Warm temps, chance for rain today; Widespread showers, thunder tomorrow

Fog and grey skies covered most of the Dayton region Tuesday, the day after Christmas, and the same kind of weather is expected until Friday when temperatures lower slightly. Temperatures on Wednesday will remain near a high of 48 degrees. Clouds move in for Wednesday night, which will have an overnight low around 35 degrees. There is a chance of rain, mainly after midnight. There is a chance of rain Thursday, which otherwise will be mostly cloudy and cooler with a high near 44 degrees. Friday is expected to be the coldest day this week, with a high near 41 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. There also is a threat of rain. New Year’s Eve will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 27 degrees. New Year’s Day is expected to be partly sunny with a high near 40 degrees. STAFF PHOTO

Fog and grey skies covered most of the Dayton region Tuesday, the day after Christmas, and the same kind of weather is expected until Friday when temperatures lower slightly. Temperatures on Wednesday will remain near a high of 48 degrees. Clouds move in for Wednesday night, which will have an overnight low around 35 degrees. There is a chance of rain, mainly after midnight. There is a chance of rain Thursday, which otherwise will be mostly cloudy and cooler with a high near 44 degrees. Friday is expected to be the coldest day this week, with a high near 41 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. There also is a threat of rain. New Year’s Eve will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 27 degrees. New Year’s Day is expected to be partly sunny with a high near 40 degrees. STAFF PHOTO

Today will be warm with a slight chance for rain and thunder tonight.

Increasing clouds will be expected today with highs near 80 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. It will be breezy this afternoon with gusts of up to 20 mph.

Showers and a thunderstorm are possible tonight. Temperatures will fall around 61 degrees overnight.

Widespread rain and thunderstorms are through the evening tomorrow. Heavvy downpours are possible, according to NWS. Highs will be near 70 degrees.

Tuesday night will be rainy with a possible thunderstorm before 2 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. . New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

The low will fall around 58 degrees.

Wednesday will start off with a chance of thunderstorms and rain showers before 8 a.m. Rain and thunder chances will decrease throghout the day, but isolated showers are still possible. Highs will be near 72 degrees, while the lows will fall around 52 degrees overnight.

Wednesday night will be mostly clear but cool.

On Thursday, sunshine beckons with highs in the upper 70s, followed by a mostly cloudy overnight with a low of 58 degrees.

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