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Gusty winds, chilly with passing showers overnight

Clouds will remain with breezy, chilly conditions, Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Eric Elwell said. A few light showers or sprinkles are possible. Temperatures will drop into the upper 30s by morning.

QUICK-LOOK FORECAST

  • Blustery and chilly through the night
  • Chance for passing showers, possibly mixed with ice pellets or graupel
  • Brief warm-up by Friday

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DETAILED FORECAST

Wednesday: Clouds will linger with some breaks possible. A quick shower cannot be ruled out during the afternoon, mainly to the north. It will remain chilly with highs only near 50 degrees.

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Thursday: Expect widespread morning frost to start the day with temperatures near freezing. Skies will be mostly sunny with high temperatures climbing into the upper 50s.

Friday: Clouds will be on the increase through the day with a chance for showers by late evening or at night. Highs will be milder, topping out in the middle 60s under breezy conditions.

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Saturday: Showers will be likely with gusty winds at times. Temperatures will reach into the lower to middle 50s early in the day then fall into the afternoon through the 40s.

Sunday: It will be mostly cloudy and chilly with highs in the upper 40s.

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We received reports this afternoon of the following:

  • Pea-sized ice pellets in Centerville
  • Sleet in Casstown in Miami County
  • Small ice pellets in Waynesville in Warren County

Why we are seeing ice pellets or graupel?

Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Kirstie Zontini said an upper level low over the Great Lakes is spinning and keeping the energy around for isolated showers as well as cold air in the upper levels of the atmosphere over the Miami Valley.

“If you noticed. the afternoon downpours are very hit or miss. As the clouds broke up earlier this morning, the sun heated up the ground where the skies were clear and this allowed for the air to warm and rise. That rising motion created more clouds and showers in the holes.

“The instability or energy from the sunshine is allowing the showers to produce a slightly stronger updraft. The cold air that is in place above us allowed for ice pellets to form in some of the stronger showers this afternoon,” Zontini said.

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