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Jennifer Edwards Baker reports:

Watch out for showers and thunderstorms today as a wave of humidity continues to grip Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

There’s a 50 percent chance for precipitation today and tonight.

We could see up to half an inch of rain accumulate this morning and then again after 2 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Severe weather is not expected, but we could see a few pops of lightning.

Stronger storms could move in after dark. The region is at a slight risk for high winds gusting about 45 mph and quarter-size hail.

It will be muggy with a high of 84 degrees by 5 p.m. It’s already 68 degrees this morning in downtown Cincinnati.

Once the rain moves out late tonight, cooler, more seasonal temperatures in the low 80s will come in over the next few days.

Sunny skies will dominate the forecast through week’s end.

By Friday, when summer officially begins, the mercury will rise to 86 degrees. It will hit 88 on Saturday and flirt with 90 degrees Sunday.

Overnight lows will be warm, in the upper 60s and low 70s.

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Paul McKibben reports:

Summer heat is returning on Wednesday.

Today’s high will be 84 with mostly sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service. On Wednesday, the high is expected to reach 92 degrees with a 30 percent chance of showers.

High temperatures will be in the high 70s and low 80s through Saturday.

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Janice Morse reports:

If you think those clouds overhead look a little ominous, you’re correct.

By 4:30 p.m., Butler and Warren counties are expected to be hit with a strong thunderstorm, the National Weather Service in Wilmington said. The service issued an alert after 4 p.m., when meteorologists spotted a storm on radar near Ohio 63 at 741, moving east at 30 mph.

“Storm hazards include winds to 40 mph (and) very heavy rain,” the alert said, warning that water will pond on roads and may quickly fill roadside ditches and small streams.

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Jennifer Edwards Baker reports:

We’re off to a wet start this week with an 80 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms today, mainly before 1 p.m.

Severe weather is not expected, but don’t be surprised to see a flash of lightning or thunder. High water already has been reported on highways, especially on Interstate 71 at Pfeiffer Road in Blue Ash and at various spots along Interstate 75 anywhere from Sharon Road to downtown Cincinnati.

High water and an accident shut down the left two lanes for about an hour earlier this morning on southbound I-75 at the Lockland split.

Grab a light jacket and umbrella as you head out the door this morning. It’s 69 degrees with a lunchtime high only expected to creep up to 72, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

It will remain humid today. The high temperature will reach 76 degrees.

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Jennifer Edwards Baker reports:

The chance for showers and thunderstorms will return to the forecast tonight through Friday.

We’ll enjoy another picturesque, late-spring day with lots of sun and temperature topping out around 82 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

It’s a little chilly his morning with a temperature of 54 degrees in downtown Cincinnati.

There’s a 40 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms after 11 p.m. tonight. It will be mostly cloudy through the predawn hours with a low of 63.

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Jennifer Edwards Baker reports:

After last week’s humidity and storms, we’ll enjoy a pleasant stretch of sunny, mild weather this week.

Cooler air from Canada settled over Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky this weekend. That mass will linger over the region the next several days, keeping daytime high temperatures a little below normal for this time of year.

It’s 61 degrees this morning at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

We’ll wind up at 74 degrees under mostly sunny skies by 5 p.m. That’s about five degrees cooler than normal for early June.

Tonight will be clear but cool with a low around 53.

Expect lots of sun Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.

The chance for rain will return by Wednesday night and stick around Thursday and Thursday night.

By the weekend, we’ll be back in the sunshine with continued mild temperatures and daytime highs in the 70s.

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Jennifer Edwards Baker reports:

Strong to severe storms with high, damaging winds, heavy rainfall and possibly flooding could develop this weekend.

Isolated tornadoes also could develop Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.

The good news: these storms are arriving on the edge of a cold front from the northwest. That will bring more comfortable and seasonal temperatures into our region by Sunday and at least through early next week, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

But first, there’s a 50 percent chance we could see winds gusting up to 60 mph and quarter-size hail anytime after 1 p.m. this afternoon and into the evening.

Otherwise, it will be cloudy and muggy with a high temperature of 84 degrees.

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John Faherty reports:

There is a reason it feels hot out there. It is hot out there.

Today’s high is expected to hit 89 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. It will hit 89 again on Thursday. Friday will be just a touch cooler. The average high this time of year is 77 degrees.

These warm days are the result of a high pressure system parked to the east of us that has opened the door to a southerly flow of air, that is keeping things warm and dry. But the Weather Service says things will begin to change on Friday, when a cold front starts to push through.

That front will bring scattered showers and storms, and cooler temperatures. Saturday’s high temperature should drop to 83, Sunday down to 77 and Monday even cooler.

That means all the windows and storm windows that you just closed to get the air conditioner running, will be open again for a few days. Enjoy them.

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Jennifer Edwards Baker reports:

Warmer-than-normal temperatures more typical for the middle of summer instead of late spring will keep Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky air conditioners humming this week.

The mercury will soar to 86 today and stay in the upper 80s most of this week, flirting with the 90-degree mark by Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

A high pressure system is dragging warmer air in from the Great Plains, said meteorologist Allen Randall.

Normally, the high only reaches 77 with overnight lows around 57.

It was already 70 degrees by 4 a.m. in downtown Cincinnati this morning. There’s a slight chance for showers this morning. Later, it should be mostly sunny.

As warm as it is, we are nowhere near the record high of 95, set on this date in 1911.

We’ll stay mostly dry this week with plenty of sun in the forecast through Thursday.

There’s a 30 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms by Friday.

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Jennifer Edwards Baker reports:

Watch out for heavy rain that could leave standing water on the interstates this morning as you head into work.

The downpours were so overwhelming around 4 a.m., hydroplaning was a concern and a handful of vehicles pulled off southbound Interstate 75 near the Mitchell Avenue exit in St. Bernard.

Most of the precipitation will move out of the region by 7 a.m., according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

There is a slight chance for rain the rest of the morning. Later, we could see pop up showers and even maybe a rumble of thunder this afternoon.

A cold front and high pressure system is moving through from the north, bringing cooler temperatures. It’s 63 degrees at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

The high temperature will only reach 71 by 5 p.m.

Tonight will be downright chilly as the mercury falls into the low 40s.

We’ll only see high temperatures in the 60s Friday and Saturday.

Overnight lows will be in the 50s.

A mix of clouds, rain and sun will fill out the rest of the Memorial Day weekend forecast.

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