Impacts could make travel ‘near-impossible’

Winter Storm Warning: Heavy snow, sleet could make travel ‘near-impossible’

Updated: 3:34 PM EST Jan 4, 2025

STORY HERE IN THE TRI STATE THIS WEEKEND, ERICA. RIGHT. THIS IS A HUGE STORM. IT’S GOING TO IMPACT SEVERAL STATES. AND IT STILL HAS SOME SOME TERRITORY TO GET THROUGH. BY THE TIME IT GETS TO THE TRI STATE. SO THINGS WILL EVOLVE OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. BUT IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, WE’LL START TO TRACK THAT SNOW HEADING INTO OUR SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE VIEWING AREA. SO WE’RE UNDER THAT WINTER STORM WARNING THAT GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW MORNING AT TEN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. TECHNICALLY TUESDAY, BUT LATE MONDAY NIGHT. AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO SEE IMPACTFUL SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS EVERYWHERE IN THE TRI STATE. NOW WE ARE DRY TODAY, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY ERRANDS TO RUN, DO THEM TODAY. IT IS GOING TO BE COLD, SO MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP. BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE SO IT WILL LOOK BEAUTIFUL. IT JUST WON’T FEEL TOO BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE. THIS IS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGING SOME SNOW TO BILLINGS, MONTANA AND THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH AND EASTWARD AND EVENTUALLY AFFECT US HERE IN THE TRI STATE. BUT UNTIL THEN, WE’RE JUST GOING TO STAY COLD AND QUIET. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ARE AROUND 19. IN CINCINNATI. WE’RE AT 20 IN FLORENCE, 18 STILL IN BROOKVILLE AND BLANCHESTER, AND AROUND 20 DEGREES IN GEORGETOWN, 21 FOR FALMOUTH. OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS, YOU CAN EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB THROUGH THOSE TEENS AND INTO THE 20S. IT FEELS LIKE EIGHT DEGREES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, SO MAKE SURE YOU’RE BUNDLING UP. IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO, AND EVEN INTO THE AFTERNOON AS WE TOP OUT IN THE 20S, IT’S STILL GOING TO FEEL LIKE 15 TO 18 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, I EXPECT FOR THE AFTERNOON, A FEW HIGH CLOUDS HERE OR THERE, BUT WE STAY QUIET AND WE’LL STAY QUIET TONIGHT. IT’S TOMORROW AND MONDAY THAT OUR WEATHER ALERT DAY. SO SUNDAY AND MONDAY ARE THE MOST IMPACTFUL DAYS FROM THIS WINTER STORM. AND IT WILL BE ARRIVING HERE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WE’LL START TO ACCUMULATE SOME SNOW ON THE ROADS, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY EVENING. WE’LL START TO SEE THOSE ROADS GO DOWNHILL AND OVERNIGHT WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF A WARM NOSE OF AIR, IF YOU WILL, TO COME IN HERE FROM THE SOUTH. AND THAT’S GOING TO CREATE THE CHANCE FOR SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR SOME OF OUR COUNTIES IN THE VIEWING AREA BY MONDAY MORNING, THOUGH, THAT ALL CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SNOW COVERED ROADS. WE MAY HAVE A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH, THAT COULD CAUSE SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES, BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME DANGEROUS TRAVEL OUT THERE WITH THOSE ROADS SNOW COVERED AND POSSIBLY SNOW COVERED FOR A WHILE. AND AGAIN, THIS TRACK IS REALLY GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON HOW MUCH SNOW WE SEE, HOW MUCH SLEET AND HOW MUCH FREEZING RAIN. SO TWEAKS TO THE FORECAST ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS FOR SURE. LET’S TAKE YOU THROUGH FUTURECAST. HERE’S EIGHT 9:00 SUNDAY MORNING WHERE I STILL EXPECT TO SEE A SNOW FREE FORECAST. NOW WE WILL BE ON THE CLOUDY SIDE, BUT THAT SNOW REALLY STARTS TO VENTURE IN HERE ABOUT MID-MORNING. SO TEN 11:00 ACROSS THE SOUTH AND WEST THAT MOVES INTO THE CINCINNATI AREA BETWEEN 12 AND 2. AND THEN THAT WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE VIEWING AREA AS WE HEAD TOWARD SUNDAY AROUND 4 OR 5. SO AFTER THAT, WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES. SO 1 TO 2IN OF SNOW POSSIBLE. AND OUR THAT’S VERY HEAVY SNOW. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO LOOK AT SNOW COVERED ROADS, YOU’RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK AT VERY LOW VISIBILITY BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. SO THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME WE HIT SEVEN 8:00. WATCH THIS PINK CONTOUR MOVE THROUGH. THIS IS GOING TO MOVE SHIFT UPWARDS AND SHIFT NORTHWARDS. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY YOUR FREEZING RAIN. AND ALSO YOUR SLEET. SO THIS IS HAPPENING SUNDAY EVENING. WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE THAT LIFT AS FAR NORTH AS CINCINNATI OR INTO NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY. THAT’S WHERE WE COULD STILL SEE SOME SLEET MIX IN BY MONDAY MORNING THOUGH, AS I HAD MENTIONED, BY SEVEN 8:00 WE’RE SWITCHING BACK OVER TO SNOW. AND THAT’S WHAT YOU SEE HERE IN BLUE. THINGS WILL START TO DETERIORATE INTO MONDAY MORNING. BUT I EXPECT POSSIBLY ANOTHER WAVE OF ENERGY TO MOVE THROUGH HERE TOMORROW OR MONDAY AFTERNOON, PROVIDING US WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. SO THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY LOOK LIKE THIS, POTENTIALLY UP TO 6 TO 9IN. MAYBE SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE FAR NORTH, EVEN INTO CINCINNATI. WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE AROUND SIX INCHES OF SNOW, BUT DOWN TO OUR SOUTH IN PURPLE, WE’RE LOOKING AT FAR LESS BECAUSE OF THAT SLEET AND ICE MIXING IN. SO PROBABLY LESS THAN FOUR INCHES ON AVERAGE. AND THE ICE POTENTIAL WILL BE HIGHER TO OUR FAR SOUTH. SO MORE LIKELY IN PINK FOR THAT FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL. AGAIN, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO POSSIBLY UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE. AND THEN LESS LIKELY AS YOU AS YOU HEAD FARTHER NORTH. NOW THE SLEET POTENTIAL GOES A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH. WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THAT WARM NOSE OF AIR MOVE INTO PLACES LIKE CINCINNATI, POSSIBLY NORTHERN CLERMONT BROWNS INTO HIGHLAND COUNTY, PROVIDING US WITH THE THE CHANCE FOR SOME SLEET TO MIX IN. SO BASICALLY YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE INCHES OF SNOW WITH THAT WINTRY MIX IN BETWEEN, AND THEN A COUPLE MORE INCHES OF SNOW ON TOP. SO THAT WINTRY MIX IS GOING TO KIND OF BE SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN THE SNOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS GO DOWNHILL SUNDAY, SUNDAY MORNING WE’RE LOOKING AT COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS. AND THEN BY AFTERNOON THOSE ROADS ARE STARTING TO GET SNOW COVERED. BY SUNDAY NIGHT, I THINK WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SAME STORY FOR MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 27 SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 26 ON MONDAY WITH OUR WEATHER ALERT DAYS, AND THEN WE DRY THINGS OUT FOR TUESDAY. BUT WE ARE BELOW FREEZING FOR TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND WE’LL EVEN SEE SOME SUBZERO WIN

