Rain showers roll in for New Year's Eve

QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:

• Today: Scattered rain, high 51
• Tonight: Wintry mix, low 34
• New Year’s Day: Light wintry mix, high 37 (25)
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high 33 (25)
• Friday: Chance of light snow, high 30 (19)
• Saturday: Chilly with flurries, high 27 (18)

FORECAST DISCUSSION:

Scattered rain showers will make New Year’s Eve very gloomy across Central Ohio with highs will be in the 51. By the time this system exits on New Year’s Day. About a quarter inch of rain is expected.

Tonight close to the stroke of midnight some of the rain showers will turn into a wintry mix. Lows will drop to the low to mis 30s. Winds are also expected to stay breezy as the low pressure system moves through.

Long term trends will see dropping temperatures across the area. Highs by the upcoming weekend will only reach the mid 20s. Colder than average temperatures will stick around for the majority of the first full week of the year.