Current weather · Sep 29, 11:04 PM EDT

42.0640, -80.0050

55°

Partly CloudyFeels like 55° · Humidity 95%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Cleveland, OH · grid 138,97
High
69°
Low
53°
Rain today
1%
Sunrise
7:15 AM
Sunset
7:05 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

Scroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.

Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Tue 11 PM55°55°54°95%0%SSE2 mph6 mph38%—10 mi
Wed 12 AM55°55°53°95%0%SSE3 mph6 mph44%—10 mi
Wed 1 AM54°54°53°96%0%SSE3 mph7 mph56%—10 mi
Wed 2 AM54°54°53°97%0%S3 mph8 mph56%—10 mi
Wed 3 AM54°54°53°96%0%S5 mph8 mph64%—10 mi
Wed 4 AM54°54°53°96%0%S5 mph9 mph72%—10 mi
Wed 5 AM54°54°53°96%0%S5 mph9 mph64%—10 mi
Wed 6 AM53°53°53°98%0%S6 mph10 mph72%—10 mi
Wed 7 AM54°54°53°97%0%S6 mph10 mph74%—9 mi
Wed 8 AM55°55°54°94%0%S6 mph12 mph67%—9 mi
Wed 9 AM59°59°56°90%0%S7 mph13 mph52%—10 mi
Wed 10 AM63°63°58°82%0%S7 mph14 mph71%—10 mi
Wed 11 AM66°66°58°75%0%S8 mph14 mph67%—10 mi
Wed 12 PM69°69°58°68%0%SSW8 mph14 mph60%—10 mi
Wed 1 PM71°71°58°65%0%SW8 mph14 mph70%—10 mi
Wed 2 PM72°72°58°62%0%SW8 mph14 mph73%—10 mi
Wed 3 PM72°72°59°63%0%SW7 mph13 mph78%—10 mi
Wed 4 PM72°72°59°65%1%SW7 mph12 mph86%—10 mi
Wed 5 PM71°71°60°67%1%SSW6 mph10 mph84%—10 mi
Wed 6 PM70°70°60°69%1%SSW5 mph9 mph91%—10 mi
Wed 7 PM67°67°59°75%1%S5 mph10 mph86%—10 mi
Wed 8 PM65°65°58°79%2%S5 mph12 mph88%2%—10 mi
Wed 9 PM64°64°58°79%3%S6 mph12 mph89%2%—10 mi
Wed 10 PM64°64°58°81%5%S6 mph12 mph89%2%—10 mi
Wed 11 PM63°63°57°81%12%S6 mph13 mph92%5%—10 mi
Thu 12 AMSlight chance of light rain showers63°63°57°81%19%S7 mph13 mph90%5%—10 mi
Thu 1 AMChance of light rain showers63°63°58°82%26%S7 mph13 mph92%5%—10 mi
Thu 2 AMChance of light rain showers62°62°58°85%31%0.01 inS7 mph14 mph92%5%—10 mi
Thu 3 AMChance of light rain showers62°62°57°84%28%0.01 inS7 mph14 mph84%5%—10 mi
Thu 4 AMChance of light rain showers62°62°58°85%39%0.01 inS7 mph14 mph92%5%—9 mi
Thu 5 AMLight rain showers likely62°62°58°86%55%0.01 inS8 mph15 mph93%5%—9 mi
Thu 6 AMChance of light rain showers62°62°58°85%51%0.01 inS8 mph16 mph94%5%—8 mi
Thu 7 AMChance of light rain showers62°62°57°85%46%0.01 inS9 mph17 mph87%5%—8 mi
Thu 8 AMChance of light rain showers62°62°58°85%35%0.01 inS9 mph17 mph86%7%—8 mi
Thu 9 AMChance of light rain showers64°64°59°83%35%0.01 inSSW9 mph18 mph66%7%——
Thu 10 AMChance of light rain showers66°66°59°80%35%0.01 inSSW9 mph18 mph67%7%——
Thu 11 AMSlight chance of light rain showers67°67°60°77%19%0.01 inSSW10 mph18 mph67%5%——
Thu 12 PMSlight chance of light rain showers69°69°60°74%19%0.01 inSSW10 mph20 mph67%5%——
Thu 1 PMSlight chance of light rain showers71°71°61°70%19%0.01 inSSW10 mph20 mph68%5%——
Thu 2 PM72°72°61°68%10%SSW10 mph18 mph68%5%——
Thu 3 PM73°73°62°68%10%SSW10 mph18 mph64%5%——
Thu 4 PM73°73°62°70%10%SW9 mph17 mph60%5%——
Thu 5 PM72°72°63°72%10%SW8 mph16 mph56%8%——
Thu 6 PM71°71°62°75%10%SW7 mph15 mph62%8%——
