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Another near-record day for Friday

The weekend changes abruptly with heavy rain, severe weather chances, and the potential for flood issues.

The latest weather forecast from WCPO's 9 First Warning Weather team.

By: Steve Raleigh

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9 FIRST WARNING WEATHER ALERT DAY - SATURDAY

Chalk up another day of almost reaching the record high temperature. The mild weather continues tonight as overnight lows only drop to the low 50s. (For perspective, our average afternoon high is 52° at this time of the year)

Friday opens with temperatures climbing quickly again under mostly sunny skies. Our record is 80° set in 1990 and we will be close. However, by the afternoon increasing clouds will foreshadow storms to come!

It'll stay dry until the early morning hours of Saturday when showers will pop up. Just ahead of daybreak Saturday is when we'll see our first significant round of rain and potential severe weather. The scattered wet weather won't last too long ending around 11 am as it stands right now. This could change. . Round two starts around dinnertime on Saturday evening and that will be a better chance for a severe thunderstorm to break out. Regardless of the storms, winds will be gusty both tomorrow and Saturday from 30-40 mph. Also, The Storm Prediction Center has us under a SLIGHT RISK for severe weather.

Yet, the biggest storm threat will be minor flooding. Substantial rainfall will hit for several hours leading to the chance of flood advisories across the Tri-State.