March 24, 2026, 5:09 p.m. ET
Another string of storms is approaching central Ohio however isn’t anticipated to supply the identical hazardous circumstances which have pelted the region with hail and heavy winds over the previous few weeks.
The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook March 24 for a number of Ohio counties, together with all of central Ohio. The storms are anticipated to maneuver by way of the area between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. on March 26, in response to the weather service’s X web page. The storms will begin simply north of Interstate 70 and transfer southbound towards the Ohio River in a single day, the weather service stated.
Most of the seven-county area round Franklin County is in the weather service’s “slight risk” class for severe weather. The possibilities of severe storms will diminish in a single day, in response to the weather service.
At the identical time, the temperature rollercoaster Ohio has been using will once more begin climbing uphill. Columbus set a brand new month-to-month record for heat on March 22 earlier than temperatures plunged on March 23. Central Ohio temperatures will rise once more on March 26, the weather service says, peaking in the excessive 70s.
Columbus forecast for relaxation of the week
Here’s the weather outlook for the remainder of the week:
Wednesday, March 25: Partly sunny, with a excessive close to 66. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph changing into southwest in the afternoon. At night time, a slight chance of showers between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low round 55. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as excessive as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday, March 26: A chance of showers and thunderstorms earlier than 2 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. Partly sunny, with a excessive close to 76. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to twenty mph, with gusts as excessive as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall quantities of lower than a tenth of an inch, besides greater quantities potential in thunderstorms.
At night time, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and presumably a thunderstorm after 8 p.m. Low round 40. Southwest wind round 16 mph changing into west after midnight. Winds might gust as excessive as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall quantities between three quarters and one inch potential.
Friday, March 27: Showers, primarily earlier than 8 a.m. High close to 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation quantities between a tenth and quarter of an inch potential. At night time, largely clear, with a low round 26.
Saturday, March 27: Sunny, with a excessive close to 49. Mostly clear, with a low round 31.
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