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7-Day Forecast
Today
Jun 29
76°
Tue
Jun 30
2%
95°
75°
Wed
Jul 1
98°
76°
Thu
Jul 2
4%
97°
77°
Fri
Jul 3
28%
96°
75°
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Today
Jun 29
Tue
Jun 30
Wed
Jul 1
Thu
Jul 2
Fri
Jul 3
Next rain: Friday ~8 AM
Light rain Friday morning — under 0.1″ total. Dry for the rest of today.
Today
—
Tue
—
Wed
—
Thu
—
Fri
20%
0.10″
You're in the clear tonight and through Thursday — the forecast keeps it dry with just trace chances at best. A slight chance of a light shower or two moves in late Friday, but most of us should stay dry even then.
Heat Advisory issued June 29 at 2:18PM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Tomorrow 12:00 PM–2:45 AM
A Heat Advisory runs through Thursday evening. Heat indices reach 100 to 105 most days, and an upgrade to an Extreme Heat Warning is possible if conditions worsen.
Tue–Thu
Wednesday looks like the peak of the heat with a high near 98°F and sunny skies all day.
Wed
The ridge breaks down Friday into the holiday weekend, bringing storm chances and the possibility of some severe wind.
Fri–Sun
The heat eases up overnight with temps staying in the mid-70s. No rain in sight tonight.
Tomorrow
Dangerously hot Tuesday with a high near 95°F and heat indices likely hitting 100 to 105. A Heat Advisory is in effect.
Issued Jun 29, 7:36 PM
For the rest of tonight and into Tuesday, you're looking at partly cloudy skies and a low around 76°F—pretty typical for late June. Tuesday itself will be hot and sunny, with highs pushing 95°F, and it'll stay dry with almost no chance of rain. Wednesday cranks it up another notch to 98°F under full sunshine. The main story this week is the heat: a mid-level ridge, which is basically a dome of high pressure sitting up around 30,000 feet, is sliding northeast and parking itself right over us. That blocks rising air and keeps everything clear and scorching.
What makes this setup dangerous is the humidity mixed with the heat. The National Weather Service is already running a heat advisory through Thursday evening because heat indices (what it feels like when you factor in moisture) are expected to climb into the 100 to 105 range. The ridge is so strong right now that there's not much vertical mixing happening, which means the heat just builds and builds during the day. By Friday, that ridge starts to weaken, and that's when the first chance for thunderstorms enters the picture for the holiday weekend. When storms do fire up, they'll likely form along the southern edge of the jet stream, where disturbances in the upper-level flow can tap into all that warm, moist air we've been sitting under.
The timing matters: Friday afternoon into the evening could see isolated storms, but the real potential for organized storm activity—and possible severe weather, particularly damaging wind—ramps up over the weekend. Until then, just stay hydrated and limit outdoor activity during peak heat hours. This is a textbook example of how a ridge of high pressure can lock a heat dome in place and keep rain out simultaneously, only breaking down when the overall pattern shifts.