This afternoon marked our 8th day of the 90s at Toledo Express this year... though oddly, our first high of *exactly* 90°. We had a few more on the books up to July 9th last year by comparison, and went a few above average by the end of 2025. #Toledo #weather

PREDICTOR: Much like how we rounded out June and entered July, a strong area of high pressure will build over the Central US next week -- with heat and humidity rising along with it. Toledo's highs will push back into the low to mid-90s Mon-Fri.

10-DAY: Another heat wave is brewing for next week. Highlights: * More scattered t-showers by sunrise Friday, and again in the afternoon * Temporarily-drier air Sunday (50s dewpoints) * Low to mid-90s by mid-month (feeling like 95-100° with humidity) #Toledo #weather

Chris Palka provided a snapshot of boats heading for safe harbor at Put-in-Bay, just as a storm raced in Thursday afternoon. #Ohio #storm #nature

RADAR (4pm Thu): Scattered thundershowers will continue to slowly push through this evening, redeveloping by early AM Friday and again in the afternoon hours. We'll then stay dry for several days (90s all next week). #Ohio #Michigan #rain

This Toledo Zoo resident knows that next week's stretch of returning heat/humidity "bears" watching! 🐻 📸: Michael Alvarez #Ohio #bear

Stormy for some, dry for others... here's a snapshot of the next few days in the weather department for NW Ohio. 👇

10-DAY: Scattered storms return tomorrow... but at least they'll be moving this time! Highlights: * Isolated cases of 50+ mph winds as downpours develop Thu PM; more possible overnight into Fri * Drier air Sunday; heat/humidity return next week (low-90s feeling like 95°+) #Toledo #weather

Fur, feathers & flowers: Rick Parrish provided us with some cool nature photos he's taken recently at Side Cut Metropark. #Ohio #nature

5pm Wed: Continued warmth and plenty of late-day sun out there. Thursday's highs will top out just a couple degrees higher, though keep an eye to the west-northwest for your evening plans tomorrow as some showers/storms flare up.

Heads up: Thursday PM will see scattered storms popping up once more across NW Ohio/SE Michigan. A moderately-unstable atmosphere may get some 50+ mph gusts mixing down to the ground in some cells by late aafternoon, though they won't have much wind shear to work with. #Ohio #Michigan #storm

BRB, replacing The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s music with this for the day.

Types of Tornado Alert xkcd.com/3267/

My thanks to Dr. Benito Wainwright at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social for sharing his story! Here's how a certain hot-pink Panamanian insect still manages to avoid predators. #insect #science

Dyan Denmeade got a great shot of mammatus clouds over Oak Harbor heading into the holiday weekend. These pouch-like formations come from cold/moist air *sinking* out of a cloud base, as opposed to most clouds themselves forming when air rises and condenses. #Ohio #mammatus #cloud

10-DAY: More sunshine and highs near 90° for the midweek -- though we could start out with some patchy fog for the Wednesday AM commute, mainly east of I-75. Scattered t-showers return return Thursday PM through Friday; slightly-drier air for the weekend, 90s return next week. #Toledo #weather

A Mohave Point masterpiece! 13 Action News viewer Shelley Detwiler snapped this on a recent trip to the Grand Canyon... a postcard picture if ever I've seen one. 🌈

MUGGY METER: Temps won't drop much past that Friday system bringing scattered thundershowers, though dewpoints will -- bringing slightly more comfortable air back for the weekend.

Nothing like a warm holiday weekend at the lake! Victoria Stevenson shared this shot of her family taking a dip in Lake Hudson (Lenawee County, MI). #Michigan #lake #sunset

Getting some more detail and data points for yesterday's historic Kelleys Island flooding. Ohio state 24-hr rainfall record = 10.75" confirmed in 1995 (14.8" on amateur gauge in 1969); not sure what bars would need to be cleared at the NWS for this to become the new record. #Ohio #flood #rain

11pm Mon: The NWS has renewed that flood warning for Ottawa County through 8am Tuesday. While no additional rainfall is expected, the drainage/cleanup continues, with some roads remaining closed at this hour (including portions of State Route 2).

10-DAY: Very few sprinkles expected east of I-75 Tuesday (highs mid-80s); most of us will stay dry. A mostly sunny midweek with similar temps will lead into our next batch of scattered thundershowers by Thursday PM into Friday (some 0.5″+ pockets). #Toledo #weather

A perspective from across the lake during last Friday's storms. 🍁⛈️

When nature gives you an impromptu moat, you make the most of it.

FISH CROSSING: Today's flooding in eastern Lucas County led to some roads being more passable than usual for marine life! Tiffany Whiteman found this fish swimming across her path near Navarre Ave & Yondota Rd. Maybe a good sign you shouldn't drive through there... #Ohio #flood #fish

Very few showers remain this evening, after nearly-stationary cells brought torrential rain to certain areas of our eastern counties. Slow clearing will get us to the mid-60s by dawn Tuesday. #Toledo #weather

If I could pick one photo as emblematic of today's flooding situation, this might be it... some roads have become waterways east of Toledo last night/today. 📸: Keith Hutchinson (Starr Avenue, Oregon, OH) #Ohio #flood #rain

Two separate rainy runoff views out in Oregon, OH from viewer Leanna Neshkoff: "Water in the ditches fighting the northeast wind and waves." #Ohio #flood #rain

I know this is going viral for looking all goofy, but I can tell you that this kind of data is auto-plotted in WSI (widely-used wx software), so a week of consistent temps without setting a standard low and high end defaults to... less-than-ideal visuals.

