Columbus Weather: Air quality alert extended into Wednesday

WEDNESDAY: AIR QUALITY ALERT, mostly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, high 76.FRIDAY: mostly sunny, high 79.SUNDAY: mainly overcast, scattered showers and a few thunderstorms, breezy, high 77.TUESDAY: a few showers in the morning then gradual clearing during the day, high 74.

Visible satellite shows partly to mostly cloudy skies across a lot of Ohio Tuesday afternoon. However, the smoky haze is creating even thicker “cloud cover.” The milky, yellowish sky is being caused by smoke from wildfires in Quebec drifting down into the Great Lakes states. Sunrises and sunsets are likely to be hazy and a little more colorful than usual because of the smoke.

In the meantime, a cold front is drifting from north to south across the state. The front is generating some of the clouds we see this afternoon and may kick up an isolated shower or two during the late afternoon and evening. Rainfall totals, even where it happens, are likely to be minimal. The smoke and clouds also are having an impact on our temperatures this afternoon. We will remain mostly cloudy through the evening and overnight hours.

As the front moves farther out of the state, early Wednesday morning, skies will gradually clear . Temperatures will be a little cooler Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. A storm along the East Coast will create rainy conditions for the Northeastern US but a few showers may pop-up in Ohio along a weak boundary as it pivots around the center of low pressure. Chances of staying dry are much better than the chance of getting wet; but we’ll be prepared.

On Friday, high pressure dominates the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley regions. Mild temperatures and sunshine galore.Saturday begins mild, dry, and mostly sunny. However, as high pressure moves toward the Mid-Atlantic coast, clouds will increase during the afternoon and evening. A few, stray showers may arrive in Central Ohio overnight into Sunday and continuing during the day. A few rumbles of thunder are possible.

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