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Wildfire smoke is back today & Wednesday

Another small rain chance this afternoon

A lot of smoke/haze today with the wildfires from Canada and we are seeing more clouds too. There is another chance at strong storms Thursday and also some storms for the Taylor Swift Concerts on Friday. Brandon has a look at timing and likelihood here!

Midwest air quality worsens as Canada wildfire smoke persists

By: Brandon Spinner

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The sky looks very hazy today and this is due to Canadian wildfire smoke returning to the Tri-State. It's expected to move in all day today and likely into Wednesday as well. The 8 a.m. reports show "unhealthy for sensitive groups" to "unhealthy" levels of smoke in the atmosphere already in the Cincinnati metro area.

A lot of haze/smoke out there today again from the Canada from the wildfires. Here's a look to the west of Cincinnati from the Carew Tower! #WCPO @WCPO #CincyWX #OHwx #NKYwx #NKYwx pic.twitter.com/cmeFjOkmDo
— Brandon Spinner WCPO (@wxSpinner89) June 27, 2023

Temperatures will not be up to our normal summer levels today. Highs today will only climb up to 77° as we stay mostly cloudy. Winds from the northwest will be breezy at times too, gusting from 10 to 15 mph. We have another small rain chance this afternoon, mainly to the east of I-75. We won't see as much rain as we did on Monday. The best chances will be between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. as these are diurnally driven.

Clouds will clear out overnight tonight and it will be much cooler than normal. Lows overnight will drop into the upper 50s. Winds from the north will continue overnight and that will mean some more smoke for Wednedsay. Wednesday will be mostly sunny, but there will be more haze/smoke. Temperatures warm back to 80s, with our high near 83° to 85°.

9 FIRST WARNING: The Tri-State has been placed in a "Marginal Risk" for severe storms on Thursday. This is level 1 of 5. Hail & winds are the main threat for now. Stay tuned for timing as we get closer! #WCPO @WCPO #CincyWX #OHwx #NKYwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/lNQkYgbUbR
— Brandon Spinner WCPO (@wxSpinner89) June 27, 2023

Thursday begins a more stormy pattern for us and it will linger through early next week. There is a chance that Thursday's storms could potentially be strong or severe. The Storm Prediction Center has placed much of the Tri-State in a Marginal Risk for Thursday afternoon and evening. Wind gusts and Hail are the main impacts for now. Highs on Thursday will be near 90-degrees.

Friday and Saturday both hold a 40-50% chance for rain. Basically, spotty chances for storms will be possible but timing is a bit murky at this point. With it being hot and humid with highs near the 90 degree mark, the elements for afternoon storms will be there. This will be important to watch with the Taylor Swift concerts. You can get a more in depth forecast for that even HERE! But there are other little waves passing throughout on these days that could also fire up storms during other hours of the day. We still aren't seeing great agreement in the extended weather models as to what time it's going to storm, so keep checking back for the latest forecast.

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy and smokey
Isolated afternoon showers
High: 77

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy
Cooling down
Low: 58

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny
Seasonal
High: 83

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Few clouds
Dry
Low: 62

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