All of Miami Valley under Winter Storm Warning – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio

QUICK-LOOK FORECAST:

• Winter Storm Warning Wednesday PM-Friday AM
• Rain arrives Wednesday to snow into Thursday
• Very cold to end the week

>>TRACK THE CONDITIONS: Live Doppler 7 Radar

TODAY: Steady rain showers likely through most of the Miami Valley on Wednesday with possibly a transition to a wintry mix or possibly snow across the northern Miami Valley by late afternoon, according to Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Austin Chaney. It will be windy, too. Temperatures during the day will range from the 30s north to the low 40s south.

Rain will switch to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain across the Miami Valley overnight with snow across the north. I-70 may become a good dividing line between the wintry mix and all snow. This divide looks to persist through the night leading to icing south of I-70, and heavy snow accumulation north of I-70.

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THURSDAY: Steady sleet and freezing rain expected through the southern Miami Valley during the day with snow across the northern Miami Valley. Eventually, the entire area transitions to snow. Heavy wet snow on top of ice will cause significant travel problems and the potential for power outages.

Temperatures will start near 30 degrees in the Dayton area, colder north, and drop as a cold front moves through. It will also be quite windy at times. Blowing and drifting snow Thursday evening will keep roads snow-covered.

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Expected ice accumulations:

• Up to .25″ south of Eaton, to Dayton, to Springfield
• Up to .5″ south of Hamilton, to Springboro, to Wilmington

Expected snow totals:

• Richmond to Bellefontaine northward: 8-12″ (localized higher totals) Eaton to Springfield: 6-10″
• Hamilton to Xenia: 3-6″
• Springboro to Wilmington: 1-3″

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy skies Friday morning, gradually clearing as the winter storm pulls away. There may be a passing snow flurry early, otherwise dry conditions expected. Cold with high temperatures only warming to the upper teens in many places.

SATURDAY: A very cold morning, with temperatures near or below zero to start. Even with sunny skies, temperatures will top out in upper teens to lower 20s.

SUNDAY: Sun and a few clouds around on Sunday. A chilly day, but not as cold with highs in the lower 30s.

MONDAY: Partly sunny and cold. Highs in the upper 20s

TUESDAY: A chilly day, but mostly sunny with highs in the lower 30s.

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