Updated 07.24.21 @ 7:23a

Forecast Period: 07.24.21 through 07.31.21

The upcoming 7-day period will place the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley in a northwest flow aloft. This is a notorious pattern for “ridge riding” thunderstorms to roll right into the general region (and sometimes during the hours not typical for storms this time of year – overnight and early morning). While it’s impossible to say exactly when and where these potential storm clusters may track, we’ll keep a watchful eye on the short term period through midweek across our general area. Sometimes these storm clusters are capable of more widespread damaging wind. While the most persistent, serious heat will be well off to our northwest, we can expect a few hot days to open the forecast period (low 90s) before we cool significantly late next week and into next weekend.