Dan Smith

Toledo

Meteorologist and Reporter at WTVG-TV (Toledo, OH)

Noon/4pm meteorologist and/or science guy for 13abc (Toledo, Ohio). 🇨🇦/🇺🇲

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6/2: Dan’s Monday Noon Forecast

4 days ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

It’s a tale of two halves this week: Haze for one half, rain the next. Wildfire smoke will continue to dim the skies over the Midwest, as lots of sun warms us to the 80s. There is a chance that smoke will mix down to ground level, particularly Tuesday — those with sensitive respiratory issues should keep a close eye on it.
5/31: Dan’s Saturday AM Forecast

6 days ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

Outside of a few lingering sprinkles this morning east of I-75, we’ll be dry and warming up through at least the midweek. Highs near 70F will be the order of the weekend with a northwest breeze (and a chance of haze aloft from Canadian wildfires Sunday/Monday). Heat and humidity will slowly climb under lots of sunshine: 80F by Monday, mid-80s Tuesday, and near-90F Wednesday with an added push of humidity.
5/28: Dan’s Wednesday Noon Forecast

1 week ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

Scattered showers will redevelop in time for the evening commute, though it won’t amount to much (under 0.1″). Today will easily be the coolest day of the next several, warming to the mid-70s by Friday with a few thundershowers from the north later that evening. The weekend appears dry near 70F, with a big warmup thanks to high pressure next week: between 85-90F for much of the first work week of June. Latest Local News | First Alert Weather | Crime | National | 13abc OriginalsCopyright 2025 WTVG.
5/27: Dan’s Tuesday Evening Forecast

1 week ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

After a lovely (though cooler than average) holiday weekend, rain looks to return tonight with scattered showers likely throughout Wednesday. Amounts should average out to 1/4″. A few more spotty showers are possible Thursday, with an eye on thundershowers developing late Friday with highs in the mid-70s. The lead-in to June will be pleasant again — mostly sunny in the low-70s — with a big warmup next week to the 80s, possibly even close to 90F, as high pressure builds over the Eastern US.
5/25: Dan’s Sunday AM Forecast

1 week ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

Outside of a few morning sprinkles west of I-75, we’ll stay dry for the rest of the holiday weekend: mid-60s today, upper-60s Monday. Tuesday’s lake breeze won’t influence temps too much, though we’ll be watching rain to the southwest by the evening — with the highest rain chance of the week coming Wednesday. It’ll be another breezy close to the work week, as highs make a run at the mid-70s by Friday with a few thundershowers to track.
5/21: Dan’s Wednesday Noon Forecast

2 weeks ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

Scattered thundershowers will continue to roll through this evening, with generally lighter rain expected from the northwest Thursday as highs remain cool in the 50s. Friday will provide only a few spotty showers, leading into a drier Memorial Day weekend -- though the trade-off has been a slowly-cooling holiday forecast, with Monday temps currently slated for the mid-60s. A few more showers may return Tuesday, with a return to the 70s projected for late next week.
5/20: Dan’s Tuesday Noon Forecast

2 weeks ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

Rain showers will continue to well up from the southwest this afternoon/evening, with off-and-on surges expected through at least Wednesday. The general rainfall range remains 0.5″ to 1″, with some localized higher totals -- as temperatures stay stuck in neutral in the 50s for the next few days. Memorial Day weekend provides drier and slowly-warming weather: mid to upper-60s with a few isolated showers possible on Monday itself.
5/19: Dan’s Monday Noon Forecast

2 weeks ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

The cooler and cloudier trend is taking hold already this early week: mid-60s with only a few breaks of blue on this Monday, with a light lake breeze. That breeze becomes stronger Tuesday (some 30+ mph gusts), though light to moderate rain (and a few embedded downpours) will move in from the southwest through the afternoon, lingering off and on through Wednesday.
5/14: Dan’s Wednesday Noon Forecast

3 weeks ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

Today’s forecast is a lot like yesterday’s: mid-70s with scattered thundershowers developing, this time slowly welling up from the south. Thursday will bring heat and humidity -- mid-80s and feeling closer to 90F -- setting us up for some strong storms in the 9pm-3am window. Most won’t see those storms, though they’re more likely the farther northwest toward Hillsdale you go (losing steam as the line treks east). High winds will be the primary concern, with large hail and a brief spin-up possible.
Moment of Science: New study estimates we’ve imaged just 0.001% of deep seafloor

3 weeks ago | 13abc.com | Dan Smith

Being land mammals, we’ve known for a while that Earth’s surface is about two-thirds covered in water, but how much of the world’s deep seas do you think we’ve explored?