Your weather this Thanksgiving will be pretty typical. Here is what that means

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The weather for Thanksgiving 2022 is going to be pretty typical Cincinnati Thanksgiving weather. What does that mean?

Most frequently, our Thanksgivings have highs in the 50s and lows in the 20s and 30s. We very rarely see measurable snow on Thanksgiving, according to the Nation Weather Service in Wilmington.

This year the forecast calls for a mostly sunny Thanksgiving Day with a high of 59 and calm winds. Rain, if we have any, is expected to hold off till very early Friday morning. Perfect for the 113th annual Thanksgiving Day Race run or walk.

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Since 1871, we've only had four Thanksgivings with highs less than 30 degrees and one with a high of 70 or above. Ten Thanksgivings have had lows below 20 degrees.

Rain on the day is not uncommon but snow is. We've had trace amounts of snow in 20 of the 129 Thanksgivings from 1893 to 2021. Four Thanksgivings have had more than a trace amount of snow.

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Thanksgiving Day Climate Extremes (1871-2021)

  • Warmest high temperature: 71 degrees (1896).

  • Coldest high temperature: 17 degrees (1930).

  • Coldest low temperature: 3 degrees (1930).

  • Warmest low temperature: 55 degrees (1896).

  • Most precipitation: 2.62 inches (2010).

  • Most snowfall: 2.1 inches (1938).

  • Greatest snow depth: 1 inch (1975, 1938, 1930).

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Detailed Forecast

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58 and a low around 32. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of rain before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54, low around 38.

Saturday: Rain likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56 and low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of rain before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51, low around 33.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49, low around 35.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Source: National Weather Service in Wilmington

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