Rain and gusty winds usher in frigid temperatures for Friday morning

ALL RIGHT. TURNING TO YOUR FORECAST. IT’S FRUSTRATING TO DRIVE. OR AT LEAST IT WAS EARLIER TONIGHT. THE RAIN WAS BLOWING SIDEWAYS. IT WAS REALLY DANGEROUS OUT THERE. YEAH. SOME HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS EVENING. PRETTY WET OUT THERE. NOW THE RAIN IS STARTING TO LET UP AND THOSE SAME WINDS ARE ABOUT TO BLOW IN SOME BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. BY TOMORROW MORNING, IT’S GOING TO FEEL VERY DIFFERENT AS YOU GET READY TO HEAD OUT THE DOOR AND START YOUR FRIDAY. SO HERE WE ARE LOOKING AT CITY CAM. TONIGHT IT’S AN UGLY ONE RIGHT? IT’S BEEN WET. IT’S BEEN WINDY THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. NOW IT’S ABOUT TO TURN WINDY AND COLD ON US WITH SOME FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS NOW SHIFTING ITS WAY OFF TOWARDS THE EAST AND WILL BE OUT OF HERE SHORTLY. BUT LET ME SHOW YOU HOW THINGS ARE SHAPING UP AROUND THE METRO. YOU HEAD NORTH. IT’S WET, HEADING UP 75 TOWARDS DAYTON IN THE DIRECTION OF SPRINGBORO AND FRANKLIN. MIDDLETOWN AND MONROE. RAIN OUT THERE IN HAMILTON AND OXFORD. ALSO BACK THROUGH MASON AND WESTCHESTER. SOME POCKETS OF MODERATE RAIN ON THE EAST SIDE FROM BLUE ASH TO SILVERTON, RIGHT DOWN THROUGH NORWOOD INTO DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, ACROSS THE RIVER INTO COVINGTON AND NEWPORT. SOME MODERATE RAIN STILL ONGOING ACROSS KENTON, CAMPBELL COUNTIES. AND THEN AS YOU SLIDE OUT EAST RANEY THROUGH CLERMONT COUNTY. THIS ISN’T THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, BUT JUST SOME BIG RAINDROPS. A NICE SOAKER OUT THERE. GEORGETOWN. PEEBLES, WEST UNION OUT TOWARDS MAYSVILLE. YOU GUYS WILL SEE THE RAIN IN THE LATEST HERE. AND THEN AS YOU SLIDE SOUTH OF THE RIVER FROM MAYSVILLE TO DRY RIDGE TO OWENTON. IT’S STILL RAINING OUT THERE FOR A LOT OF YOU AS WELL. SO HERE’S A LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE IN TERMS OF RAINFALL. THE RAIN IS GOING TO SHUT OFF HERE SHORTLY. LOOK AT THE LITTLE BREAK. AND THEN ALREADY SNOW BEING REPORTED JUST WEST OF INDIANAPOLIS. WHY IS THAT? WELL, BITTER COLD AIR IS CHARGING IN TONIGHT. HERE WE ARE. HERE’S THE FIRST COLD FRONT. NOTICE COLUMBUS AT 53. WE’RE NOW INTO THE 40S. THE SECOND COLD FRONT IS BACK IN WESTERN INDIANA. AND THEN LOOK WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THAT. TEMPERATURES EASILY DROP 20, 25 DEGREES IN A MATTER OF HOURS. THAT’S WHAT’S HEADED OUR WAY TONIGHT. SO THAT AFTER YOU’VE GONE TO BED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ABOUT TWO AND 4 A.M., THOSE WINDS WILL KICK UP AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME THEY’LL BLOW IN SOME MUCH COLDER AIR BY MORNING. SO THE RAIN GRADUALLY TAPERS OFF. HERE COMES THE ARCTIC AIR. WE MAKE THE SWITCH OVER TO MAYBE SOME SNOW SHOWERS. THERE WON’T BE A LOT OF SNOW IN THE MORNING AROUND THE AREA, BUT THERE WILL BE FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY. NOW, MY CONCERN FOR TOMORROW MORNING IS ONE OF TWO WAYS HERE. ONE IS THE