Happy Aphelion Day to all who celebrate! Earth is at its farthest point from the Sun all year today, getting about 3.1 million miles closer during "perihelion". 7% less intense sunlight compared to early Jan, yet 4° warmer worldwide (more land to heat up in N. Hemisphere). #aphelion #sun #space

Major flooding reported for Kelleys Island following the heavy rainfall overnight. Submit your photos/videos of the island on our website here >> https://www.13abc.com/community/audience/user-content/ 

From Daniel Hazard at Erie Shores Drone, on Kelleys Island overnight flooding (17"+ rainfall in 6 hours): "Lakeshore Drive near downtown (close to Division St); this is known as the Tiber River, though it flows in a culvert 99% of the time." #Ohio #flood #rain

RADAR (9:45am Mon): Dry in spots, a deluge in others... a continued theme from yesterday. After historic flooding on Kelleys Island overnight (17"+), another foot of rain has now fallen from a separate cell over eastern Lucas/northern Ottawa County (flash flood warning thru 2pm). #Ohio #flood #rain

Flash flood warning for eastern Lucas County through 2pm Monday. A foot of rain has been picked up in the last few hours alone, on already-saturated ground. #Ohio #flood #rain

Kelleys Island, OH may have set a new state record for 24-hr rainfall, with 15-17"+ falling in about 6 hours early Monday AM. #Ohio #flood #rain

9:35pm Sunday: A flash flood warning has been issued for parts of Erie and Huron Counties through 12:45am Monday. 1.5" to 3.5" of rain has already fallen in this warned area, with another 1-3" possible. The slow-moving storm responsible is drifting north at 5-10 mph. #Ohio #flood #rain

Plenty of folks sent in some great rainbow/lightning combo shots from Friday's storms across NW Ohio, and even one (top left) from Pelee Island in the middle of western Lake Erie! #rainbow #lightning #nature

10-DAY: Typical July rises and falls on the board. Highlights: * More sct. t-showers Monday, generally along/east of I-75 (riding on a slight lake breeze) * Drier midweek, feeling closer to 90° with continued summer humidity * More t-showers push in for the late week #Toledo #weather

Here's our rainfall snapshot as of 7pm Sunday (radar estimates)... talk about putting the "scattered" in scattered storms! Toledo Express has recorded 0.46", with some 4"+ readings north of the state line. Watch for more development mainly east of I-75 for your Monday. #Michigan #Ohio #rain

Some nice forest greenery for your timeline, courtesy of Janie Zaborowski at Oak Openings back on Friday. #Ohio #forest #tree

Leanna Neshkoff caught yet another lovely sunrise out at Maumee Bay State Park, the first one of July. Share your weather/nature photos here: https://www.13abc.com/community/audience/user-content/ 

Bombs bursting in air nationwide tonight... let's see those local fireworks photos! 📸: Omar Smaidy (Thu Jul 2, Oregon Freedom Fest) #Ohio #fireworks #America250

I feel like a bald eagle sighting on this holiday weekend should count like a 🍀on St. Patrick's Day... Debby Clapper found this one resting on the banks of Cullen Park (Point Place). #Ohio #eagle #America

10-DAY: Off-and-on scattered storms will continue Sunday -- some left over from pre-dawn activity, more developing late -- with cooler highs in the low-80s through Monday as well. A neutral midweek by July standards will give us mid to upper-80s under partly sunny skies. #Toledo #weather

Greg Walter got a great rainbow/lightning combo shot over the Portage River in Oak Harbor Friday night! While we're eyeing a few pop-ups near fireworks time this evening, most of us ought to stay dry through the rest of America's 250th (rain chances rising by dawn). #Ohio #storm #nature

It may have a bright yellow beak, but it'll always be known for the "red, white and blue"! @dansmithweather.bsky.social is flying through the high and lows of the bald eagle's history in America. 🇺🇸🦅

We're seeing downed trees and power lines throughout our viewing area tonight. Share your photos/videos of storm damage with us at the link here >> https://www.13abc.com/community/audience/user-content/ 

8:31pm Fri: Severe thunderstorm warning for Wyandot, southern Seneca, and SW Huron Counties through 9:15pm. 60 mph gusts possible. Storms moving E @ 40 mph.

7:30pm Fri: New severe thunderstorm warning for Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Seneca Counties through 8:30pm. 60 mph gusts possible. Storm complex moving E @ 40 mph. #Ohio #storm

7:12pm Fri: The severe thunderstorm warning has now been extended through Allen, Putnam, and far southeastern Henry Counties through 8:15pm. 60 mph gusts and 1" hail possible; line of storms moving E @ 30 mph. #Ohio #storm