Thu 7 PM69°69°62°79%10%SSW7 mph14 mph69%8%——
Thu 8 PMChance of light rain showers67°67°61°82%27%0.00 inSSW6 mph12 mph75%8%——
Thu 9 PMChance of light rain showers66°66°61°84%27%0.00 inSSW6 mph12 mph73%8%——
Thu 10 PMChance of light rain showers66°66°61°84%27%0.00 inSSW5 mph12 mph72%8%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 29, 4:01 PM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2969°53°Mostly Cloudy1%wind 6 mph
  2. WedSep 3072°62°Mostly Cloudy12%wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  3. ThuOct 174°60°Chance Rain Showers55%0.09 inwind 10 mph · gusts 20 mph
  4. FriOct 267°48°Rain Showers88%0.66 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  5. SatOct 363°46°Mostly Sunny15%wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  6. SunOct 464°46°Slight Chance Rain Showers20%0.11 inwind 7 mph
  7. MonOct 558°40°Mostly Sunny12%wind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  8. TueOct 656°41°Sunny5%wind 5 mph
  9. WedOct 763°46°National Blend13%wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  10. ThuOct 864°46°National Blend28%0.01 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  11. FriOct 961°44°National Blend21%0.03 inwind 10 mph · gusts 17 mph
  12. SatOct 10~67°42°Model mean
  13. SunOct 11~67°48°Model mean0.13 in
  14. MonOct 12~59°47°Model mean0.07 in
  15. TueOct 13~60°45°Model mean0.02 in
  16. WedOct 14~65°40°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like55°
  • WindSSE 2 mphgusts 6 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity95%
  • Dew point54°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
  • Moonrise8:21 PMMoonset 10:46 AM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous90% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 29, 8:00 PM EDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 29—52°NWS grid 69° / 53°rain 0%wind 2 mph
  2. WedSep 3072°61°NWS grid 72° / 62°rain 44%wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  3. ThuOct 174°60°NWS grid 74° / 60°rain 74%0.04 inwind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  4. FriOct 266°47°NWS grid 67° / 48°rain 93%0.60 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  5. SatOct 363°45°NWS grid 63° / 46°rain 8%wind 6 mph
  6. SunOct 464°45°NWS grid 64° / 46°rain 18%wind 7 mph
  7. MonOct 557°40°NWS grid 58° / 40°rain 9%wind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
  8. TueOct 656°40°NWS grid 56° / 41°rain 2%wind 5 mph
  9. WedOct 763°46°Beyond the NWS gridrain 13%wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  10. ThuOct 864°46°Beyond the NWS gridrain 28%0.01 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  11. FriOct 961°44°Beyond the NWS gridrain 21%0.03 inwind 10 mph · gusts 17 mph
  12. SatOct 1061°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 17%wind 10 mph · gusts 17 mph
32°55°77°WedThuFriSatSunMonTue

