Snow

Montgomery County Animal Resource Center has urged pet owners to take extra steps to protect their animals from dangerously cold winter weather conditions.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, says more snow fell on Jan. 25, 2026, in the Dayton area than the Blizzard of 1978. Several counties remain on Level 2 snow emergencies.

A local state of emergency has been declared in the Dayton area as Winter Storm Fern dumps more than a foot of snow on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. Clark and Champaign declared a Level 3 snow emergency.

Overnight snow is causing closures and delays around the Miami Valley area today, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

During the week of January 6, southwest Ohio’s daytime temperatures will settle in the 20s, with only glimpses of sun. The area is also bracing for more snow later in the week.

In this week's episode of Poor Will's Almanack, notes from Bill Felker's archives of forty years of observation of what happens in nature in the Miami Valley and beyond.

Almost 100 road crews plowing, clearing up Miami Valley area after weekend snowstorm.

Brush off excess snow and ice from your pet dog or cat when they come inside your home.

ODOT say the combination of sub-zero temperatures and fierce winds is making it difficult for their road crews.

Most counties in Southwest Ohio are under a Level 2 snow emergency.

A wind chill warning has been issued for Friday in Ohio, with very cold wind chills expected and travel discouraged by the Ohio Department of Transportation.

But the Ohio Department of Transportation says it has prepared crews to work around the clock.