FAST DROP IN TEMPERATURES. ANYTHING THAT’S STILL WET WILL LIKELY FREEZE OVER BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO FALL INTO THE LOW 20S PRETTY FAST. THE OTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS THAT IF YOU FIND YOURSELF UNDERNEATH ANY MORE PERSISTENT FLURRY OR SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY, BECAUSE TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 20S, ELEVATED SURFACES, EVEN IF IT’S JUST A DUSTING, CERTAINLY COULD PICK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW THERE FOR SOME SLICK TRAVEL. SO IT’S I’M NOT SAYING WE’LL HAVE WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS TOMORROW, BUT IT’S JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND. IF YOU’RE MAKING THAT MORNING COMMUTE OR IF YOU’RE UP EARLY. THE FIRST PART OF YOUR FRIDAY. EVENTUALLY, WE’LL CLEAR SKIES OUT TOMORROW NIGHT AND IT GETS AWFULLY COLD. ALL RIGHT, LET ME SHOW YOU FUTURECAST HERE. LOOK AT THE COLD CHARGING IN HERE. IT’S LIKE SOMEONE CUT THE HEAT OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN, AS THOSE WIND CHILLS PLUMMET TO AROUND ZERO, MAYBE EVEN BELOW NORTH OF THE CITY. TO START OUT BY 7:08 A.M. WHAT A CHANGE FROM NOW, WHEN YOU GO TO BED TO WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 HOURS. SO BACK DOWNTOWN, WE’RE AT 46. SOUTHWEST BREEZE AS WE AWAIT THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO COME THROUGH. HERE’S YOUR 12 HOURS. THIS IS HOW THINGS LOOK HERE AGAIN. BIG DROP BETWEEN ABOUT TWO AND 4 A.M., AND THEN WE REST INTO THE 20S THROUGH THE MORNING. TOMORROW. EVENTUALLY, WE’LL GET DOWN TO ABOUT 24, AND IT WILL STILL BE BLUSTERY. THAT WILL BE THE OTHER THING TOMORROW. THOSE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE ICY, BITTER COLD WINDS. 41 IS AT MIDNIGHT. IN FACT, THE HIGH FOR TOMORROW WILL BE WHATEVER WE ARE IN ABOUT 40 MINUTES FROM NOW AT MIDNIGHT. HERE’S YOUR DAY PLANNER. THERE YOU GO. TEMPERATURES WILL HANG STEADY IN THE 20S TOMORROW. IT WILL BE A DEAD OF WINTER TYPE OF DAY. ALL RIGHT. DOWN TO 23 TOMORROW NIGHT. THE ROLLER COASTER RIDE IN TEMPERATURES CONTINUES OVER THE WEEKEND BECAUSE AFTER THE BIG CHILL TOMORROW, WE JUMP BACK INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S ON SATURDAY, ONLY TO GET KNOCKED BACK DOWN ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS STUCK IN THE 30S. AND THEN IT LOOKS KIND OF COOL TO CHILLY GOING INTO THE LEAD UP TOWARDS CHRISTMAS. THERE MAY BE SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY AROUND. LOOKS KIND OF GRAYISH, KIND OF DAMP OUT THERE. AND THEN MAYBE ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE GET LUCKY AND TEMPERATURES JUMP. BUT I STILL THINK WE’VE GOT SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY IN HERE. SO MIKE AND SHEREE, IT DOES LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS COMES IN MILD HAOHAO MILD STILL REMAINS TO BE SEEN. BUT ONE THING I CAN PROMISE YOU IS THAT ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS WE GO BACK INTO COLD WEATHER AGAIN. SO LET’S ENJOY THE LITTLE REPRIEVE.