Cincinnati, OH – The coldest night of November is arriving for the Ohio Valley as temperatures tumble into the 20s and low-30s across the region Monday night, November 10, into early Tuesday, November 11. According to the NOAA Weather Prediction Center, clear skies and dry air will set the stage for a widespread freeze extending from southern Ohio through Kentucky and West Virginia.
Forecast lows include 25°F in Columbus, 26°F in Cincinnati, 24°F in Louisville, 23°F in Lexington, and 25°F in Charleston, West Virginia. Rural and elevated areas could dip into the upper-teens, while major river valleys will hover near freezing under calm winds.
The National Weather Service offices in Wilmington, Louisville, and Charleston have issued frost and freeze warnings for nearly the entire Ohio Valley. Forecasters say this chill will mark the region’s first widespread hard freeze of the season, officially ending the growing season in most counties.
Northwest winds of 15–25 mph will persist overnight, pushing wind chills into the upper-teens and low-20s by sunrise Tuesday. The Weather Prediction Center’s Hazards Outlook places the Ohio Valley squarely within the central “Frost/Freeze” corridor of a massive U.S. cold wave stretching from the Upper Midwest to the Deep South.
Tuesday’s highs will remain well below normal, topping out in the upper-30s north and low-40s south — nearly 20 degrees below early-November averages. Another cold night is likely Tuesday into Wednesday before gradual midweek warming.
Residents should wrap pipes, bring pets inside, and protect outdoor plants from frost damage.
