Burst of cold air brings chance of snow showers

Dry weather, moderate temperatures return for end of week.
A pedestrian walks across Third Street in Dayton on Monday morning October 17, 2022. Cooler weather is moving into the Miami Valley this week, triggering a frost warning. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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A pedestrian walks across Third Street in Dayton on Monday morning October 17, 2022. Cooler weather is moving into the Miami Valley this week, triggering a frost warning. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

A burst of cold air will bring a slight chance of rain and snow this morning for the coldest day of the week.

Temperatures typical of early December — about 15 to 20 degrees below normal for this time of year — will stick around through the middle of the week.

The high for today is expected near 45 degrees.

“The last time we saw 40s for high temps was in April,” the NWS posted on social media.

Along with the colder weather there will be chances for rain to mix with snow at times through Wednesday.

It will be cloudy and blustery today with a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10 and 11 a.m., followed by a slight chance of showers after 11 a.m.

There is a chance of showers for tonight in the Dayton area, mainly between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. Snow becomes more likely after sunset and light accumulations are possible along and north on Interstate 70, according to NWS.

It will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low near 35 degrees.

The Weather Prediction Center said many “on this day” daytime high and overnight low temperature records could be broken this week because of the cold air Monday and today.

There is a slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9 a.m. Wednesday. Skies will be partly sunny with an afternoon high near 52 degrees.

Wednesday night will be mostly cloudy with overnight lows in the high 20s and low 30s.

Thursday will be mostly sunny and warmer with a high near 56 degrees. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low around 37 degrees.

Dry weather and more moderate temperatures close to normal can be expected for the end of the week.

The high temperature will be near 66 degrees on Friday under mostly sunny skies.

Temperatures will rebound into the lower to middle 70s for the weekend into the new workweek, according to the NWS.

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