Tracking winter weather: Heavy snow bands possible Sunday, could drop light accumulations
FOR MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT, JUST ABOUT 514 ON YOUR SUNDAY MORNING. AND TODAY IS A WEATHER IMPACT DAY. IT IS. AND WE’RE GOING TO SEE THOSE IMPACT DAYS STRETCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY BECAUSE OF THE BITTER COLD. BUT TODAY WE FOCUS ON THE SNOW ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL AND THE FACT THAT WE COULD SEE SOME SNOW SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON. THAT WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE SOME ISSUES ON THE ROADWAYS. QUICK ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AS RAPIDLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. SO THAT’S SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT AND ABOUT TODAY, ESPECIALLY TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, YOU CAN SEE THE BIG PICTURE HERE. WE’RE LOOKING AT THIS DEVELOPING DISTURBANCE KIND OF IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. PORTIONS OF TENNESSEE AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. SEEING SOME OF THAT SNOW. AND WE WILL EVENTUALLY SEE SOME OF THAT SNOW DEVELOP A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO FOR OUR SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE VIEWING AREA RIGHT NOW, NOT SEEING TOO MUCH ON RADAR, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF RETURNS SHOWING UP AROUND OWENTON OVER TO AREAS EAST OF MAYSVILLE AND SOUTHEAST OF WEST UNION, BUT THAT’S ABOUT IT. WE WILL SEE BETTER CHANCES FOR SNOW INCREASE AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS, AND THAT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT’S IN EFFECT GOES UNTIL 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON. SO WE ARE STILL GOING TO LOOK AT TEMPERATURES STAYING BELOW FREEZING. WE’RE AT 26 IN CINCINNATI. IT’S 20 IN BROOKVILLE. WE’RE IN THOSE UPPER 20S FOR WARSAW, 30 IN BROOKSVILLE AND KENTUCKY AND 31 IN MAYSVILLE. BUT WHEN YOU FACTOR IN A WIND THAT’S AROUND TEN MILES PER HOUR, IT FEELS LIKE THOSE UPPER TEENS. SO WE HAVE WIND CHILLS IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS FOR THE MOST PART, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEE KIND OF A BREEZY DAY TODAY. THAT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, AS I MENTIONED, GOES UNTIL 1:00 FOR AREAS IN THAT PURPLE COLOR. SO SOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE. AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE AREAS OF 1 TO 2, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN PLACES LIKE ROBERTSON AND MASON COUNTY, WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE UP TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW, BUT IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE IMPACTS WHERE WE’RE NOT UNDER THAT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SO WE ARE ALL GOING TO HAVE THAT CHANCE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW. WE’LL JUST PROBABLY SEE LESS AND LESS AS YOU HEAD BACK TOWARD, SAY, HARRISON, BROOKVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA. HERE’S FUTURECAST AT 8:00 THIS MORNING. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE MORE OF THAT SNOW FILL IN. AND AGAIN, A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO BE SOUTH AND EAST OF 71. WE’LL TAKE YOU INTO ABOUT LUNCHTIME. YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT’S FOCUSED STILL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF CINCINNATI. NOT MUCH HAPPENING ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST, BUT INTO THE AFTERNOON WE GET RID OF THE STEADIER LIGHT SNOW THAT’S AFFECTING OUR SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE VIEWING AREA. WITH THAT DISTURBANCE MOVING TO THE SOUTH THROUGH KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. AND WE TRADE THAT FOR SOME LAKE EFFECT MOISTURE THAT IS GOING TO BRING SOME SNOW BANDS IN HERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING. SO THAT’S WHAT I’M CONCERNED ABOUT. AND THIS EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO SEE THESE SNOW BANDS. IT’S PARTICULARLY CINCINNATI AND EASTWARD. BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE THREAT FOR SOME OF THOSE SNOW SQUALLS TO PUT DOWN A QUICK ACCUMULATION ON THE ROADS, LOWER THOSE VISIBILITIES VERY QUICKLY AS WELL. SO MAKE SURE IF YOU’RE OUT AFTER LUNCHTIME, 1 OR 2:00, ESPECIALLY TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE. THAT’S THE HIGHEST TIME WHERE I THINK WE’LL HAVE THE GREATEST THREAT FOR THOSE SNOW