jonathan: road crews are on 12-hour shifts looking to prevent slick roads. they ll focus on areas prone to freezing and retreating roads. they re prepared to stay on duty around the clock through the weekend. wlwt news 5 leads the way on winter weather. download our wlwt ap and see the newscast and get severe weather alerts on your phone or mobile device. the zika virus is now in cincinnati. the first case, a butler county woman who traveled to south america. wlwt news 5 s emily wood has more on the message being sent from the health department. reporter: e.r. doctor joseph kahn says the zika virus is all about mosquitos. right now, in ohio, it s little cause for concern. the main route of contracting the disease is mosquitos. right now, it s so cold that mosquitos aren t doing their thing. reporter: dr. kahn says it would be virtually impossible to casual contact with someone sick. it can be transferred via blood contact or other sex, and that s pretty much it. reporter:
this is wlwt news 5 today. mark: a beautiful photo sent into us of the snow overnight. check out this bright red cardinal playing in the fresh snow. thanks to viewer laura fightermaster for sending it in. please send in your snow pictures. we ll be showing them all morning long. and keep up to date with the latest school closings all morning long. they re scrolling at the bottom of your screen. good morning, everyone. i m mark hayes. lisa: i m lisa cooney. your headlines are straight ahead. randi: it seems like it is been a while since we have been above freezing. it is not all snow in the forecast. we aren t talking about some rian ain mixing in. we have a winter weather advisory until 10:00 this morning. is looking pretty dry. we have some patchy drizzle out at cvg. snow showers. downtown lebanon, many main road be seeing. snow showers starting to taper off last night. the side streets, give them a couple more hours. here is the breakdown. for the morning drive, snow-c
snow photos. we love seeing them. also be sure to keep your eye on the bottom of the screen for all closings and delays this morning. 5:00 a.m. on your monday. good morning. i m lisa cooney. mark: and i m mark hayes. randi rico and kyla woods are in this morning with your weather and traffic. let s go straight to randi rico for the forecast. the advantage to this weather, all these outfits we wear. it is nice and warm. look at all the advantages. randi: presidents day s ales. you can take advantage. we are starting out with temperatures in the 30 s today. welcome to the transitional late winter time in cincinnati. winter weather advisory until 10:00 this morning. most of the main roads have been the potential for some patchy freezing rain and drizzle. later today, a chance for some rain. here is a live look outside. a little bit of freezing mist possible. notice on the radar, no big areas of snow. that ended last night and gave the road crews plenty of time to get there
heading into the evening hours. this morning, winter weather advisory through 10:00 a.m. as we look at the radar, you will see most places right now just plain old cloudy. we picking up on a couple of flurries here and there and a little catchy, freezing drizzle. that could cause an additional slick spot this morning. generally, the road crews did a great job of playing this primary roads and highways overnight. looking at the wide view, snow lifting to the north. looking to the south, you can see rain showers starting to slowly push their way into southern kentucky. we are expecting cold rain into the evening hours. right now, temperatures generally in the mid-20 s, about 25 degrees. watch out for slick roads snow-covered areas. lunchtime, cloudy, about 36 and 37 for the high in the afternoon . 6:00 p.m., rain showers creep to the southeastern communities. we will see rain predominately through midnight than maybe another mix with slushy a chelation possible. we are not don
but rain, snow, and even some freezing rain is on the way. lisa: wlwt news 5 meteorologist randi rico has when the wintery mix will move in. randi. randi: let s take a second to appreciate the fact that temperatures are now above freezing. we get to talk about wintry mix versus nothing but plain old snow. it s been a week in the freezer, and we re finally getting out of it. taking a look to the south, this is where the next system is going to be coming from. rain this morning from memphis to national rolling to the north and east. this will bring us the chance for some rain as we head into the evening and overnight. right now, cloudy skies for everybody, that will continue to the afternoon. many towns now above freezing, sitting at 33 at cvg, 34 batavia, 35 in georgetown. nearly 40 in maysville, kentucky. as we head to the afternoon, freezing all across greater cincinnati. rain showers southeastern communities late rain starts to mix with snow and freezing rain, it will no