CINCINNATI — A comfortable, mostly sunny weekend is settling over the Cincinnati area following a stretch of active weather earlier this month, with temperatures gradually climbing back toward seasonal norms before a chance of severe storms returns to the region early next week.

According to WCPO's 9 First Warning Weather team, Saturday morning brought partly cloudy skies with overnight lows settling into the low 60s, giving way to a sunny afternoon with highs climbing into the mid-80s. A few isolated shower chances were possible Saturday afternoon, though meteorologists described those chances as limited at best.

A warming trend through the weekend

Temperatures are expected to continue climbing through the weekend and into early next week. Saturday night is forecast to stay partly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s, while Sunday brings a mix of sun and clouds with highs pushing close to 90 degrees, according to the WCPO forecast. As high pressure shifts away from the region, warmer and more humid air is expected to gradually return from the south, giving the atmosphere what meteorologists described as a more typical midsummer feel heading into the new week.

Most of Sunday is expected to remain dry, though a few showers and thunderstorms could develop later in the evening as the more humid air mass moves in. The National Weather Service's forecast office in Wilmington, Ohio, which covers the greater Cincinnati region, projected similar conditions, with Sunday's high reaching around 90........

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