Long-range Weather Forecast

Ohio Valley

Annual Weather Summary
November 2007 to October 2008

Detailed 2008 Long-Range Forecast
for the Ohio Valley Region

Includes predictions for all or portions of Illinois (Belleville, Collinsville, East Saint Louis, Granite City, O'Fallon), Indiana (Bloomington, Columbus, Evansville, Indianapolis, Richmond), Kentucky (Bowling Green, Covington, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro), Missouri (Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville, Poplar Bluff, Sikeston), Ohio (Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Hamilton, Springfield), Pennsylvania (Bethel Park, Monroeville, Mount Lebanon, Pittsburgh, Plum), Tennessee (Bumpus Mills), Virginia (Abingdon, Big Stone Gap, Bluefield, Bristol, Marion), West Virginia (Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Wheeling).

Winter will be about one degree above normal, on average, with above-normal precipitation and snowfall. The coldest temperatures will occur in early and mid- to late December, mid-January, and mid-February. The snowiest periods will be in late November, mid-January, and mid-February.

April will be slightly warmer and drier than normal, on average, despite some wet snow late in the north. Temperatures and rainfall will be near normal in May, with the season's first hot spell in the beginning of the month.

Summer temperatures will be about two degrees cooler than normal, on average, with below-normal rainfall. The hottest temperatures will occur in late June, mid- to late July, and early August.

September will be relatively cool, while in October temperatures will be well above normal. Both months will be drier than normal.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

Our detailed 2008 Long-Range Forecast covers
November 2007 to October 2008

Temperature and Precipitation
November 2007 to October 2008