Erin Ashley
Weekend Meteorologist
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Erin grew up in Milford, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, so she is no stranger to the ever-changing weather conditions that living in the Midwest brings! Though it was only in her second year of college in which her childhood fear of thunderstorms blossomed into a fiery fascination.
Erin graduated from Ohio University with her bachelor’s of science in broadcast meteorology, the first graduate from the university’s program. After serving the Southeast Ohio region, she is looking forward to calling yet another corner of Ohio “home."
Besides being a self-proclaimed “weather nerd”, Erin enjoys watching movies, rock-climbing, and traveling. She’s also an avid FC Cincinnati (For Cincy!) and Bengals (Who Dey!) fan.
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The Swan Creek Metropark is a hidden gem within the bustling streets of Toledo. It’s opening was essential to protecting the natural beauty of the land, but it also pivoted the entire trajectory of Metroparks Toledo.
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Mostly cloudy with isolated showers to the west today. More showers swing in tomorrow.
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Mostly cloudy with some misty, lake-effect showers. Temperatures struggle to hit the 70s.
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Mostly sunny and comfortable today, and a strong northeast breeze creates a moderate risk of rip currents out on the lake.
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Happy first day of Fall! We welcome in the new season with mid-70s and plenty of sunshine.
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Meteorologist Erin Ashley is walking through what factors go into the fall foliage forecast and what resources are available to you to explore further.
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Clouds sticking around early this afternoon, but we see more sunshine throughout the day, bringing temperatures to the low 80s.
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Sunny skies are exchanged for some afternoon clouds and a slight chance of an evening drizzle.
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Isolated showers are still trekking through eastern counties, and today will be partly cloudy and cool.
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Clear and cool conditions turn cloudy this afternoon with isolated showers embedded.
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We are dry and comfortable today with clouds building into the afternoon.
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Meteorologist Erin Ashley is live on Action News Now with a look at the forecast for the weekend, with what to expect for Football Friday, the Saturday game at UToledo and an overview for NFL Sunday.
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Sunny and comfortable conditions for any outdoor Friday activities. Rain holds off until Sunday.
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Showers have pushed east, but we can't rulShowers have pushed east, but we can't rule out an isolated shower this evening and tomorrow.e out an isolated shower this evening and tomorrow.
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Clouds rolling in to the area bring showers in the evening and overnight, meaning a wet Tuesday morning.
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Mostly cloudy skies gradually part, letting in more sun as the day continues. Patchy fog is possible early Monday morning.
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Mostly cloudy skies slowly become more partly cloudy throughout the day, though we remain dry and comfortable.
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The heat and humidity continue today with an isolated thunderstorm possible this afternoon.
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The heat and humidity continue today and tomorrow, but some midweek thunderstorms bring relief for the weekend.
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It's going to be a hot and humid day, and this will continue into tomorrow.
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We are warming up into the holiday weekend. Temperatures climb into the 90s tomorrow, and the heat sticks around through the work week.
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Peak hurricane season aligns with when sea surface temperatures are the warmest - the end of August to the middle of September.
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Meteorologist Erin Ashley is breaking down the history behind these hurricanes and explaining why many major hurricanes start with the letter “I”.
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Mostly sunny skies turn partly cloudy with incoming moisture from the northwest. Some areas could see some rain this evening.
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Mostly sunny skies and dry air makes for a comfortable short-term forecast, though rain returns tomorrow evening.
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Dry air settles in today and sticks around for most of the week.
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Moisture is sticking around for Saturday, though Sunday is looking quite beautiful and dry.
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First Alert Weather Day continues early tonight.
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Today is going to be comfy and cool, though humidity surges tomorrow afternoon.
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Besides extreme heat returning on Thursday, we are looking at a very dry and sunny heat with temperatures in the 80s.
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Today's sunshine and humidity sets the stage for a "true" summer week.
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Temperatures only hit the low-80s, but there's plenty of sunshine to go around. A slight haze from the aloft wildfire smoke is likely.
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Isolated showers continue today, but sunshine returns tomorrow.
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Showers turn into thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, some of which could be on the stronger side.
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Today will be partly cloudy but comfortable with a slight chance of an fleeting afternoon shower. Storms return tomorrow.
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Some pop-up thunderstorms could get strong this afternoon. Tomorrow will be comfortable with mostly sunny skies.
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The artists in the Artist's Village at Toledo Botanical Garden are opening their studios to the public this weekend at their "Art in the Garden" event.
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Expect plenty of sun for the first half of the day, though some areas by the lake could see scattered showers in the afternoon.
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Early morning showers and storms become more isolated as the day goes on, though temperatures remain cool due to cloud cover.
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Rain becomes more isolated today, but any sunshine could fuel stronger thunderstorms this afternoon.
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Dry to start off your Saturday, though building clouds throughout the day could produce some evening showers.
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Warm and humid to start off Jeep Fest weekend, though we remain dry. Sunday evening is "One to Watch" for strong to severe thunderstorms.
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Wildfire smoke is impacting the air quality across the region, but we remain on the sunny and dry side.
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Clear skies and dry conditions give us a near opposite forecast to last week. Wildfire smoke returns, though stays to the top part of the atmosphere.
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A pleasant Sunday with only a few fleeting showers in the afternoon, the dry spell continuing through the week with smoke returning.
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The severe threat for storms is over. We have some wrap-around showers expected for Southeast Michigan, but skies will clear as the day goes on. We enter a dry trend for the early part of the work week.
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Being one of the most popular parks in Wood County, the W.W. Knight Nature Preserve withstood lots of wear and tear over the years. It became clear to the Wood County Park District that the boardwalk on the Wet Woods Trail needed to be reconstructed.
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The summer sizzle is in full swing this week with heat indexes forecasted to hit the triple digits.
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