Massive Temperature Drop Coming To Northeast Ohio: Forecast

CLEVELAND — Temperatures could drop 40 degrees between Friday and Saturday night.

Current forecasts show an unseasonably warm Friday hitting nearly 80 degrees during the day. By Saturday night, temperatures in Northeast Ohio could be in the mid-30s, the National Weather Service predicted.

One of the factors contributing to plunging temperatures is inbound showers. Precipitation is expected to begin Friday evening and continue overnight into Saturday morning.

Saturday's high is expected to be 48 degrees and its low could be 38 degrees. That's a 40 degree drop from Friday to Saturday.

Here's a day-by-day forecast for the weekend.

• Friday — High of 78 degrees; low of 44 degrees; rain expected to begin around midnight
• Saturday — High of 48 degrees; low of 38 degrees; rain expected in the a.m.
• Sunday — High of 54 degrees; low of 45 degrees; rain and thunderstorms possible between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.