CINCINNATI — Greater Cincinnati could see its first snowflakes of the season on Friday, Nov. 13, as a sharp turn to colder weather follows rain through the region, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported, citing the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
First, the warm finish. Temperatures climb into the 60s on Wednesday, Nov. 11 — the forecast high near 67 — as a strengthening low-pressure system approaches the Ohio Valley, according to the forecast reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer. Clouds increase through the day, with showers developing by evening and rain continuing Wednesday night, mainly before 1 a.m., with a low around 44 and an 80% chance of precipitation.
Temperatures tumble behind the cold front, with northwest winds bringing much colder air beginning Thursday morning, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Thursday stays partly sunny with a high near 52, and Thursday night cools to around 35.
By Friday, temperatures could become cold enough for a few wet snowflakes to mix with rain showers — potentially Greater Cincinnati’s first flakes of the season, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The forecast calls only for flakes mixing with rain, not accumulating snow, with precipitation expected to end by the weekend. Eastern Ohio and the Great Lakes sit closer to the nor’easter’s snow, with lake-effect snow of 3 to 6 inches possible in portions of Michigan.
The chilly air lingers after the flakes: highs are expected to stay in the 40s through Monday, Nov. 16, with Friday near 46, Saturday sunny near 47 and Sunday sunny near 50, according to the National Weather Service forecast reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer. Overnight lows fall to around 29-31 by the weekend.
For gardeners and homeowners, the weekend lows near 29 are the practical part of the forecast: tender plants that survived the mild fall will not survive Saturday and Sunday nights unprotected, and the stretch of 40-degree highs through Monday marks the region’s first sustained cold of the season.
What happens next for Southwest Ohio is a classic mid-November pattern — one mild, wet day, then a cold front, then the season’s first flakes as a reminder. No accumulation is forecast for Cincinnati, and roads are not expected to be affected; the flakes, if they come Friday, are a milestone, not a hazard.
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