HELENE IMPACTS: Timing out when rain returns for your weekend forecast

The remnants of Hurricane Helene battered the Tri-State Friday and it will drive the conversation for the rest of this weekend's forecast as well.

The center of the storm will basically set anchor over southern Kentucky the next few days keeping the rain and winds in our area each day this weekend.

Spotty showers will continue overnight into early Saturday as winds continue to fade. There will be periods of heavy rain, but the bulk of the moisture returns around 5 a.m on Saturday as the system loops back in from our southwest. This rain will likely be steady with us throughout the day on Saturday.

Friday's max wind gusts were as high as 67 mph in some areas, which created a log of damage and led to several power outages. As of of 9:45 p.m. Friday more than 100,000 customers were without power in the Cincinnati Metro.

The heaviest rain is done but flooding issues will still possible through the weekend, especially along small creeks and streams. Many areas have already seen more than two inches inches of rain and between Saturday and Sunday we could see an additional 1 to 2 is possible for our area through the weekend. The storm totals should range between 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts of up to 5" possible.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Spotty showers
Winds start to diminish
Low: 64

SATURDAY
Overcast
Rain continues
High: 69

SATURDAY NIGHT
Spotty showers
Cloudy
Low: 62

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy
Spotty showers
High: 70

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