SQUALLS. AND THEN WE CLEAR THINGS OUT. WE GET SOME GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING GOING ON FOR MONDAY, AND THOSE TEMPERATURES PLUMMET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK LIKE 1 TO 2 FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH AND EAST OF 71. LESS THAN THAT AS YOU HEAD YOUR WAY NORTH AND WEST, PROBABLY UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TODAY WE’RE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES TO KIND OF GLIDE RIGHT THROUGH THOSE MID 20S. WE ACTUALLY FALL TO THE LOWER 20S BY DINNERTIME, AND WE’LL TRACK THAT CHANCE FOR SNOW AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEN WE HAVE THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY SET TO TAKE EFFECT 1:00 MONDAY MORNING, BASICALLY MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING GOING TO BE THE COLDEST AIR WE’VE SEEN SO FAR THIS SEASON. FROSTBITE, HYPOTHERMIA AND PIPE ISSUES GOING TO BE A CONCERN IF YOU DON’T TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. SO MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT TO COVER THE EXPOSED SKIN, THAT WIND CHILL FACTOR IS WHEN THAT WIND HITS YOUR SKIN. SO MAKE SURE YOU COVER UP EXPOSED SKIN. WEAR THE SCARF, THE HAT, AND THE GLOVES FOR SURE. DANGEROUS COLD STARTS MONDAY. WE’RE GOING TO SEE LOWS DOWN TO ABOUT ONE DEGREE, AND SOME OF US MAY EVEN FALL SHORT OF ZERO. IT WILL FEEL LIKE WE ARE ABOUT 9 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. TUESDAY. WE’RE LOOKING AT WIND CHILLS STILL BELOW ZERO. NOT AS TERRIBLE AS MONDAY, BUT STILL DANGEROUSLY COLD. AND THEN AS WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY, WE COULD POTENTIALLY FEEL 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH LOWS RIGHT AROUND ZERO DEGREES. ONCE AGAIN. SO VERY COLD FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES DON’T GET OUT OF THOSE TEENS, BUT YOU CAN SEE SINGLE DIGIT LOWS. SO WE’LL SEE SUBZERO WIND CHILLS IN THE MORNING. LIKELY STAYING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR WHAT IT FEELS LIKE DURING THE DAY MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY WE FINALLY GET ABOVE FREEZING. A QUIET WORKWEEK. IT’S JUST COLD TO START, AND THEN WE’LL
Tracking winter weather: Heavy snow bands possible Sunday, could drop light accumulations
Temperatures will slowly fall through the 20s Sunday.*Winter Weather Advisory issued from 1 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday for accumulating snowfall leading to slick travel conditions.*LIVE RADAR // LATEST WEATHER ALERTS Light snow will develop and affect mainly our far southern counties. That snow will linger to about lunchtime, but then we’ll tap into some lake-effect moisture and snow squalls will be possible later Sunday afternoon and into the early evening. Accumulations of 1-2″ are possible with locally higher amounts, especially in the heavier bands. Watch for rapidly reduced visibility and quick accumulations on roads.*Cold Weather Advisory issued from late Sunday night – Wednesday morning due to wind chills of 10-15 degrees below zero possible*By Monday, even colder air will settle in! MLK Day starts out near zero and only tops out near 16°. The wind chill will likely be -10 to -15 Monday morning. You need to plan ahead for the cold if you are participating in the MLK Day march and program. Tuesday morning feels like -1, and Wednesday morning feels like -5.
Temperatures will slowly fall through the 20s Sunday.
*Winter Weather Advisory issued from 1 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday for accumulating snowfall leading to slick travel conditions.*
LIVE RADAR // LATEST WEATHER ALERTS
Light snow will develop and affect mainly our far southern counties. That snow will linger to about lunchtime, but then we’ll tap into some lake-effect moisture and snow squalls will be possible later Sunday afternoon and into the early evening.
Accumulations of 1-2″ are possible with locally higher amounts, especially in the heavier bands. Watch for rapidly reduced visibility and quick accumulations on roads.
*Cold Weather Advisory issued from late Sunday night – Wednesday morning due to wind chills of 10-15 degrees below zero possible*
By Monday, even colder air will settle in! MLK Day starts out near zero and only tops out near 16°. The wind chill will likely be -10 to -15 Monday morning. You need to plan ahead for the cold if you are participating in the MLK Day march and program.
Tuesday morning feels like -1, and Wednesday morning feels like -5.
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