It's the middle of October but it's feeling more like December with chilly air putting a freeze warning in place and bringing the potential for snowflakes in some cities.A FREEZE WARNING is in place for the WLWT viewing area from Monday night into Tuesday morning. Temperatures drop to sub-freezing ranges.A strong, fall-cold front and a low-pressure center swing through and change our temperatures drastically for the early part of the new week.Temperatures will be in the low to mid 40s and we barely warm out of the upper 40s this afternoon. This comes with a mix of clouds and sunshine. You'll want a heavier coat all day because gusty winds will make it feel more like the low 40s at times.Overnight tonight looks wintry with freeze warnings going into effect. Most locations feel lows around 30 for tonight which would yield potential for widespread frost. We'll have some rain showers moving in from the north too! Because the air is so cold, we'll see some snowflakes mixing in for some cities. This won't impact you in any way, so good news if you work overnights. Winds gust to 20mph tonight so it will feel more like the 20s at times.Tuesday brings an additional round of the 40s with mostly cloudy skies. Isolated, cold rain showers are possible during the afternoon. If moisture lingers long enough into the evening, we could see more snowflakes mixing in.We'll continue to see the threat for a widespread frost and freeze through the early days this week. Relief arrives by the weekend as sunshine and highs in the low 70s.If you're surprised to hear the word "snowflakes" this early in the season, it's not the first time.In fact, in 1993 it was a Halloween for the ages, with 6.2 inches of snow being dumped on Cincinnati in just two days.The Halloween eve snow (Oct. 30, 1993), brought 5.9 inches to Cincinnati. According to the National Weather service, it marks the most snowfall on any October day in Cincinnati, with records dating back to 1893.A snowstorm in October of 1989 had people guessing which month it was.The snowstorm knocked out power for almost the entire town of Green Township.Many went days without power before it was restored more than 83 hours later.
It's the middle of October but it's feeling more like December with chilly air putting a freeze warning in place and bringing the potential for snowflakes in some cities.
A FREEZE WARNING is in place for the WLWT viewing area from Monday night into Tuesday morning. Temperatures drop to sub-freezing ranges.
A strong, fall-cold front and a low-pressure center swing through and change our temperatures drastically for the early part of the new week.
Temperatures will be in the low to mid 40s and we barely warm out of the upper 40s this afternoon. This comes with a mix of clouds and sunshine. You'll want a heavier coat all day because gusty winds will make it feel more like the low 40s at times.
Overnight tonight looks wintry with freeze warnings going into effect. Most locations feel lows around 30 for tonight which would yield potential for widespread frost. We'll have some rain showers moving in from the north too! Because the air is so cold, we'll see some snowflakes mixing in for some cities. This won't impact you in any way, so good news if you work overnights. Winds gust to 20mph tonight so it will feel more like the 20s at times.
Tuesday brings an additional round of the 40s with mostly cloudy skies. Isolated, cold rain showers are possible during the afternoon. If moisture lingers long enough into the evening, we could see more snowflakes mixing in.
We'll continue to see the threat for a widespread frost and freeze through the early days this week. Relief arrives by the weekend as sunshine and highs in the low 70s.
If you're surprised to hear the word "snowflakes" this early in the season, it's not the first time.
In fact, in 1993 it was a Halloween for the ages, with 6.2 inches of snow being dumped on Cincinnati in just two days.
The Halloween eve snow (Oct. 30, 1993), brought 5.9 inches to Cincinnati. According to the National Weather service, it marks the most snowfall on any October day in Cincinnati, with records dating back to 1893.
A snowstorm in October of 1989 had people guessing which month it was.
The snowstorm knocked out power for almost the entire town of Green Township.
Many went days without power before it was restored more than 83 hours later.
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