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

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 66, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service. Sunday night will be mostly clear with a low around 41.

For anyone travelling the days before Sunday, Friday will be mostly cloudy with a high near 59 and Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high near 62. The only rain currently in the forecast is Thursday, with a chance of showers mainly before noon.

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.

Detailed Cincinnati 10 day forecast

Thursday: Cloudy, with a high near 56 and a chance of showers mainly before noon.

Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Source: National Weather Service, Wilmington.