CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A cold front tracking through the region is the focus for showers and a few thunderstorms today.

As this front stalls out just south of the lakeshore, there will be a big split in temperatures this afternoon.

Most of the lakeshore stays in the 60s with a north to northeast wind while locations farther south climb well into the 70s and 80s.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be in the region.

While the overall severe risk is low, a strong storm or two with heavy rainfall and gusty winds is possible.

A couple showers may linger overnight, then more scattered showers and storms develop during the day on Friday.

Saturday is trending dry with decent sunshine, followed by a few showers possible on Sunday morning.

Sunday afternoon looks dry overall.

The next chance for rain is Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, temperatures stay fairly steady in the mid to upper 70s all week, holding shy of the 80s for now.

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EAST CLEVELAND, OH — Auditors discovered $1.5 million in outstanding bills owed by the City of East Cleveland to vendors who performed services or provided goods to the city, according to the chairwoman of the city’s Financial Planning and Supervision Commission.

And now, confusion over who’s running the city following Mayor Brandon King’s felony convictions last week is delaying a proposal to raise East Cleveland’s spending limits in an effort to settle those delinquent bills.

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Here’s what we know about who’s in charge of East Cleveland

“I’m very hesitant to approve a resolution when we do not know who’s in charge and who will be making these decisions,” said Barbara Mattei-Smith, chairwoman of the fiscal recovery commission.

Interim Mayor Sandra Morgan said some of the city’s unpaid bills date back to 2021 and include $500,000 owed to the company East Cleveland contracts with to pick up residents’ garbage.

Morgan was appointed Interim Mayor after King was suspended earlier this year following his indictment.

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But East Cleveland Council President Lateek Shabazz believes the city’s charter puts him next in line for the mayor’s office.

The question of who’s in charge will likely be decided by the courts, but residents like Will Tate feel caught in the middle.

“You’re going to hear the same old, same old here in this city,” said Tate. “Nothing ever gets done.”

Tate, who is 64 years old, said he grew up in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood dreaming of living in East Cleveland.

Now that he lives in the city, Tate said he’s heartbroken by what’s happened.

“In the last 35 years or 30 years or so, man this city done went through it,” said Tate as he sat on his porch.

He said, despite the city’s decline, he believes in East Cleveland’s potential.

But he wants city leaders to stop fighting among themselves and start fighting for a better East Cleveland.

“Do better, that’s all I’m going to say,” said Tate. “Y’all can do much better than y’all are doing in this city.”

The Financial Planning and Supervision Commission voted to table the proposal to increase the spending limits to allow the city to pay overdue bills to vendors.

The group, which aims to help the city recover from financial emergency, is scheduled to meet again next month.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — June is here and a big warmup has arrived in Northeast Ohio — but just how hot will it get before a cold front moves in?

A hazy, hot day is on tap Tuesday with temperatures climbing into the mid 80s. Sunshine will be filtered through smoke that is drifting into the region from Canadian wildfires that are burning in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

That wildfire smoke is expected to stay mostly in the upper atmosphere and will filter the sunshine through a whiteish haze in the afternoon. The potential exists for increased near-surface smoke concentration later in the afternoon and into the evening, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

Visibility isn’t expected to be impacted, though air quality in the region has already ticked up into the “moderate” range, meaning those who are unusually sensitive to particle pollution should consider reducing activity levels or shortening the amount of time spent active outdoors.

On Wednesday, temperatures will really heat up as the air is compressed ahead of a cold front that is expected to move through in the evening. Temperatures are forecast to climb into the mid to upper 80s, with Cleveland expected to fall just short of the 90-degree mark.

Unsettled weather moves in Wednesday evening

Most of Wednesday will be dry ahead of the cold front, which will help clear out any lingering wildfire smoke but could bring showers and even a rumble of thunder to the region by late in the evening. While severe weather isn’t expected, the atmosphere will be primed for periods of heavy rainfall, with high moisture levels and moderate instability. This raises the potential for localized flash flooding, particularly where storms “train,” or repeatedly pass over the same area.

The cold front is expected to drop south of the region and stall out, meaning showers and even a thunderstorm could be possible on Thursday and again on Friday.

Temperatures will be noticeably cooler behind the front, with highs reaching into the more seasonable mid 70s on Thursday and Friday.

While showers and storms could stick around into Friday night, they should die down by daybreak Saturday.

Current odds favor fair weather over the region for the weekend, with sunny skies expected both Saturday and Sunday, with high temperatures in the low to mid 70s.