The official low in Columbus yesterday was 46, the lowest we’ve been so far this season and the coolest reading since June 2 (low of 44). Other lows from around the area:
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Rickenbacker: 46
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Delaware: 45
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OSU Airport: 43
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Bolton Field: 42
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London: 43
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Newark: 39
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Lancaster: 39
The 614cast
Today’s tl;dr
☀️ Mainly sunny, high in the mid-70s.
Forecast highlights
📈 Warming back up
Only three of the previous 18 days have had above-normal temperatures, and the largest anomaly of that trio was a whopping three degrees above normal.
This week starts with a continuation of the fall-feeling weather, then highs will reach back into the middle 80s for the second half of this week.
These will be about five degrees above normal… a little warmish as we approach mid-September, but hardly unusual.
🌵 Another dry spell
Hope you enjoyed the rain we got the other day, because you won’t see another raindrop for a while. Unless you go far away, that is.
Yeahhhh that’s a pretty parched forecast. If you already bought mums, you’ll need to keep them watered because Ma Nature sure won’t be helping.
📊 Today’s almanac
Normal low/high: 59 / 81
Record low/high: 39 (1951) / 98 (1939)
Sunrise/set: 7:06 a.m. / 7:51 p.m.
💦 What a difference wind direction makes
We’re now in the time of year when humid weather is mostly in the rearview mirror. But when it does happen, there’s a pretty clear signal for what’s needed: the right wind direction.
When winds are from the south or southwest, the average dew point is above 60 degrees, enough that we can feel it a bit. We can get 60-degree dew points from just about any direction, but it’s more common with southerly breezes. Warmer air can “hold” more moisture, and that moisture can flow up from the Gulf of Mexico.
On the flip side, drier air is markedly more of a thing when we have winds that have some northerly component. This is because airmasses coming from Canada are cooler and come over land.
You can check out the broader range of this data here.
🌭 For the weather weenies
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The shadiest town on Earth (Howtown/YouTube Shorts)
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Dry August raises drought concerns for Ohio farmers, ecosystems (WOSU)