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Another Spring-like day ahead

Arctic blast & rain follows

The latest weather forecast from WCPO's 9 First Warning Weather team.

By: Steve Raleigh

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The warmth of earlier will carry into the overnight with temperatures into the upper 40s at daybreak. Skies will continue to be clear overnight with a south wind around 5 mph.

As we look to Thursday, it will be another warm day in the low to mid 70s with sunshine, but there will be more clouds as we head into the afternoon. This will bring mostly cloudy skies by sunset before rain on Friday.

The remnants of what is now Hurricane Nicole, will move into the Tri-State first thing on Friday and this means a good soaking. The best chance for heavy rain will be east of Cincinnati, closer to the center of the system. Nevertheless, everyone will see some wet weather depending on the exact track of Nicole. Rain totals will range from a few hundredths west of town, to potentially 2 inches, or more, for areas east of Greater Cincinnati.
Following the rainfall, an arctic cold front will dive across the area. You should expect temperatures to only reach the low 40s Saturday afternoon with a brisk northwest wind making it feel even colder.

While the arctic air comes on Saturday, the coldest temperatures will be Sunday and Monday morning as we dip into the mid 20s and colder in spots! Wind chills could be into the teens as winds stay around 10 mph. Some communities may even struggle to make it to 40° for a high on Sunday and Monday. Get the winter gear ready because this doesn’t look like a one or two day thing. My long range forecast shows that we will see this well into next week.

TONIGHT
Mostly clear
Not as cool
Low: 47

THURSDAY
Clouds build
Staying warm
High: 71

THURSDAY NIGHT
Clouds building
Staying warm
Low: 53

FRIDAY
Rain moving in from Nicole
Cold front passing
High: 62

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