Widespread rain and gusty winds for Thursday in your 5:00 p.m. weather forecast

After an amazing Saint Patrick's Day with highs in the 60s (40s by the lakeshore), temperatures will drop quickly as our next system arrives Thursday. A low pressure system that is bringing severe weather to the south will push along the Ohio River. Since we will be just north of the center of lowest pressure, strong northeast winds will pick up as rain bands spiral around, soaking us for most of the day. Temperatures will slowly drop throughout the day to low 40s, but after sunset we'll head into some 30s. NEXT 24 HOURS | Big Changes En Route Tonight: Rain showers return, dropping to 40s Thursday: Dropping to 30s with rain and wind Wind advisories and gale warnings TIMING THE RAIN Thursday is going to be a soaker for Northeast Ohio. Showers will become widespread from midnight to sunrise, and then continuing throughout the day. There may be some dry pockets at times but it looks like it will rain a majority of the day. On top of that, it will be windy and cold. We'll probably be steady in the 40s all day long (30s by the lakeshore) as strong northeast winds gust above 30 MPH. The waves are likely to be high along Lake Erie's southern shores. READ MORE: https://www.wkyc.com/article/weather/...