Long-range Weather Forecast

Ohio Valley

Annual Weather Summary
November 2008 to October 2009

Detailed 2009 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).

November will have above-normal temperatures, on average, followed by an exceptionally cold December. After a welcome mid-January thaw, temperatures will be colder than normal in February and March. The coldest periods will be in mid-December, early January, and early February. Precipitation will be near normal in the east and above normal in the west, with above-normal snowfall nearly everywhere. Expect snowfall in time for Thanksgiving, frequent snow in December, and additional snowfalls from January to mid-February.

April and May will be much warmer than normal, with below-normal rainfall in all but the easternmost part of the region.

Summer temperatures will be near normal, on average, with below-normal rainfall. The hottest periods will be in mid-June and mid-July.

September and October will be drier and slightly cooler than normal.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

Temperature and Precipitation
November 2008 to October 2009