There is no need to search through your garage for that snow shovel.

While the area may receive a trace of snow this morning, the warm ground temperatures won’t allow it to stick, said Andrew Snyder, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

He said a “weak system” from Tennessee will deliver light snow this morning to the Ohio-Kentucky border, but by the time it arrives in the area, it will turn to rain.

In fact, he said, snow isn’t in the forecast “on the horizon.” Only rain has been predicted, he said.

Temperatures are expected to be unseasonably warm the rest of the week, he said. While temperatures will be in the 30s in the mornings, the sun is expected to bring temperatures in the mid-50s by the end of the week, about 10 degrees above average, Snyder said.

When, or if, the area ever receives substantial snowfall, there will be plenty of salt to treat the roadways because of last year’s mild winter.

The Butler County engineer’s office averages about 6,500 tons of salt a winter, spreading it on 255 miles of road. Last year, the county used 1,930 tons compared to 8,163 in 2010 and 7,202 tons in 2009, said Chris Petrocy, engineer’s office spokesman.

In Hamilton, Rich Engle, director of public works, said the city has enough salt to handle a normal winter. He said the city has 4,000 tons of salt. Middletown officials budgeted about $250,000 for salt supplies last year and spent $62,000, said Preston Combs, interim public works director.

Warren County used 2,000 tons of its 11,000 tons last year, said Engineer Neil Tunison.