Overview
- NEORSD’s Saturday forecast rates Edgewater Beach as good for bacteria levels, with water near 67.8°F.
- Villa Angela remains predicted poor for bacteria on Saturday, with morning readings near 70°F and a heightened illness risk.
- Friday forecasts had warned of exceedances at Edgewater and Villa Angela, with USGS indicating possible risks at Mentor Headlands and Fairport and safer conditions at Huntington.
- Advisories caution swimmers but do not automatically close beaches, and Cleveland Metroparks reported no closures at the time of the updates.
- National Weather Service forecasters expect lighter winds and waves around 1 to 2 feet through the holiday weekend, as models factor weather, turbidity and rainfall into bacteria predictions.