Partly sunny, breezy today; Dangerous cold arrives this weekend

With the sun shining through the shadows of the trees along the river on Patterson Road resemble the roots of the trees. Today will be partly sunny but breezy. MARSHALL GORBY/FILE

Credit: Marshall Gorby / Staff

Credit: Marshall Gorby / Staff

With the sun shining through the shadows of the trees along the river on Patterson Road resemble the roots of the trees. Today will be partly sunny but breezy. MARSHALL GORBY/FILE

Today will be partly sunny and breezy with seasonable weather; however, dangerous cold with below zero wind chills arrive this weekend into the middle of next week.

The high for today will be near 43 degrees. A west wind will have regular gusts of 24 to 30 mph, but the frequency and intensity will decrease through the afternoon hours, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

There’s a slight chance today for light rain and snow showers in the northern Miami Valley region. Dry conditions are expected for most of the

Tonight will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 31 degrees. There is a slight chance of rain after 4 a.m.

Friday will be a wet and breezy day but warmer with a high near 48 degrees. Winds will increase to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon with gusts as high as 36 mph. Rainfall between ¾ and 1 inch are possible.

Wind gusts will be strongest Friday night, as high as 50 mph hour, the NWS said. It also will be rainy, with a chance of rain and snow between midnight and 1 a.m., then a chance of snow after 1 a.m. The overnight low will be around 25 degrees.

Significantly colder weather will arrive Saturday and remain in place through the middle of next week.

Saturday’s high will be well below freezing, near 29 degrees. There is a chance of snow, mainly before noon, with new snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy and breezy with an overnight low around 13 degrees.

Sunday will be partly sunny but even colder with a high near 23 degrees.

There is a chance of snow Sunday night, which will be mostly cloudy with a single-digit low around 9 degrees.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be even colder, with a high in the teens, near 16 degrees. Monday night will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around zero.

Tuesday will be partly sunny with a high near 15 degrees. Tuesday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low around 6 degrees.

Wednesday will be partly sunny and warmer, but still below freezing, with a high near 23 degrees.

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