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SYNOPSIS

Widespread snowfall comes to an end around daybreak today, but travel impacts likely persist into the mid morning. The next chance for snow arrives on Wednesday night with a cold front. Cold and dry conditions arrive until precipitation chance develop once again this weekend.

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/

The snow is quickly coming to an end this morning from W to E, with the last of the bands expected to progress through ern zones of central/south-central OH and NE KY by 8 AM. Widespread 3-5" has been observed (most of it coming within a 6 hour time frame), with isolated higher amounts in parts of east-central IN into west- central OH.

Despite the snow coming to an end, with the morning commute and difficult road conditions for many spots in the local area, will maintain the Winter Weather Advisory until the expiration time at 10 AM to continue awareness of challenging travel conditions.

SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/

High pressure progresses through the Ohio Valley Tuesday night through Wednesday. Cold and dry conditions persist. Southwesterly winds do help highs get above freezing along and southeast of I-71.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/

A cold front drops through the Ohio Valley on Wednesday night. A chance for snow exists along the front. Currently, medium range ensemble guidance does not support much of a chance for accumulating snow since forcing and moisture remains weak. However, snow ratios could end up being fairly high so impacts to Thursday morning commute could be possible. Cold and dry conditions arrive behind the front when high pressure move across the Ohio Valley Thursday through Friday. Notably, forecast lows on Thursday night drop into the single digits for locations north of the Ohio River.

The forecast gets a bit less precise by the weekend. Below average temperatures are likely to persist, but it is not clear if chances for precipitation develop or not.

AVIATION /12Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/

The snow will be coming to an end quickly for the start of the TAF period, with only a brief period of lingering SN (and VSBY reductions) at KCMH/KLCK. VSBY should by VFR area-wide, with IFR CIGs improving to MVFR into early afternoon. MVFR CIGs should persist through the entirety of the TAF period for most spots, but some scattering out may occur toward 12z Wednesday for wrn sites of KDAY/KCVG/KLUK.

Light NW winds around 5-7kts will go more out of the SW at around 5kts past 06z.

OUTLOOK...MVFR CIGs will be possible Wednesday night into early Thursday.

ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

OH...Winter Weather Advisory until 10 AM EST this morning for OHZ026-034- 035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088. KY...Winter Weather Advisory until 10 AM EST this morning for KYZ089>100. IN...Winter Weather Advisory until 10 AM EST this morning for INZ050-058- 059-066-073>075-080.