Northeast Ohio setting up for a rainy week; cooler weather will arrive Thursday

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Forecasters with AccuWeather last week warned us about the "Omega block," and it appears they will be correct. Predictions of wet and cool conditions caused by the weather pattern during the first week of May are right on schedule: After reaching 68 degrees on Wednesday, the predicted high for Thursday, May 1, is 56 degrees with a 50 percent chance of rain. The normal high on May 1 is 65 degrees.

Below normal has been the theme for this winter and spring. It will continue today with showers and a high of 57 degrees, seven degrees below normal. It's going to be blustery today and there's a chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon. However, the storms will not approach the intensity of the severe weather that moving through the Midwest, which resulted in deadly tornadoes Sunday in Arkansas and Oklahoma.



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