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 29, 8:00 PM EDT · GFS Sep 29, 2:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 29, 2:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 29, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 29, 8:00 AM EDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

32°59°86°WedThuFriSatSunMonTue

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2969° 53°~60° 57°~70° 55°~70° 57°71° 54°~71° 57°
Wed Sep 3072° 62°71° 54°73° 54°0.02 in73° 55°73° 54°0.02 in~72° 56°0.03 in
Thu Oct 174° 60°0.09 in72° 60°0.14 in78° 59°0.06 in75° 63°0.09 in73° 64°~77° 64°0.04 in
Fri Oct 267° 48°0.66 in—71° 50°0.34 in67° 53°0.63 in65° 55°0.32 in~69° 57°0.45 in
Sat Oct 363° 46°—62° 45°62° 47°60° 48°~63° 47°
Sun Oct 464° 46°0.11 in—66° 46°64° 47°0.13 in68° 49°~68° 47°
Mon Oct 558° 40°—51° 42°0.01 in53° 43°0.02 in~54° 48°0.02 in~53° 47°0.04 in
Tue Oct 656° 41°—51° 37°56° 39°~52° 40°~53° 37°
Wed Oct 7——63° 36°63° 42°~57° 38°~65° 39°
Thu Oct 8——66° 45°64° 50°0.03 in~64° 47°0.01 in~73° 53°0.06 in
Fri Oct 9——53° 42°~59° 49°0.06 in~62° 48°~62° 51°
Sat Oct 10——~55° 36°—~69° 46°~77° 45°
Sun Oct 11——~63° 40°—~73° 53°~66° 50°0.39 in
Mon Oct 12——~57° 42°—~75° 55°~46° 42°0.21 in
Tue Oct 13——~53° 41°0.02 in—~73° 53°0.02 in~53° 41°
Wed Oct 14——~65° 40°—~59° 53°~38° 37°

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Erie International Airport (ERI) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Wed Oct 14, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean40%33%warmer 40% · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct to Dec0°20°40°60°80°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC leans cooler than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2967° / 51°89° (1954)29° (1948)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 666° / 50°89° (2018)29° (1972)33% chance below normal · days 6 to 1033% chance below normal · days 6 to 10
Oct 1360° / 47°83° (1983)26° (1978)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2060° / 44°84° (1979)27° (1969)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2756° / 42°81° (2024)24° (1975)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Nov 354° / 40°81° (2024)20° (1951)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 1048° / 36°79° (2020)14° (1933)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 1748° / 37°75° (2016)12° (2014)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2446° / 35°71° (1990)6° (1929)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 144° / 33°75° (1982)6° (1966)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 838° / 28°69° (2015)-1° (1962)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1536° / 26°65° (1984)1° (1945)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 2235° / 24°68° (2008)-6° (1983)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtomorrowLowmild
  • FlutomorrowLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstomorrowLowmild
  • SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowVery goodfine conditions
  • HikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GolftomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltomorrowGoodmostly cloudy
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightPoorpartly cloudy

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Drying laundry outsidetomorrowGoodlittle sun
  • Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
  • TickstomorrowVery highwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststomorrowHighwarm

