Overview

• An upper-level high centered over Michigan is set to keep much of the Great Lakes in the mid-80s to near 90 degrees into next week, well above typical mid-September norms.
• Michigan’s only near-term rain chance is a brief, light patch of showers Saturday, with most areas otherwise staying dry under strong high pressure.
• The U.S. Drought Monitor now lists severe drought in parts of Columbiana, Carroll and Jefferson counties in Ohio, and weekend rainfall chances in Northeast Ohio remain low and light.
• Chicago dealt with morning thunderstorms Saturday under a Storm Prediction Center marginal risk before drying out for a warmer, mostly sunny stretch that could approach 90 degrees Monday.
• Colorado’s Western Slope was under a Flood Watch for heavy rain and burn-scar flooding concerns, with scattered storms Saturday giving way to a drier, sunnier Sunday and highs in the 70s.