We're on the back side of typical monarch migration time in our part of the country, but Anne Bishop found this one taking a nice rest on a flower at the Toledo Zoo this week. 🦋 #Ohio #butterfly #nature

FORECAST HIGHS: Slow warming from here, though the fall feel appears here to stay for now. We're also tracking a low trying to dive in from the north over the weekend, possibly delivering a few showers -- though most cities will remain dry.

A stunner of a sunrise shot out at Maumee Bay this Wednesday morning! 📸: Omar Smaidy #Ohio #sunrise #nature

Puddle Ducky got a workout in some counties on Tuesday, though rain largely missed our airport sensors in the Toledo metro area. (Keep in mind, we had some 0.5"+ readings near the mall and downtown). How much did you record where you live?

My thanks to Dr. Martin-Carrillo at University College Dublin for his expertise here! The fact this thing pulsed for a full day is nuts.

10-DAY: Our temperature bars will look much like the leaves slowly turning through mid-month. We'll have midweek highs in the 60s behind this evening's front, with patchy frost possible west of Toledo Thursday/Friday mornings.

Here comes the cold front! Temperatures will dip to the mid-40s by sunrise Wednesday, only warming to the low-60s that afternoon. #Michigan #Ohio #weather

RADAR: Eyes to the west along/north of the state line, for some downpours mixing in with the lighter rain behind. #Michigan #Ohio #weather

E.T. traded in the bike for a plane, apparently... OUTSTANDING shot of last night's harvest #moon from viewer Olivia Bertok! 🌕✈️

FORECAST HIGHS: No 80s on the board for at least the next week... the last time that happened in Toledo was late August through September 1st. Watch for off-and-on showers clearing by sunset Tuesday, then staying dry again for several days. Patchy frost is possible west of I-75 Thursday/Friday AM.

Mother Nature seems to have gotten the memo that early/mid-October is our average first frost west of I-75! Both Thursday/Friday mornings will try to dip to the mid-30s out that way. #Ohio #frost #weather

After careful review, @nws.noaa.gov has upgraded a June tornado in North Dakota to EF-5 status -- the first since Moore, OK in May 2013. Estimated peak winds: 210+ mph. 🌪️ #tornado #weather

A lone glider skims the tranquil waters of Lake Erie off Catawba Island at Saturday's sunrise. 🌅 📸: Julie #Ohio #sunrise #nature

10-DAY: One more day of the mid-80s in Toledo, before that cold front brings scattered thundershowers Tuesday -- and midweek 60s in its wake. #Toledo #weather

PREDICTOR: While a few pop-ups are possible Monday afternoon, the bulk of those early-week scattered thundershowers will come late Monday through Tuesday AM. A thin line will then redevelop along the front in the early evening (mainly east of I-75). #Toledo #weather

Lions looking good, Jays CRUSHING the Yankees... I'm almost glad the Leafs aren't playing to ruin the "my blue teams are actually doing well on a sports Sunday" streak.

Lydia Gery caught this reflective sunset over Findlay Reservoir back on Thursday. Clouds won't be much of a factor this weekend, though Tuesday is still on pace to deliver scattered thundershowers. 🌅

10-DAY: A pair of mid-80s to go for this early October warm stretch, with scattered showers (and a few rumbles of thunder) still on pace for Tuesday. Cooler highs in the mid-60s will follow for the midweek. #Toledo #weather

Viewer Daryl Redway captured these bold wisps of cirrus at sunset in Maumee back on Thursday. Send those cool sky photos here: https://www.13abc.com/community/user-content/

Muddy tires under warm sunny skies in Wood County today! We likely won't reach record highs in northwest Ohio, though Sunday's mark of 88° in Toledo could be in jeopardy. 4⃣✖4⃣

10-DAY: We're at the top of the roller coaster until that cold front arrives Tuesday, cooling highs by a good 20° in Toledo for a more seasonable midweek. #Toledo #weather

Fiery skies over calm waters near Defiance Thursday evening. 🌅 📸: Stephanie Helmke #Ohio #sunset #nature

