Rain and a chance of severe storms are on the docket Friday and Saturday around Greater Cincinnati, as temperatures continue to warm around the region.
The National Weather Service is warning the tri-state area around Cincinnati is at slight risk for scattered storms with severe storms possible beginning at 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday.
Damaging straight-line wind is the main threat, but a tornado or two is also possible.
As of 8:35 a.m. Friday, the latest data from the NWS shows a northward shift in the severe weather threat for Friday night. The Cincinnati area remains in the "slight" risk category, which Central and South Central Ohio are listed as in a "marginal" risk. Severe threats will shift toward the eastern half of the area Saturday morning.
No matter what level you are under, the NWS advises everyone to be weather aware and make sure you have multiple ways to receive warnings.
Windy conditions are expected Saturday with gusts of 30 to 40 mph likely. An isolated tornado is possible.
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Detailed forecast
Friday: Cloudy, high near 61. A chance of showers mainly after 2 p.m. and patchy fog between noon and 1 p.m. Tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 a.m. Some of the storms could be severe.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 11 a.m. and noon. The temperature will fall to around 41 by 5 p.m., and winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low around 29.
Sunday: Sunny, high near 48.
Monday: Sunny, high near 53.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high near 58.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, high near 64.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high near 63 and a chance of rain.
Source: National Weather Service, Wilmington.
