Friday and Saturday will be 9 First Warning Weather Alert Days.
Let's just get right to it... Friday and Saturday are going to be rough weather days here in the Tri-State. If you anything to do, you should complete it by Thursday evening. After that, roads will become difficult or dangerous. Thankfully, the forecast for Wednesday is relatively easy. We'll see a partly cloudy sky turning mostly cloudy as temperatures warm to 44 degrees.
Showers start on Thursday ahead of this system. We'll see hit or miss rain during the day as temperatures warm to 42 degrees. Winds won't be high yet, but it's going to ramp up fast!
Thursday night, rain will fall as temperatures tumble and the switchover to snow begins. We'll see a burst of snow first thing Friday morning under very windy conditions. Due to the fast temperature drop and rate of snowfall, this will stick to roads and lead to slick spots. As you know, that means travel issues here in the Tri-State.
We'll see snowfall into Friday morning and it looks likely to see snow showers through the day too. Temperatures will be in the teens but with winds coming in at up to 40 mph or more, it's going to feel like -10 to -20 degrees. With the continued light snowfall, especially north of the Ohio River, the visibility could drop at times and blowing and drifting snow could create white-out conditions.
This still isn't a huge snowfall event for us. Most of the models are still showing amounts around a few inches. Of course, it only takes 1-2" or 2-4" of snow sticking to the roads that will lead to problems.
OVERNIGHT
Partly cloudy
Chilly
Low: 22
WEDNESDAY
Becoming mostly cloudy
Seasonal
High: 44
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Overcast
Low: 33
9 First Warning Weather 24/7 Livestream
==========
- Interactive Radar: Track weather to your doorstep
- Sign up for severe weather email alerts
- Check latest school closings and delays
- WCPOtraffic updates
- Metro bus detours and updates (or call the hotline at 513-632-7538)
- Latest power outages from Duke Energy
- Flight cancellations and delays from CVG, other U.S. airports
