CLEVELAND — A major snow and ice storm will slide thru the Northern Great Lakes thru Thursday. For us it means some wild temperature swings into the weekend.
A warm front will slide over Lake Erie for a few hours tonight. This should allow a brief spike in our temperatures with highs reaching 55 to 60 degrees by midnight. But then a fast-moving cold front slides east through the area around 1am. Out temperatures will quickly drop back into the 30s for the Thursday AM rush hour. Only isolated rain showers are expected overnight.
But, then another warm front slides north of the area by lunchtime on Thursday. This will push our temperatures way up into the 60s with a few southern locations touching 70 degrees during the afternoon. A few record highs will be challenged during the day on Thursday. Expect windy conditions Thursday afternoon as well with gusts above 30 mph at times.
A strong, arctic front arrives by late afternoon or early evening Thursday. Temps plummet behind the front on Friday with highs in the 20s and a few lake effect snow showers.
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What To Expect:
- Isolated rain overnight
- Chilly start to Thursday
- Near-record highs Thursday PM
- Wind gusts Thursday above 30 mph
- Much colder Friday
Daily Breakdown:
Wednesday Night: Isolated showers. Blustery. | Low: 32º
Thursday: Cloud/sun mix. Isolated rain. Very warm again! Near-record highs. Windy.| High: 60-65º
Friday: Bitter cold with lake effect snow. Windy.| High: 28º
Saturday: Rain showers possible. Not as cold.| High: 41º
Sunday: Near normal temperatures. Mainly dry. | High: 42º
Monday: Rain returns. Mild temps.| High: 50º
Tuesday: Scattered showers.| High: 44º
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