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
TuesdayPoor8:38 PM to 5:43 AM0 of 9None87%9 h5 mph
WednesdayPoor8:36 PM to 5:44 AM0 of 9None80%8 mph
ThursdayPoor8:34 PM to 5:45 AM0 of 9None70%1 h6 mph
FridayPoor8:33 PM to 5:46 AM0 of 9None60%6 h7 mph
SaturdayPoor8:31 PM to 5:47 AM0 of 9None50%3 h3 mph
SundayPoor8:29 PM to 5:49 AM0 of 10None39%4 h6 mph
MondayPoor8:27 PM to 5:50 AM0 of 10None29%6 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Tue6:47 AM to 6:58 AM6:58 AM to 7:52 AM6:28 PM to 7:22 PM7:22 PM to 7:33 PM
Wed6:48 AM to 6:59 AM6:59 AM to 7:53 AM6:26 PM to 7:20 PM7:20 PM to 7:31 PM
Thu6:49 AM to 7:00 AM7:00 AM to 7:54 AM6:24 PM to 7:19 PM7:19 PM to 7:29 PM
Fri6:50 AM to 7:01 AM7:01 AM to 7:55 AM6:23 PM to 7:17 PM7:17 PM to 7:28 PM
Sat6:51 AM to 7:02 AM7:02 AM to 7:56 AM6:21 PM to 7:15 PM7:15 PM to 7:26 PM
Sun6:52 AM to 7:03 AM7:03 AM to 7:58 AM6:19 PM to 7:13 PM7:13 PM to 7:24 PM
Mon6:54 AM to 7:04 AM7:04 AM to 7:59 AM6:17 PM to 7:12 PM7:12 PM to 7:22 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:15 AM, 93° E
  • SS Sunset 7:05 PM, 267° W
  • MR Moonrise 8:21 PM, 59° ENE
  • MS Moonset 10:46 AM, 298° WNW
  • Waning gibbous, 90% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: fly with caution (night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Wed 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:45 AM to sunrise 7:15 AM, and sunset 7:05 PM to 7:35 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Tue
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Thu12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Tue 11 PMCaution29130%10 mi55°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 12 AMCaution314160%10 mi55°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 1 AMCaution38120%10 mi54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 2 AMCaution38130%10 mi54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 3 AMCaution511140%10 mi54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 4 AMCaution511160%10 mi54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 5 AMCaution511160%10 mi54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 6 AMCaution614180%10 mi53°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 7 AMCaution67120%9 mi54°civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Wed 8 AMGood67130%9 mi55°nothing against it
Wed 9 AMGood79150%10 mi59°nothing against it
Wed 10 AMGood79160%10 mi63°nothing against it
Wed 11 AMGood810160%10 mi66°nothing against it
Wed 12 PMGood810160%10 mi69°nothing against it
Wed 1 PMGood810160%10 mi71°nothing against it
Wed 2 PMGood810160%10 mi72°nothing against it
Wed 3 PMGood79150%10 mi72°nothing against it
Wed 4 PMGood710151%10 mi72°nothing against it
Wed 5 PMGood68131%10 mi71°nothing against it
Wed 6 PMGood57111%10 mi70°nothing against it
Wed 7 PMCaution57121%10 mi67°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 8 PMCaution57142%10 mi65°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 9 PMCaution68143%10 mi64°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 10 PMCaution68145%10 mi64°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Wed 10 AM to 10 PM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 6 PM to 9 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sat 10 AM to Sun 12 AM 14 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 2 PM to 11 PM 9 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 9 AM to 11 AM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 7 PM to Tue 1 AM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 10 AM to 5 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
Tue
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Thu12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Fri12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
TuesdayDry1%0.00 in69%6 mph2 d
WednesdayDry1%0.00 in62%8 mph1 d
ThursdayShowers possible35%0.09 in68%10 mph
FridayWet88%0.66 in84%9 mph
SaturdayDry3%0.00 in57%7 mph1 d
SundayShowers possible20%0.11 in60%7 mph
MondayDry8%0.00 in55%10 mph2 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in52%5 mph1 d

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Tuesday, rated good.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Tue Good2:10 AM to 4:10 AM2:38 PM to 4:38 PM10:16 AM to 11:16 AM7:51 PM to 8:51 PM 90%7:15 AM, 7:05 PM
Wed Poor3:06 AM to 5:06 AM3:36 PM to 5:36 PM11:34 AM to 12:34 PM8:33 PM to 9:33 PM 83%7:16 AM, 7:03 PM
Thu Fair4:06 AM to 6:06 AM4:37 PM to 6:37 PM12:48 PM to 1:48 PM9:25 PM to 10:25 PM 74%7:17 AM, 7:01 PM
Fri Fair5:09 AM to 7:09 AM5:40 PM to 7:40 PM1:53 PM to 2:53 PM10:29 PM to 11:29 PM 64%7:18 AM, 7:00 PM
Sat Fair6:11 AM to 8:11 AM6:42 PM to 8:42 PM2:47 PM to 3:47 PM 54%7:19 AM, 6:58 PM
Sun Fair7:11 AM to 9:11 AM7:40 PM to 9:40 PM11:42 PM to 12:42 AM3:29 PM to 4:29 PM 43%7:20 AM, 6:56 PM
Mon Fair8:07 AM to 10:07 AM8:34 PM to 10:34 PM12:58 AM to 1:58 AM4:03 PM to 5:03 PM 33%7:21 AM, 6:55 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. Tonight53° · S 5 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.

