Mostly sunny and mild today, very gusty winds on Monday; Wind Advisory in place

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A mostly sunny sky stretches across the horizon, with mild conditions throughout today.

An increase in clouds from the south will occur this afternoon. Highs will be around 57 degrees and the lows will be around 40 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

A Wind Advisory is in place until 10 p.m. Monday for the following counties: Butler, Champaign, Clarke, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Warren, Preble and Miami.

Overnight, it’ll go from partly cloudy to mostly clear before more clouds coming rolling in. Rain showers will commence around 5 a.m.

Monday involves rain showers with thunderstorms possible in the afternoon. Between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m., rain and embedded thunder is possible, the NWS said.

Between 2 to 7 p.m., severe weather develops with precipitation chances and a few thunderstorms, the NWS continued.

It’ll be very windy, with winds ranging from 15 to 20 mph to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Isolated gusts of wind could gust as high as 48 mph, the NWS said.

Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects, tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result from the winds, according to the NWS.

Damaging winds is the primary threat but there is the potential for a tornado, the NWS said.

The high of the day will hit 64 degrees and the overnight low will fall around 41 degrees.

By Monday night, it will be mostly cloudy and very breezy. A slight chance of rain could occur before 1 a.m.

Tuesday sees dry conditions and partly sunny skies for the day. Highs will be in the mid-50s and lows will be in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Clear skies are on the forecast for Tuesday night as well.

Wednesday will be breezy with plenty of sunshine, however, a 30% chance of precipitation is possible after 1 p.m.

Highs will be near 70 during the day, with temperatures dropping into the upper 30s to lower 40s overnight.

A 60% chance of rain showers may strike Wednesday night but will otherwise be mostly cloudy.

Moderate temps and partly sunny skies will be seen Thursday.

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