Storm Center 7

Winter Weather Advisory for all of Miami Valley continues into early Saturday

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the region that is in effect now until 1 a.m. Saturday.

Watch Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Britley Ritz as she will be tracking this system later this morning beginning at 4:25 a.m. on News Center 7 Daybreak.

QUICK-LOOK FORECAST:

  • Winter Weather Advisory continues
  • 1 to 3 inches of snow likely for most tonight
  • Bitter cold weekend, then a warming trend

>> TRACK THE LATEST CONDITIONS: Live Doppler 7 Radar

DETAILED FORECAST:

OVERNIGHT: A few snow showers will be followed by accumulating snow overnight, according to Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Austin Chaney. Snow becomes widespread and steady during the overnight hours through early Friday morning. Cold with temperatures falling through the 20s overnight.

FRIDAY: Snow continues to fall through daybreak, then becomes more broken up. Snow showers remain a possibility through Friday afternoon. Total snowfall accumulation is in the range of two inches to three inches for much of the Miami Valley, and three to four inches for the northern Miami Valley. Afternoon temperatures do not rise. . . . They will remain in the lower 20s. Wind chills will be in the lower teens.

SATURDAY: Dangerously cold Saturday morning with sub-zero wind chills. Staying very cold into the afternoon with highs in the teens and single-digit wind chills likely. Cloudy with a few flurries around.

SUNDAY: Dangerously cold again Sunday morning with wind chills near zero. A gradual clearing trend is expected with more sunshine into the afternoon. Highs in the low to mid 20s.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny and not as cold. Highs in the upper 30s, which is pretty typical for this time of year.

TUESDAY: Cloudy with a chance for rain. There is a brief chance for freezing rain early Tuesday morning before all rain is expected Tuesday afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s.

WEDNESDAY: Cloudy with a chance for showers. Highs in the mid-40s.

THURSDAY: Cloudy with rain likely. Much warmer with highs in the upper 40s to near 50.

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