusky.
- South Region: Wayne, Holmes, Tuscarawas, Carroll Counties. This region includes Wooster, Millersburg, New Philadelphia, Strasburg, Mineral City, Carrollton, and Newcomerstown
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