  2. Wednesday72° · 1% · S 8 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind around 8 mph.

  3. Wednesday Night62° · 55% · S 5–8 mph

    Rain showers likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  4. Thursday74° · 51% · SW 10 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  5. Thursday Night60° · 59% · SW 7 mph

    Rain showers likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  6. Friday67° · 88% · W 6–9 mph

    Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

  7. Friday Night48° · 62% · N 7 mph

    Rain showers likely before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  8. Saturday63° · 3% · NE 7 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

  9. Saturday Night46° · 9% · E 6 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

  10. Sunday64° · 20% · SW 7 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

  11. Sunday Night46° · 16% · NW 6 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

  12. Monday58° · 11% · NW 6–10 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

  13. Monday Night40° · 8% · N 2–9 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

  14. Tuesday56° · 1% · N 5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 56.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Cleveland, OH · issued Sep 29, 7:14 PM EDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

What Has Changed

A chance for some showers has been introduced to the forecast for Wednesday evening/night with a warm frontal passage.

KEY Messages

1) Dry and pleasant weather continues through Wednesday.

2) Some showers possible Wednesday night, followed by greater potential for widespread rain late Thursday into Friday.

3) Cooler weather this weekend into early next week. This period will be mainly dry with a couple of minor rain chances.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1... Fantastic early fall weather continues midweek as we get into weak return flow behind departing high pressure. Any fog development tonight should be rather limited as a bit more of a gradient will likely allow most locations to hang onto a light breeze, though some valleys may still decouple and see patchy fog. Wednesday will feature an increase in clouds but should remain dry until the evening hours. Lows will generally dip into the 50s tonight, with the light south-southwest breeze keeping us a little milder than last night. The modest return flow will support slightly warmer highs in the mid-upper 70s on Wednesday.

KEY MESSAGE 2... A closed low (partially comprised of the remnants of East Pacific Hurricane Polo) will eject out of the Southwest and into the Plains Wednesday into Thursday, before shearing out/ weakening as it lifts towards the Ohio Valley on Friday. At the same time, ridging over the eastern U.S. will flatten as a shortwave moves through the northern Great Lakes and into New England, pushing a cold front southeast across the local area Thursday night into Friday.

A loosely defined warm front is expect to lift across the area late Wednesday into Wednesday night. Increasing mid-level moisture and some isentropic lift along/ahead of the warm front may support some rain showers late Wednesday through early Thursday, particularly across northern portions of the area. More models are indicating this potential than prior cycles, so have added some 20-40% type rain chances to the forecast. Rain amounts late Wednesday into early Thursday will generally be near or under 0.10", with locally up to 0.10-0.25" possible.

Much of the day Thursday will be dry in the open warm sector, with rain lingering early towards Northwest PA closer to the warm front and approaching from the northwest late in the day ahead of the cold front. The greatest window for rain will be from northwest to southeast Thursday night into Friday. There is some disagreement over how progressive the front will be, which will influence how rainy we are through the day Friday and overall QPF amounts. The current forecast leans a soggier direction for Friday, especially through the early afternoon, with some potential for northern portions of our area to dry out through the afternoon. Much of the area is expected to see 0.40-0.80" of rain Thursday night through Friday, with the greatest amounts expected across Northwest Ohio. Somewhat unintuitively, a slower front could lead to less overall QPF per ensemble members, as the overall system will be weakening with time. Regardless, ensembles suggest that a drier system producing as little as 0.20-0.50" overall is possible, with a more robust solution potentially dropping 1.00-1.50" in the Toledo area. Overall, this rain will be beneficial and should not pose a risk for impactful flooding falling on dry grounds.

Highs will push towards 80 on Thursday, our last day with such values for a while. Highs on Friday are forecast to range from the mid 60s to near 70, though that may be slightly misleading as highs will be early in the day ahead of the front, with temperatures holding steady or falling behind the front.

KEY MESSAGE 3... High pressure builds into the lower Great Lakes Friday night into Saturday behind the departing front, bringing a period of drier and somewhat cooler weather. Another potent shortwave is expected to dive through the Great Lakes and into New England Sunday and Monday, carving out a deeper trough over the Northeast. This will likely bring a re-enforcing/stronger cold front late Sunday or Monday that may be accompanied by a chance of showers, followed by an even cooler airmass the first half of next week. The overall airmass and high pressure strength may support a frost potential Monday night/early Tuesday, assuming favorable high placement for radiational cooling.

