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Weekly weather outlook.
(Kelly Reardon, cleveland.com)
CLEVELAND, Ohio - A very windy, rainy week is ahead for Northeast Ohio -- with the exception of Tuesday. So, if you're grass is looking extra-thirsty, it will finally see some relief. Winds will reach over 20 mph some days, so make sure to bring that rain coat, and skip the umbrella.
High temperatures this week.
Take a look at each day's forecast:
Today
High temperature: 69 degrees
Low temperature: 54 degrees
Dew point: 55 degrees
Chances of rain: 70 percent
Humidity: 70 percent
Wind conditions: 20 mph
Tuesday
High temperature: 69 degrees
Low temperature: 53 degrees
Dew point: 42 degrees
Chances of rain: zero
Humidity: 45 percent
Wind conditions: 22 mph
Wednesday
High temperature: 67 degrees
Low temperature: 56 degrees
Dew point: 47 degrees
Chances of rain: 50 percent
Humidity: 60 percent
Wind conditions: 10 mph
Thursday
High temperature: 68 degrees
Low temperature: 57 degrees
Dew point: 55 degrees
Chances of rain: 50 percent
Humidity: 75 percent
Wind conditions: 18 mph
Friday
High temperature: 67 degrees
Low temperature: 58 degrees
Dew point: 57 degrees
Chances of rain: 40 percent
Humidity: 70 percent
Wind conditions: 23 mph
The How
An area of low pressure and a cold front will cause plentiful thunderstorms throughout the day today. The cold front will push easy by tonight, but that pesky low pressure system is expected to wobble over the entire Great Lakes region through the weekend.
Low pressure causes the perfect environment for thunderstorms, because it causes a very important ingredient to formation: lift. As air rises it becomes very unstable as it cools to its dew point forming condensation and rain.
However, there doesn't seem to be too much atmospheric moisture to support storms, so no severe strength thunderstorms are expected at this time.
Low pressure is also the culprit behind the strong winds. The atmosphere likes to get back to neutral, so when we have an area of low pressure, the atmosphere tries to "fill" this low. As air will try to fill this low, winds naturally will pick up.
What do you think? Are you excited for the rain? Does it finally feel like fall? Let us know!
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Kelly Reardon is cleveland.com's meteorologist. Please follow me on Facebook and Twitter @kreardon0818.