Cincinnati weather: Your 2023 Easter forecast calls for sunny, clear skies

A pedestrian holds an umbrella while walking during a rain storm in Cincinnati on Friday, March 3, 2023.
A pedestrian holds an umbrella while walking during a rain storm in Cincinnati on Friday, March 3, 2023.

After heavy rain and storms swept through the region Wednesday, the Easter weekend is expected to be calm, sunny and have seasonally cooler temperatures before more warm weather heads in this direction.

Easter Sunday in Cincinnati will be sunny with a high near 65, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service. Sunday night will be mostly clear with a low around 39.

For anyone traveling the days before Sunday, Friday will be mostly cloudy with a high near 59 and Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high near 61.

Cincinnati sets new daily rainfall record

Wednesday's storms broke a maximum rainfall daily record in Cincinnati, with a record rainfall of 1.31 inches. This breaks the previous record of 1.19 inches for April 5, set in 1936.

An insect lands on a pear tree as spring weather begins to take hold, Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Eden Park in Cincinnati.
An insect lands on a pear tree as spring weather begins to take hold, Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Eden Park in Cincinnati.

Detailed Cincinnati 10 day forecast

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Source: National Weather Service, Wilmington.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati weather forecast for Easter 2023 calls for sunny skies