Winter Storm Warning: Heavy snow, sleet could make travel ‘near-impossible’

Updated: 3:34 PM EST Jan 4, 2025

ALERT: A Winter Storm Warning will go into effect Sunday morning into Monday night.The winter storm moves in this weekend and there’s already a Winter Storm Warning in effect. Travel will be treacherous this weekend and even near-impossible at times. CLOSURES // LIVE RADAR // LATEST WEATHER ALERTSSaturday is a one day breather with some sun and temperatures in the 20s. Wind chills will be in the teens. A winter storm takes aim at Greater Cincinnati Sunday into Monday.See breakdown of winter storm timelineSignificant travel impacts are expected Sunday afternoon, night and Monday morning. Heavy snow moves in between 10 a.m. noon Sunday. At some point on Sunday evening into Monday, a wintry mix of sleet and freezing noses in from the south.This cuts back snow totals where that happens, mostly south of the river and throughout the Cincinnati metro. It’s likely that we switch back to snow at some point Monday morning as the system moves out and pick up a couple more inches on top of snow/snow & ice. Totals as of now will be highest along I-70. Six to 9 inches of snow looks possible in northern Butler, Warren and Clinton counties, as well as Fayette, Franklin and Union counties in southeast Indiana. Are you prepared for a winter storm? Tips, tricks to stay safeAlong the Ohio River, 3 to 6 inches of snow and sleet looks possible. South of the I-71-75 Split, snow totals are less and more ice is possible. Plan on 1-3 inches snow in these communities. All totals are Sunday and Monday combined. A cold stretch settles in through the first full week of January. By Wednesday, dangerously cold wind chills struggle to make it out of the single digits. This lingers through the rest of the week.WLWT will continue to update this story with the latest forecast details.

CINCINNATI —

ALERT: A Winter Storm Warning will go into effect Sunday morning into Monday night.

The winter storm moves in this weekend and there’s already a Winter Storm Warning in effect. Travel will be treacherous this weekend and even near-impossible at times.

CLOSURES // LIVE RADAR // LATEST WEATHER ALERTS

Saturday is a one day breather with some sun and temperatures in the 20s. Wind chills will be in the teens.

A winter storm takes aim at Greater Cincinnati Sunday into Monday.

See breakdown of winter storm timeline

Significant travel impacts are expected Sunday afternoon, night and Monday morning. Heavy snow moves in between 10 a.m. noon Sunday.

At some point on Sunday evening into Monday, a wintry mix of sleet and freezing noses in from the south.

This cuts back snow totals where that happens, mostly south of the river and throughout the Cincinnati metro. It’s likely that we switch back to snow at some point Monday morning as the system moves out and pick up a couple more inches on top of snow/snow & ice.

Totals as of now will be highest along I-70. Six to 9 inches of snow looks possible in northern Butler, Warren and Clinton counties, as well as Fayette, Franklin and Union counties in southeast Indiana.

Are you prepared for a winter storm? Tips, tricks to stay safe

Along the Ohio River, 3 to 6 inches of snow and sleet looks possible. South of the I-71-75 Split, snow totals are less and more ice is possible. Plan on 1-3 inches snow in these communities. All totals are Sunday and Monday combined.

A cold stretch settles in through the first full week of January. By Wednesday, dangerously cold wind chills struggle to make it out of the single digits. This lingers through the rest of the week.

WLWT will continue to update this story with the latest forecast details.