Dry, cool evening tonight ahead of heavy Saturday rain

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

QUICK-LOOK FORECAST

  • Good football weather this evening
  • Heavy rain moves in Saturday
  • Dry Sunday afternoon
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DETAILED FORECAST

THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT: It will be cloudy and quiet with temperatures in the 50s, said Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Jesse Maag. Football games will be dry tonight with temperatures in the lower 50s and dry. Overnight, it will be cloudy with temperatures in the upper 40s.

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SATURDAY: Showers will move in from the south around sunrise. Showers will spread up from the south through the morning. Activity will be steady for the first part of the day, before possible lull for part of the afternoon. As a cold front approaches in the evening, we'll see more rain and isolated thunderstorm is possible. The chance for thunder will taper off overnight and just scattered showers will continue. Gusty winds will develop 20-30 mph during the afternoon and early evening. Highs will remain cool around 60.

>>TRACK THE CONDITIONS: Live Doppler 7 Radar

Rain totals will range from one to two inches for most, with some isolated spots higher. Soacking rain will help to relieve drought conditions.

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>> County by County weather

SUNDAY: Scattered showers before sunrise will end quickly as a cold front shifts east. Clouds will decrease through the day. Some sunshine will return and highs will reach the lower 60s.

MONDAY: The week will start quiet with a typical fall-like day. We'll see sun and clouds with highs in the mid-60s.

TUESDAY: It will be another seasonable day with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 60s. A few light showers are possible later in the day.

WEDNESDAY: It will be mostly cloudy with a few showers. We'll see much cooler temperatures in the low 50s.

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