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Synopsis...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES TO WESTERN KENTUCKY CONTINUED TO 
PRODUCE DRY CONDITIONS AND ALMOST CLOUDLESS SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. 
THE ABUNDANT SUNSHINE...EVEN THOUGH NORTHERLY WINDS 
PREVAILED...ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB TO AFTERNOON READINGS FROM 
THE UPPER 70S ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SOUTH SHORE...TO THE MIDDLE TO 
UPPER 80S ACROSS THE STATE.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
OVER LAKE MICHIGAN...WAS DROPPING TO THE SOUTH AT THE END OF 
THE AFTERNOON...AND HAS SPREAD CLOUDS OVER THE WESTERN REGION OF THE 
STATE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR AN ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE OHIO AND INDIANA BORDERS WITH THIS 
DISTURBANCE OVERNIGHT. BUT FOR MOST OF THE STATE SKIES WILL BE 
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL FALL A FEW MORE DEGREES 
BOTTOMING OUT IN THE MIDDLE 50S IN THE SOUTHEAST TO THE MIDDLE 60S 
IN THE WEST.

THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE EAST THROUGH 
FRIDAY....WITH THE SURFACE HIGH OFF TO THE EAST OF THE STATE. THIS 
WILL ALLOW A WARM FRONT TO LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE STATE. 
THIS WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOUTHERLY WINDS...BRINGING HOT AND HUMID 
CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE AFTERNOON 
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO READINGS IN THE MIDDLE 80S.

ON FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...A SCATTERED SHOWER OR  
THUNDERSTORM MAY LINGER IN THE STATE...BUT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE 
LATE IN THE EVENING. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL TAIL OFF TO READINGS 
RANGING FROM THE MIDDLE 60S IN THE SOUTHEAST...TO THE LOWER 70S IN 
THE NORTHWEST.

EXPECT AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY 
AND SUNDAY...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT DROPS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND  
THROUGH THE STATE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY 
NIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT STALLING TO THE SOUTH OF THE OHIO VALLEY. 
THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE UPPER 80S TO THE LOWER 90S 
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THEN LEVEL OUT IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S ON 
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.            
 
THE OHIO WEATHER STORY WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON JULY 1ST. QUESTIONS 
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO GARY GARNET (GARY.GARNET@NOAA.GOV OR 
216-265-2382 EXT 223)
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Regional Hourly Observations For PORTAGE County
1100 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024

   NORTHEAST OHIO
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CLE-HOPKINS    FAIR      60  38  43 SE12      30.24S                  
CLE-LAKEFRONT  FAIR      61  38  42 E15G21    30.25S                  
CUY CO. ARPT   SUNNY     57  37  47 SE9G18    30.27R                  
LORAIN-ELYRIA  NOT AVBL                                               
ASHTABULA      FAIR      58  35  42 E13       30.30S                  
AKRON-CANTON   FAIR      56  42  59 SE10      30.26S                  
WOOSTER        FAIR      57  41  55 SE12      30.25F                  
MANSFIELD      FAIR      57  37  47 SE15      30.25R                  
YOUNGSTOWN     FAIR      57  39  51 SE12      30.29S

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel

Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Ohio
Based on observations at 1100am EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Ohio...temperatures are near 60 degrees north, near 60 degrees central, and near 60 degrees south. Current sky conditions are fair north, partly sunny central, and partly sunny south. In the north, relative humidity is near 43%, and the dew point is near 38 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 42%, and the dew point is near 37 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 49%, and the dew point is near 41 degrees. Winds are from the southeast at 12 mph north, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the east at 5 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the east at 8 mph south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 63 degrees at Cincinntai Lunken. The lowest temperature is 55 degrees at Defiance.

Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For PORTAGE County,OH 

303 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

   FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY  

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast 
Ohio and northwest Ohio.

 DAY ONE  Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Frost Advisory.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NWS Severe Weather Map , Convective Outlook

7-Day Forecast For PORTAGE County, OH
Issued at 929 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

REST OF TODAY
Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SUNDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 40 percent.

MONDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.

MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

TUESDAY
Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

THURSDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Ohio 
                                 OHIO                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                 MAY 1-MAY 5  MAY 3-MAY 9    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:      Above        Above                                            
 Precipitation:      Below       Normal                                            

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
Almanac Information 
Friday April 26, 2024 the 117th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 14.000000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 06:37 EDT Set 20:22 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:29 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:09 EDT Ends 20:50 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy
Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today
APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


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