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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 30m

Today's Dimmich's Digit is 20. Yesterday was the 20th day of the year with 10% or less average cloud cover in #Cincinnati. That's the greatest year-to-date total since 2012. 10 of those 20 days have been in September and October. A lot more low and mid-level clouds will be in the mix today.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 2h

#Cincinnati is down to 674 minutes of daylight today. That distance between sunrise and sunset will drop by more than an hour in the next month.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 10h

Highs center around 70° Wednesday, in the upper 60s Thursday, around 70° Friday, and around 80° Saturday.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 10h

The sky is clear to partly cloudy tomorrow morning, and a mix of sun and clouds is forecast tomorrow afternoon. A mix of sun and clouds is forecast both Thursday and Friday, and scattered showers and storms develop late on Saturday.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 15h

Saturday and Sunday are breezy days. Humid air briefly returns this weekend. The next three days are good for yard work. Wind chills will be in the 40s tomorrow and Thursday morning.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 17h

We'll make a run for 80° ahead of a cold front. Showers and storms this weekend will be favored late Saturday and early Sunday. This weekend is also breezy. Guidance points to warmer than average temperatures and near average precipitation for the tail end of October.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 17h

The sky becomes mostly clear this evening with temperatures falling through the 60s and 50s. Low temperatures are around 50° overnight with a mostly clear sky. The sky is clear to partly cloudy Wednesday morning, and a mix of sun and clouds is forecast Wednesday afternoon with highs around 70°.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 17h

Cumulus clouds that popped this afternoon are already dying out. The dry, calm pattern continues through Friday before low pressure developing to our west moves east this weekend.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 21h

A cold front will move from north to south through the Tri-State tomorrow, but we won't get any rain from it. Late week will be cooler, however. Showers avoid us until late Saturday.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 21h

A mix of sun and clouds is forecast this afternoon with high temperatures centering in the mid 70s; the next several hours will also be warm. The sky becomes mostly clear this evening with temperatures falling through the 60s and 50s.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 21h

I'm happy to report that all of this morning's air quality numbers are in the green!

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 21h

Today's forecast is on track. Cumulus clouds will be favored east and north of Cincinnati for the next several hours.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

Good morning! Today's Dimmich's Digit is 87. Through 8am, #Cincinnati is up to 87 hours with a 70°+ temperature so far this month. That's the greatest October-to-date total since 2021. #Cincinnati averages 90 70°+ temperature hours each October.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

Sunrise today in #Cincinnati is at 7:45am; it will slip after 8am later this month and ahead of Daylight Saving Time ending. Tomorrow is the last day of the year with a sunset after 7pm; it's before 5:30pm one month from today.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

The next four days around #Cincinnati are dry. Showers return this weekend. Thursday and Friday are cooler than today, and Saturday is warmer.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

The next four days are good for raking. Showers return to the Tri-State this weekend. The wind is noticeable and we avoid humid air the next five days.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

Highs center in the mid 70s Tuesday, around 70° Wednesday, in the upper 60s Thursday, and in the low 70s Friday.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

A mix of sun and clouds is forecast tomorrow. A mix of sun and clouds is forecast Wednesday through Friday.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

...and a mix of sun and clouds is forecast Tuesday afternoon with high temperatures in the mid 70s.

Late week is cooler, but highs spike into the upper 70s Saturday ahead of another front. There uncertainty on the timing of this front; Saturday night and early Sunday look like the wettest times.

Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

The sky is partly to mostly cloudy this evening with temperatures falling through the 60s and 50s. Scattered clouds will drift overhead overnight with low temperatures centering around 50°. A mix of sun and clouds is forecast Tuesday morning...

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

With this update, I'm getting a bit more aggressive with cloud cover this evening given satellite trends. A cold front to our west is tossing mid-level clouds our way, but the front won't move through the Tri-State until Wednesday.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

A cold front will drop in from the north Wednesday, but it won't bring us any rain. It will, however, bring temperatures down for Thursday.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

A mix of sun and clouds is forecast this afternoon with high temperatures centering in the mid 70s; the next several hours will also be warm. Scattered clouds will drift overhead this evening with temperatures falling through the 60s and 50s.

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 1d

Wahoo! All air quality counts in #Cincinnati are in the green this morning! 🙌

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Scott Dimmich @scottdimmich.com · 2d

Good morning! We start a new work week with fog, but it's replaced with a sun/cloud mix by this afternoon. We're dry through at least Friday, and some showers return for the weekend.