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WEATHER ALERT DAY: When snow begins and amounts expected

Snow likely this afternoon

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

By: Jennifer Ketchmark

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It's a 9 First Warning Weather Alert Day as the next measurable snow system enters the Tri-State. We are here to help time out the snow and show how much accumulates by when and how much snow we get in total.

A winter weather advisory begins at 11 a.m. and continues through 7 a.m. Saturday.

TIMING:

Now to 8 a.m. - Mostly cloudy, cold start
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Isolated snow showers move in but don't lead to much accumulation, maybe a dusting for some
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Scattered snow showers come in on the radar, light accumulations begin
3 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Snow is widespread and likely. Snow accumulates on roads, and slick spots are likely
8 p.m. to midnight - Snow goes from being steady to light and eventually tapers off

Today's snowfall is slow and steady. This isn't going to be a burst that happens all at once where accumulation happens quickly. "Slow" is the name of the game today.

Isolated snow showers will begin after 8 a.m. and up through 11 a.m. But the most widespread snow of the day will start arriving around 11 a.m. and take over regionally by 3 p.m. From 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., snow is widespread and likely. It will be steady but not to a point where we are dealing with low visibility or high snowfall rates. All said and done, 2-4" of snowfall is possible with reports of up to 5" possible. I will say, that the early morning weather models that just came in pulled back a little on the snow expectations which is why I'm still including the potential of some locations seeing around 2" of snowfall. I think the majority of the Tri-State ends up in that 3-4" range all said and done.