COLUMBUS, Ohio-Central Ohio, including counties like Delaware, Franklin, Licking, and Fairfield, along with cities such as Delaware and Downtown Columbus, are under an air quality alert starting at 6 a.m. Thursday, issued by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. This alert coincides with a prolonged heat advisory across Ohio, now extended through Saturday due to sweltering temperatures.
Wednesday’s high in Columbus reached 94 degrees with a heat index of 93 by mid-afternoon, alongside a chance of thunderstorms. Relief from the heat wave is anticipated early next week as a cold front approaches Sunday evening, bringing cooler temperatures and potential thunderstorms into the forecast.
