Wednesday’s high was 77 degrees recorded at the Dayton International Airport, which tied the 1987 record.
DETAILED FORECAST
A cold front will bring the chance for showers overnight, Storm Center 7 Chief Eric Elwell said.
The rain will be spotty at best. Temperatures will slowly slide back into the upper 50s by daybreak.
Thursday: A few showers will linger into the morning hours before tapering off around noon. Clouds will break toward late afternoon or evening. High temperatures in the lower to middle 60s will occur early in the day with slowly falling temperatures in the afternoon into the 50s.
Friday: Mostly sunny skies and much more seasonable temperatures are in the forecast with highs in the upper 50s.
Saturday: Sunny skies and seasonably mild temperatures are expected to start the weekend with highs in the lower 60s.
Sunday: Sunny skies are back with a slow warming trend continuing. Highs will reach into the lower to middle 60s.
Monday: A dry and mild start to the week is expected with sunny skies and highs in the middle 60s.