Aviation · 18Z Tuesday Through Sunday

VFR is expected through the TAF period with high clouds increasing in coverage throughout the day Wednesday. Winds will be light and variable at most terminals through this evening before becoming more southerly overnight. Expect winds to become more southwesterly and increase to 5 to 10 knots during the day Wednesday.

Outlook...Non-VFR possible with rain showers Thursday night through the weekend.

Marine

Southwesterly winds are expected to dominate tonight through Thursday ahead of a cold front that will cross the lake Thursday night. These southwest winds will increase to the 10-15kt range at times, including tonight/early Wednesday and Wednesday night through Thursday, building 1 to 3 footers in the open waters. Winds shift northerly on Friday behind the front and remain north-northeast through Saturday. The current forecast has 15-20kt winds and 2-4/3-5 foot type waves Friday through early Saturday, and as the prior discussion mentioned it's not uncommon for forecast winds to trend upwards behind good cold fronts in the early fall. Given that, there is elevated potential for Small Craft Advisories Friday into early Saturday. A brief period of calmer conditions is likely late Saturday into Sunday, with another push of stronger north-northwest winds behind a cold front early next week.

CLE Watches / Warnings / Advisories

OH...None. PA...None. MARINE...None.

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 29, 2:19 AM EDT

The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.

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HWOCLE

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
219 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
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Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-
Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-
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Southern Erie-
219 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Tue Oct 6No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Tue Sep 29Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Wed Sep 300.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Thu Oct 10.50 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Oct 2–Oct 30.10 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 4–Oct 5Under 0.01 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature33% chance below normalOct 5–Oct 9
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 5–Oct 9
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 7–Oct 13
  4. Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 7–Oct 13

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Erie Intl AP

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 26 and the first fall freeze around November 4: a growing season of about 192 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 21; one spring in ten still has one after May 13.

Climate of 42.06, -80.00: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 30 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementTueWedThuFriSatSunMonTue
HeatRisk max0 · Little1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little
Wet bulb globe temperature max68°68°70°64°60°61°55°54°
Heat index max72°73°
Wind chill min47°45°43°38°
Chance of thunder max2%5%8%12%2%4%4%2%
Visibility min6 mi9 mi8 mi
Mixing height max3,100 ft3,700 ft1,400 ft1,300 ft3,100 ft3,000 ft4,800 ft4,100 ft
Transport wind max8 mph15 mph17 mph14 mph12 mph13 mph17 mph12 mph
Twenty-foot wind max5 mph7 mph9 mph8 mph7 mph6 mph9 mph5 mph
Atmospheric dispersion index max246112
Low visibility risk max896

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Erie International Airport (ERI) · 9.0 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Tue Sep 2969° / 53°66° / 51°89° (1954)35° (1969)
Wed Sep 3072° / 62°65° / 51°84° (1954)37° (1951)
Thu Oct 174° / 60°67° / 51°89° (2019)36° (1956)
Fri Oct 267° / 48°67° / 51°87° (1927)36° (1974)
Sat Oct 363° / 46°66° / 51°86° (1951)31° (1974)
Sun Oct 464° / 46°66° / 51°88° (1951)29° (1948)
Mon Oct 558° / 40°64° / 48°87° (2007)36° (1935)
Tue Oct 656° / 41°66° / 50°85° (1963)32° (1958)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Tue6:47 AM7:15 AM7:05 PM7:33 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed6:48 AM7:16 AM7:03 PM7:31 PM11 h 47 min Waning gibbous · 83% lit
Thu6:49 AM7:17 AM7:01 PM7:29 PM11 h 44 min Waning gibbous · 74% lit
Fri6:50 AM7:18 AM7:00 PM7:28 PM11 h 42 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:51 AM7:19 AM6:58 PM7:26 PM11 h 39 min Last quarter · 54% lit
Sun6:52 AM7:20 AM6:56 PM7:24 PM11 h 36 min Last quarter · 43% lit
Mon6:54 AM7:21 AM6:55 PM7:22 PM11 h 34 min Waning crescent · 33% lit
Tue6:55 AM7:23 AM6:53 PM7:21 PM11 h 30 min Waning crescent · 23% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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