REGION 7 FORECAST

OHIO VALLEY

SUMMARY: Winter temperatures will be much above normal, on average, despite cold periods in early and mid-December, from late December into early January, in early to mid-January, and in late January. Precipitation and snowfall will be below normal in most areas, with the snowiest periods in early and mid-December and from early to mid-March. April and May will have near-normal temperatures, on average, with below-normal precipitation. Summer will be cooler than normal, with rainfall below normal in the east and above normal in the west. The hottest periods will be in early June and mid-August. September and October will be cooler than normal, despite a hot spell in early September, with above-normal precipitation.

NOV. 2020: Temp. 47° (1° above avg.); precip. 3" (0.5" below avg.). 1–5 Rainy periods, warm. 6–8 Rain to snow, then sunny, cold. 9–13 Sunny, mild. 14–17 Rain, then sunny, cold. 18–21 Snow showers, cold. 22–26 Rain, then flurries, cold. 27–30 Rainy, mild.

DEC. 2020: Temp. 37.5° (0.5 above avg.); precip. 4" (1" above avg.). 1–8 Snow to rain, then showers, mild. 9–12 Flurries, cold. 13–17 Snow showers, cold. 18–27 Periods of rain and snow, mild. 28–31 Snow, then flurries, cold.

JAN. 2021: Temp. 30° (3° below avg.); precip. 2.5" (0.5" below avg.). 1–3 Snowy, cold. 4–8 Rainy periods, mild. 9–16 Snow showers, cold. 17–24 Periods of rain and wet snow, mild. 25–31 Snow showers, cold.

FEB. 2021: Temp. 44° (10° above avg.); precip. 2.5" (avg. east, 1.5" below west). 1–3 Snow showers, cold. 4–15 Rainy periods, mild. 16– 24 Sunny, warm. 25–28 Rainy, turning cold.

MAR. 2021: Temp. 47° (2° above avg.); precip. 3.5" (0.5" below avg.). 1–7 Periods of rain and snow, cold. 8–11 Snow showers, cold. 12–14 Rainy, mild. 15–23 Showers, warm. 24–31 Snow showers, then sunny, cool.

APR. 2021: Temp. 57° (2° above avg.); precip. 2" (1.5" below avg.). 1–6 Showers, cool. 7–13 Sunny, turning hot. 14–18 Rainy periods, warm. 19–23 Sunny, cool. 24–25 Rainy, mild. 26-30 A few showers, cool.

MAY 2021: Temp. 61° (2° below avg.); precip. 2" (1.5" below avg.). 1–4 Showers, cool. 5–11 Rainy periods; warm, then cool. 12–17 Sunny, cool. 18–26 Rainy periods, mild. 27–31 Sunny, cool.

JUNE 2021: Temp. 71° (1° below avg.); precip. 4.5" (1" below avg. east, 2" above west). 1–7 Sunny, hot. 8–18 Rainy periods, turning cool. 19–30 Scattered t-storms, cool.

JULY 2021: Temp. 73° (2° below avg.); precip. 4" (1" above avg. east, 1" below west). 1–9 A few t-storms, cool. 10–16 Sunny, warm. 17–24 Scattered t-storms, warm. 25–31 Sunny, cool.

AUG. 2021: Temp. 70° (3° below avg.); precip. 3.5" (2" below avg. east, 1" above west). 1–4 Sunny, cool. 5–8 T-storms, warm. 9–18 Sunny, turning hot. 19–25 Scattered tstorms, turning cool. 26–31 Sunny, cool.

SEPT. 2021: Temp. 65° (2° below avg.); precip. 4" (1" above avg.). 1–7 T-storms, then sunny, warm. 8–14 Rainy periods, cool. 15–18 Sunny, cool. 19–24 Rainy periods, cool. 25–30 Sunny, mild, then rain.

OCT. 2021: Temp. 50° (7° below avg.); precip. 3" (0.5" above avg.). 1–2 Rainy, cool. 3–7 Sunny, cool. 8–18 Rainy periods, chilly. 19–22 Sunny, cold. 23–31 Rain, then sunny, cold.