Warmer temps today; Rain returns tonight

Showers will arrive this evening into the overnight hours, lingering through the day on Friday.

The high temperature for today reached 65 degrees in Dayton, 68 in Cincinnati and 67 in Columbus, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

There will be a chance of rain starting around dark, with showers likely by 11 p.m. There also will be a slight chance of thunderstorms after 3 a.m. The overnight low will fall to around 50 degrees.

Friday will be warm and rainy with a high near 65 degrees. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are likely before noon followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 2 p.m.

A chance of showers remains before 9 p.m., but there will be a slight chance of showers and storms between 9 p.m. and midnight. Otherwise, Friday night will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 48 degrees.

Both rain and storm chances will drop in the evening before the sun sets, with storm chances trailing off around 10 p.m. and rain chances falling away after midnight. Otherwise, it will be mostly sunny and cool overnight.

Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a high near 67 degrees. There is a chance of showers after 3 p.m.

Skies stay mostly cloudy Saturday night, which will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. The overnight low will fall to around 47 degrees.

Showers are likely, mainly after 9 a.m. Sunday, which will still be partly sunny and breezy but a bit cooler with a high near 59 degrees.

Showers are likely Sunday night, mainly before 9 p.m. It will be breezy and partly cloudy with an overnight low around 40 degrees.

It will be a cool and breezy start to the new workweek with a high near 51 degrees. Showers are likely, mainly after 3 p.m. and before 9 p.m. Monday night will be mostly cloudy and breezy with an overnight low around 42 degrees.

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