Gusty winds and dangerous wind chills will continue through the day. Lighter accumulations in Southern Ohio.Ī few snow showers will linger into Saturday, but additional accumulations will be minimal. It may not Rain or Snow on every Risky Day, but if it does rain or snow during the month, expect most of it to be on a. A Risky Day is not a direct prediction of precipitation (Rain/Snow) but instead a forecast of ideal conditions for a storm to enter the region. Larger accumulations are likely north of Columbus, generally, 2'-5'. 30DayWeather Long Range Weather Forecasts predict ideal conditions for a storm. Accumulations of 1'-3' are likely in the I-70 corridor with isolated pockets up to 4'.

Snow showers will continue through the afternoon. By sunrise, temperatures will be in the single digits, winds will be gusting to 40+ mph, wind chills will be well-below zero, and blowing snow will occasionally reduce visibility. Travel conditions will be very difficult. Snow atop the icy surfaces will become even more slippery and treacherous. The flash freeze will create dangerous driving conditions. Temperatures will drop nearly 30 degrees in less than two hours and wet surfaces will begin to freeze quickly. In the early overnight hours, the cold front bulldozes through Ohio creating rapid changes. Then, Thursday evening, before midnight, the storm deepens enough to create very gusty winds and drives cold air all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. By comparison, Ohio remains in the warmer part of the system and sees rain for the day with temperatures in the 40s. The Upper Great Plains is expecting large amounts of snow on Thursday. The center of the storm will race across the middle of the country and become much stronger as it travels eastward. It has emerged from the Rockies and is, in general, lingering over parts of Colorado and Wyoming this afternoon. SATURDAY: cloudy, scattered snow showers, windy, high 10, wind chills to -20. FRIDAY: rain changing to snow overnight, rapidly-falling temperatures, flash freeze creating icy conditions before sunrise, snow showers with moderate accumulating during the day, strong winds, frigid cold, daytime temperatures in the single digits with wind chills -15 to -25.

THURSDAY: scattered rain showers, breezy, mild, high, 43. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: becoming cloudy, chance of sprinkles before sunrise, patches of wintry mix, low 32. MORE | AEP Ohio offers advice on preparing for winter storm

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