12/31/2024
WT Staff
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December 31, 2024 1124 am EST
Rain with possible thunderstorms today, rain and snow for New Year's Eve
Streamflow Situation from the network of USGS river monitoring sites in Ohio
Overcast and 43 degrees at Marion Municipal Airport, the high around 47. NWS Cleveland local forecast center is calling for rain starting over the noon hour, with a chance of thunderstorms sweeping in from 1 pm to 3pm. Rain will likely continue after 3 pm, up to a half inch expected through the day today. For New Year's Eve, more rain, likely before 11pm, with snow arriving in time for the ringing in of the New Year. Rain mixed with snow will likely continue to 3am, switching to all white stuff, up to half an inch accumulation is possible with blustery winds up to 38 mph starting up after midnight.
Light rain coming down at Airborne Airpark Airport, 48 degrees with NWS Wilmington calling for a high 51 today. Showers are likely after the noon hour, up to a quarter of an inch accompanied by a south wind gusting up to 32 mph. For tonight, more rain showers expected before 10pm, followed by a chance of rain with snow showers for the inauguration of the 2025 calendar. A northwest wind may make conditions extra challenging tonight, gusts up to 37 mph. Little or no snow accumulation is expected.
See NWS winter weather safety information for at home and on the road., here.
Much above seasonal water levels continue in the west, the entire drainage basins of the Great Miami and Scioto Rivers are now recording flows above the 90th percentile. None of the stations are signalling the extreme high flows, action stage or active flooding at this time.
Seven-day average streamflows are calculated to create the drought map. Higher streamflows over the last few days have crushed the drought ratings from the west, both sides of the state height-of-land divide. The Lake Erie west drainage basin has been in drought for weeks, now drought free. In the south central and southeast, drought ratings remain for Muskingum River basin's Wills Creek watershed, Guernsey County still rated with severe drought. Next door, the Ohio River minor trib Wheeling Creek watershed is still rated severe drought, impacting the water supplies of Belmont, Harrison and Jefferson Counties. Muskingum River basin has Little Muskingum and Hocking River watersheds rated below normal. Ohio River minor tributaries Little Beaver Creek, Shade River and Raccoon-Symmes watersheds remain below normal.
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by NWS Wilmington at 454 am Tues Dec 31
Light accumulating snow is possible Thursday night into Friday
morning. Wintry precipitation is possible again on Monday.
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