Heat index values nearing 100 this week are forecast to cool slightly Wednesday night when rain and strong winds begin pummeling Ohio.
Early projections show that storm should enter the Buckeye State sometime between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, according to Alex Kennedy, a meteorologist who works in the Cleveland office of the National Weather Service.
“That will cool us down a little bit,” Kennedy said.
‘Heat advisories may be needed’
Temperatures throughout the area broke 90 Monday afternoon and were expected to do so again Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
A weather service outlook indicated Tuesday would be the hottest day of the week.
“Heat index values will be near or above 100 degrees on Tuesday and may approach 100 again on Wednesday for some locations in Northwest and North Central Ohio,” the outlook reads. “Stay tuned for updates as heat advisories may be needed. Precautions should be taken to stay cool.”
Damaging winds and ‘isolated larger hail’
Wednesday evening’s storm will materialize over the next couple days.