There won't be much of a fall feel in the air during Saturday's games, with highs in the mid to upper-80s across the Midwest. Both the Rockets and Falcons have a bye week, gearing up for next weekend's Battle of I-75! 🏈🥵

Prediction: I will let men with knife shoes fighting over the last Oreo dictate my mood for the next several months. 🏒

Bright brushstrokes over Oregon, Ohio on a fine October afternoon. 😎 📸: Leanna Neshkoff #Ohio #sky #weather

Plenty of opportunities for some celestial viewing in the weeks ahead. 👇 #astronomy

Newsroom dog visits are the best! Boomer here was adopted by our assignment editor back in 2019 during one of our Toledo Humane Society "puppy cam" sessions in the 13abc lobby.

FORECAST HIGHS: The heat is on! A 4-day string of the mid to upper-80s will end with Tuesday's cold front, delivering scattered thundershowers in the process. #Toledo #weather

Two perspectives on the same Wednesday sunset. 🌅 📸: Stephanie Helmke #Ohio #sunset #nature

We followed a top-10 driest August in Toledo, with barely any improvement in the rain department. The 2-month total ended up around a third of the average in that span. Our next chance of rain is aiming for Tuesday. #Toledo #drought #weather

The station parking lot has some interesting characters from time to time. 🌭

Following their dance together near the United States' East Coast, the last few days saw Hurricane Imelda absorb the remnants of Hurricane Humberto after its dissipation.

DROUGHT UPDATE: Extreme drought (in red) has now expanded westward past the Indiana state line, and includes parts of 8 NW Ohio counties. #Ohio #drought

Hurricane #Imelda made a direct landfall on #Bermuda late Wednesday night at Category 2 intensity. bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/

Is it useful wisdom, or just "spinning yarn?" Dan Smith is putting some weather folklore to the test. 🌩️❓

Wednesday's high cirrus cloud deck was a perfect canvas to create a sun halo! Note the faint "sun dogs" to the left and right. 📸: Stephanie Helmke (near Defiance, 5:15pm) #Ohio #weather #nature

10-DAY: Fall colors without the fall feel! We'll stay dry and unseasonably warm through the weekend in Toledo, correcting back to average behind our next chance of rain Tuesday. #Toledo #weather

Toledo was almost bang-on the 30-year average for September temps, though of course that came with quite a range. It may surprise you to learn that, despite coming in at less than half of the average rainfall, that still puts the past month just outside the top 20% on record there. #Toledo #weather

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Here is a 4-day track summary of Hurricanes #Humberto and #Imelda, showcasing an example of the #Fujiwhara Effect. They approached and interacted with each other, coming within 465 miles, but did not complete an orbit around a common center or merge before moving back away from each other. [1/4]

That lake breeze is keeping things a bit cooler for shoreline counties compared to farther southwest this midweek afternoon. Highs will soar back into the mid-80s for the first weekend of October.

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

More low water running over Providence Dam earlier this week... we ended up with just 1.3" of rain in September at Toledo Express, less than half the monthly average. 📸: Beth and Kevin #Ohio #drought #nature

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October 1st, 1890: The weather service is first identified as a civilian agency when Congress, at the request of President Benjamin Harrison, passes an act transferring the Signal Service’s meteorological responsibilities to the newly created U.S. Weather Bureau in the Department of Agriculture.

"The cycle continues..." The Maumee River hasn't exactly been running high lately, and our next rain chance in NW Ohio won't come for at least another week. 📸: David & Autumn Boyer #Ohio #drought #nature

There's a high risk of rip currents on the western Lake Erie shoreline through late Wednesday (Oct 1)... it may not be the warmest water to swim in, but here's a brief explainer and some tips to "break the grip of the rip" all the same. 🌊🏊

An elegant waltz occurs just off the East Coast of the US, as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda put on a captivating performance.

Viewer Joshua Nelson managed to capture the Northern Lights over Lake Erie last night! This is looking north from Port Clinton. #Ohio #aurora #nature