Rainfall in excess of one inch is likely tonight. It is not out of the question that some areas could get several inches of rain with spotty minor flooding possible. Fourth of July festivities will either be washed out or quite wet.
Moderate drought in southwest Ohio? Palmer says so…
The Palmer Drought index moved southwest Ohio into the moderate drought category this week, although this is an area-wide average and most of the Cincinnati metro area had good rainfall in the last week. In fact, Anderson Township has had in excess of 6 inches this month and my Cheviot 0.9 SSE location has had 4.17 inches.
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Building central U.S. heat wave to affect Cincinnati
A heat wave is underway in North America, centered in the great plains of the U.S.. Cincinnati is on the eastern edge of this heat wave. While extreme heat and worsening drought are affecting Texas, with very hot air into Missouri, this pattern will lead to very warm and relatively dry weather in the Ohio valley. Most of the Ohio valley had decent rains last week. Only scattered showers are possible this week along with summertime heat, so things may dry out as the week goes on. Watch plants and new trees for signs of needing water.
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