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Residents across the Greater Cincinnati area are waking up to an unusually mild and murky Christmas morning, but meteorologists warn that this unseasonal warmth is the calm before a turbulent shift in the weather pattern.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Wilmington, today’s weather will remain significantly warmer than average, with high temperatures trending 15 to 20 degrees above normal for late December.
However, the holiday starts with visibility issues; the NWS issued a Dense Fog Advisory earlier this morning for western portions of the region, urging drivers traveling for holiday gatherings to exercise caution.
While Christmas Day will see spotty sprinkles and cloudy skies, forecast models reported by local outlets indicate a wet shift arriving Friday.
Forecasts show rain and drizzle likely Friday morning into the afternoon across central Indiana and Ohio areas. Rainfall amounts are predicted to remain light, generally around 0.10 to 0.25 inches.
Here is the Cincinnati seven-day weather outlook from the National Weather Service:
7-Day outlook overview from NWS:
- Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
- Tonight: A chance of rain after 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Saturday night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Sunday: Rain likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Sunday night: Rain. Low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Monday: A chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20
- Tuesday: Sunny but cold (Arctic air settles in).
- Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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