Cooler but mild temperatures arrive as strong winds relax across Cincinnati area

ASHLEY: IT’S BEEN A WINDY ONE, BUT A WARM WIND. >> WE SET A RECORD HIGH, WE GOT IT UP TO 67 DEGREES. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WINTER BEING TRICKED -- TAKEN A BREAK. WE HAVE TO GET THESE WINDS DOWN. THAT WILL MAKE FOR QUIETER TIMES AHEAD. WINDS WILL BE AGAIN -- BEGIN TO RELAX. TEMPERATURE WISE, IF YOU STEPPED OUT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS, YOU KNOW IT IS COOLER OUT THERE. WHEN YOU COMPARE IT TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE, IT WON’T FEEL BAD AT ALL FOR FEBRUARY. THAT’S THE SAME STORY FOR THE WEEKEND. YOU WILL ENJOY THIS FEBRUARY WEEKEND. LET’S DEAL WITH THE WINS, WE HAVE HAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS. CVG MAXED OUT WITH 56 MILES PER HOUR. MOST OF THE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN FDDI FIVE AND 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE WINDS PEAKED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. WE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING GUSTS THAT ARE DROPPING UNDER 50 MILES PER HOUR. THAT WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WINDOW -- HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 7:00. YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR GUSTS. THEY ARE BEGINNING TO DROP UNDER 40 MILES PER HOUR. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WILMINGTON, THEY’RE STILL PRETTY STRONG. EVEN OUR SUSTAINED WINDS, WHICH WERE OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR EARLIER, ARE BEGINNING TO COME DOWN. ALL THE INDICATORS POINT TO OUR WINS BEGINNING TO RELAX. THAT’S WHY YOU ARE STARTING TO SEE POWER OUTAGE NUMBERS COME DOWN. WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE WINDS BRING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES. WE’VE GOT 60’S TO OUR EAST, WEST UNION WAS IN THE 70’S. TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 40’S. IT WILL TURN COOLER THIS EVENING, BUT NOT MUCH COOLER THAN WHAT YOU ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW. IN THE METRO, WE ARE FALLING THROUGH THE 50’S AND INTO THE 40’S. TIME TO BREAK THOSE JACKETS AND SWEATERS OUT. YOU WILL SEE HOW THE WINDS RELAX OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE GUSTS BY 8:00, MOSTLY UNDER 35 MILES PER HOUR. BY THE TIME WE MAKE IT TOWARDS 10:00 TONIGHT, MOST OF OUR WIND GUSTS ARE UNDER 30. OVERALL THE TREND IS CALMING OF THOSE WINS. CLOUDS ARE ROLLING IN, A LITTLE SUN OUT THERE. WE DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY RAIN. THE STORM CENTER WILL STAY UP CLOSER TO THE GREAT LAKES. YOU WILL SEE CLOUDS, EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT. EVENTUALLY WE SHOULD GET INTO THE SUNSHINE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW IT’S 49 DEGREES IN CINCINNATI. THE 12 HOUR FORECAST, TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP FALLING THROUGH THE 40’S THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. BY MORNING, WE WILL GET DOWN INTO THE MID-30’S. YOU ARE ALWAYS WINNING IN THE WEATHER GAME WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING AND TONIGHT IN FEBRUARY. WINDS RELAX TONIGHT, CHILLY, 30 FIVE. TOMORROW, PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. WE TOP OUT IN THE 40’S. THAT’S HIGHER THAN WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. MORE CLOUDS TOMORROW, AND A COOLER AFTERNOON. LESS WIND TWO. SEVEN DAY FORECAST, THIS DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A FEBRUARY SEVEN DAY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. OUR NORMAL HIGH IS 42. OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, EVERY SINGLE NUMBER IS ABOVE AVERAGE. NEXT WEEK WE ARE CLIMBING INTO THE MID 60’S. WE MAY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER.

Cooler but mild temperatures arrive as strong winds relax across Cincinnati area

Updated: 10:57 PM EST Feb 9, 2023

High winds have started to relax tonight.LATEST WEATHER ALERTS Cooler air will be arriving as temperatures quickly slip from record warmth to the 40s this evening, and eventually to the mid 30s by morning under mostly cloudy skies. Friday will still be nice and mild for February, but not as warm. Expect highs in the upper 40s with it cold Friday night and lows in the low/mid 20s.The weather looks great for early/mid-February going into early next week. Lots of sunshine will return with highs running at least 10 degrees above normal by Sunday. Saturday will be the coolest day with highs in the low/mid 40s, then around 50 Sunday, and mid 50s by Monday. Nights start cold in the mid 20s Saturday night, then around freezing Sunday and Monday nights. Even milder weather arrives by mid-week with highs in the mid 60s and the potential for severe weather by Thursday.

CINCINNATI —

High winds have started to relax tonight.

LATEST WEATHER ALERTS

Cooler air will be arriving as temperatures quickly slip from record warmth to the 40s this evening, and eventually to the mid 30s by morning under mostly cloudy skies. Friday will still be nice and mild for February, but not as warm. Expect highs in the upper 40s with it cold Friday night and lows in the low/mid 20s.

The weather looks great for early/mid-February going into early next week. Lots of sunshine will return with highs running at least 10 degrees above normal by Sunday.

Saturday will be the coolest day with highs in the low/mid 40s, then around 50 Sunday, and mid 50s by Monday. Nights start cold in the mid 20s Saturday night, then around freezing Sunday and Monday nights.

Even milder weather arrives by mid-week with highs in the mid 60s and the potential for severe weather by Thursday.