Overview

• National Weather Service calls for sunshine and highs near 80 degrees Monday, with a clear night dropping to around 60.
• Forecasts keep mostly sunny skies and low-80s highs through Saturday, with a potential pattern break bringing a few showers late week into Sunday, when one outlook puts chances near 40%.
• Cleveland has recorded 10 straight days without measurable rain, a stretch likely to reach at least 15, and parts of the region are running far below typical 30-day rainfall.
• The latest U.S. Drought Monitor lists much of Northeast Ohio as abnormally dry, with severe drought noted in parts of Carroll and Columbiana counties.
• A persistent lake breeze will cap lakeshore highs in the upper 70s while inland areas reach well into the 80s, with a few spots potentially nearing 90.