The National Weather Service has forecast an uptick in showers and thunderstorms across Columbus, Cincinnati, and surrounding areas as a cold front progresses southeast across the Ohio Valley today. According to the NWS report, the disturbance is being driven by a robust mid-level trough poised to generate precipitation initially across the northern regions that will later become widespread. The front is expected to stir up some locally strong wind gusts, especially in storms capable of bowing, potentially reaching the 800 to 1000 negative J/kg range.