Issued: 8pm on Sunday, January 4th 2026
Technical Forecast Discussion
Key Messages:
- Temperatures will begin to warm come Monday as multiple warm fronts overtake the region.
- Rain showers could move through the region Tuesday, but the highest chance for rain will come Thursday overnight into Friday.
- Temperatures will begin to fall by Saturday.
Short-Term Forecast (Sunday 01/04/2026 through Tuesday 01/06/2026):
Multiple low-pressure systems will move in and around the state through Tuesday, perpetually keeping us in the warm sector of these systems. This will allow temperatures to soar into Tuesday. These temperatures are expected to reach the lower-to-mid 50s into Tuesday but will roll over into the remainder of the week. Clouds will be fairly scarce Monday, but they are expected to fill back in by Tuesday. A minor shortwave and moisture are expected to pass just over the state Tuesday afternoon, bringing us the possibility for some rain showers, but these aren’t likely going to be particularly significant. For the remainder of this evening and Monday a ridge will remain over the state, and with high-pressure alongside it, stable conditions will persist.
Long-Term Forecast (Wednesday 01/07/2026 through Saturday 01/10/2026):
By Wednesday, another ridge will move over the state alongside higher pressure. Clouds will mostly clear out of the region because of this, though will build once more as yet another low pushes eastward towards the state throughout Thursday. Warm air will also continue into Saturday due to the multitude of warm fronts situating southeastern Ohio in the warm sector of these systems. Any moisture that enters the state is will likely fall as rain Thursday and Friday. This chance for rain will persist throughout Thursday and Friday as this moisture is channeled northeastward from the Gulf throughout both days. Rainfall may be heavy at times and seems to hit primarily Friday into Friday evening, tapering off early Saturday morning. By daybreak Saturday, showers will have likely moved out of the state as high-pressure once again moves in. Temperatures will begin to fall Saturday as a cold front associated with this low pushes through, bringing back seasonable temperatures.
