Widespread snow moves out of Cincinnati, dangerous cold lingers

FIVE. DANIELLE. THANK YOU. YEAH, FRIDAY KIND OF MAKES IT SOUND A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHEN IT’S GOING TO BE LIKE FIVE BELOW WITH THE WIND CHILL OR WHATEVER. IT’S GETTING INTO THE WEEKEND. YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE SNOW WE GOT THIS MORNING. I HAD A KID FROM SCHOOL MESSAGING ME, ARE THEY GOING TO LET US OUT OF HERE EARLY? YOU KNOW, IT’S LOOKING REALLY BAD OUTSIDE, BUT LUCKILY KIND OF THE TIMING WAS PERFECT. MOST KIDS GOT TO SCHOOL, THE SNOW CAME DOWN, THEY CLEARED IT AWAY, AND THEN THEY GOT TO GET HOME FROM SCHOOL. AND I WOULD BE READY TO SAY, LET’S GIVE MOTHER NATURE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. IT’S OUR FIRST TIME ABOVE FREEZING IN TWO WEEKS, BUT WE’VE GOT DANGEROUS COLD COMING TONIGHT, SO IT’S A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAYED RESPONSE IN TERMS OF OUR WARM WEATHER IS STILL COMING. WE’RE NOT GOING TO SAY IT’S NOT ON THE WAY ANY LONGER. IT’S JUST GOING TO BE ON PAUSE FOR A MOMENT. SO TONIGHT WE DO HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE VIEWING AREA. AND THAT’S BECAUSE WIND CHILLS COULD GET DOWN AS LOW AS TEN BELOW. I KNOW RIGHT. IT’S THE FIRST TIME ABOVE FREEZING IN TWO WEEKS. AND IN A FEW HOURS FROM NOW WE’LL BE TALKING DANGEROUS COLD AGAIN. TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING RIGHT AROUND FREEZING, OR A DEGREE ABOVE FOR MOST OF US. AS YOU CAN SEE OFFICIALLY HERE IN CINCINNATI, WE ARE HOLDING AT 33 NOW. MOST OF THE SNOW IS OUT OF HERE. THERE COULD BE A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS LEFT OVER LATER ON THIS EVENING AS THE ARCTIC FRONT COMES IN AND THOSE COLD, BITTER WINDS BEGIN TO BLOW. BUT BY AND LARGE, I DON’T HAVE ANY REAL ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM WINTRY WEATHER. IF ANYTHING, YOU’LL NEED TO WATCH FOR REFREEZE OUT THERE ON AREA ROADWAYS. LET ME SHOW YOU THE DANGEROUS COLD MOVING IN THIS EVENING. SO IT’S NOT SO BAD RIGHT NOW. FEELS LIKE IT’S IN THE MID 20S, BUT WATCH HERE. AFTER 9 OR 10 YOU’LL SEE THOSE WIND CHILLS JUST REALLY BEGINNING TO BOTTOM OUT THERE. THEY ARE DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. YOU CAN ALMOST SEE THAT BIG PLUNGE OF COLD AIR MOVING IN. AND THAT’S RIGHT. THOSE NEGATIVE SYMBOLS SHOW BACK UP BY MORNING WIND CHILLS LIKELY TO BE AS LOW AS TEN BELOW OUT THERE. SO WE ARE BACK INTO DANGEROUS COLD THRESHOLD. AND EVEN THOUGH WE’LL HAVE SOME SUN TOMORROW, IT’S NOT GOING TO HELP OUR TEMPERATURES OUT MUCH. OR IN TERMS OF REALLY HOW IT FEELS. YES, WIND CHILLS WILL GET BACK ABOVE ZERO BY MID-MORNING, BUT IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE IT’S ONLY SOMEWHERE AROUND TEN. MOST OF THE DAY, SO IT’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER REALLY COLD WEEKEND FOR US. AND THEN THOSE WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO SLIP AGAIN AS WE HEAD BACK INTO SATURDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SO HERE’S A LOOK AT THE NEXT 12 HOURS. HERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, HOVERING AROUND FREEZING. THERE’S YOUR FLURRY AND SNOW SHOWER CHANCE MID EVENING. AND THEN AS THE ARCTIC FRONT COMES THROUGH, LOOK WHAT HAPPENS WITH THOSE TEMPERATURES. THEY REALLY CRASH AND THEY FALL FAST AFTER MIDNIGHT DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. BY TOMORROW MORNING. SO WE DID IT TODAY OFFICIALLY HERE AT 6:00 20 MINUTES AGO, THE FIRST TIME IN TWO WEEKS, OFFICIALLY ABOVE FREEZING HERE IN CINCINNATI AT 33 DEGREES. SO AGAIN, THE PAST 14 DAYS HAVE BEEN BELOW FREEZING. HAD WE MADE IT TO DAY 15, THEN THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE COLDEST STRETCH IN ALMOST 20 YEARS AROUND HERE FOR US. BUT HERE WE ARE. THAT RECORD DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT’S GOING TO GO IN THE BOOKS THIS GO AROUND, BUT BOY IT HAS BEEN BRUTAL. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW 33. THERE’S THAT NORTHWEST WIND AT 12. SO IT DOESN’T FEEL SO BAD AT THE MOMENT. BUT WHEN YOU GET THOSE TEMPERATURES DOWN FIVE, SIX, SEVEN DEGREES, THAT’S WHEN THOSE WIND CHILLS WILL GET BELOW ZERO BY MORNING. SNOWFALL FOR TODAY, 1 TO 3IN FOR MOST OF US. HERE’S A LOOK AT FUTURECAST TAKE YOU THROUGH THE EVENING. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS AS THE ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN. AND THEN AS WE GET INTO YOUR SATURDAY, IT’S A QUIET WEATHER DAY. I AM KEEPING AN EYE ON SUNDAY BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE MAY HAVE ONE MORE SURPRISE FOR US WITH ANOTHER LITTLE BRUSH WITH SNOW BEFORE WE GET OUR BIG WARMUP UNDERWAY NEXT WEEK. SO SEVEN FOR A LOW TONIGHT FEELS LIKE IT COULD BE TEN BELOW TOMORROW, 20 FOR A HIGH SINGLE DIGITS IS WHAT IT WILL FEEL LIKE TO AROUND TEN. SO NO MELTING THIS WEEKEND. THERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR PLANNER AND AGAIN, THOSE WIND CHILLS WILL BE BELOW ZERO TO ABOUT 9 OR 10. HERE’S YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST. WE WENT AHEAD AND MADE SUNDAY A WEATHER IMPACT DAY WITH THE THREAT FOR SOME SNOW THERE, AND THEN LOOK AT THE TURNAROUND. IT STARTS ON MONDAY WITH KIND OF A SLOW DRIP AND MELTING OF THE SNOW. AND THEN WE KICK IT INTO HIGH GEAR ON TUESDAY, AS TEMPERATURES JUMP TO AROUND 50. THERE WILL BE MORE RAIN AS WE GO INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, AND I DON’T WANT TO GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF OURSELVES HERE. MIKE AND SHEREE AND I KNOW WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT A WARM-UP, BUT THIS MAY BE BRIEF, THOUGH THERE ARE MANY INDICATIONS THAT WINTER IS KIND OF FAR FROM DONE. I FEEL LIKE I FEEL LIKE HE’