Wind advisory in effect: Rain could transition to snow overnight

Rain and snow seems to be the recipe for the day, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2023 as this lady uses an umbrella to do her shopping at the Greene Town Center. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF

Rain and snow seems to be the recipe for the day, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2023 as this lady uses an umbrella to do her shopping at the Greene Town Center. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF
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Updated Jan 10, 2024
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Today is wet and windy with a cold front moving through this evening along a narrow line of showers that could transition to snow or a wintry mix overnight.

A wind advisory is in effect through noon Wednesday for the region, issued by the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Wind gusts are expected to peak from 35 to 50 mph at times late tonight into Wednesday morning. Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects and down tree limbs and power lines.

Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus each set daily rainfall records for Tuesday.

Dayton broke a 94-year-old daily rainfall record with 1.42 inches as of 4:50 p.m. The old record of 1.09 inches set in 1930.

Cincinnati and Columbus broke daily rainfall records set 126 years ago in 1898. Cincinnati recorded 1.61 inches as of 7:10 p.m. to break the old record of 1.57 inches. Columbus recorded 1.24 inches as of 4:50 p.m., which breaks the old record of 0.86 inch. It is still raining, so the NWS said it will update the totals at the end of the day.

Areas of rain tonight will mix with and then change to snow, though little or no accumulation is expected. The overnight low will be around 32 degrees.

Snow is likely Wednesday, mainly before 10 a.m. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy and much colder with a high near 36 degrees. It will be breezy with gusts as high as 50 mph, with the strongest winds expected in the morning. Little or no snow accumulation is expected.

Wednesday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low around 30 degrees. Windy conditions remain, but gusts are expected to top out around 26 mph.

Thursday will be partly sunny and warmer with a high near 40 degrees.

Thursday night will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 30 degrees. There is a chance of snow after 2 a.m., mixing with rain after 3 a.m.

Rain arrives again Friday, mainly after 7 a.m. The high will be near 47 degrees.

Another strong system will sweep through the region Friday into Saturday. Temperatures will trend much lower for the upcoming weekend.

Friday night will be breezy with wind gusts up to 45 mph possible. The overnight low will be around 26 degrees. Rain is expected before 2 a.m., then rain and snow likely between 2 and 3 a.m., followed by snow.

Saturday has a chance of snow with mostly cloudy skies and a high around freezing. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 12 degrees.

Wind chills between zero and 5 below zero are expected Sunday, which will be mostly cloudy and breezy with a high well below freezing, near 24 degrees. There is a chance of snow Sunday night, which will be mostly cloudy with a low around 13 degrees.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will have morning wind chills between zero and 5 below zero. It will be frigid with a high near 26 degrees under mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow.

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