The wind advisory has been upgraded for much of northern Ohio to a HIGH WIND WARNING due to expected damaging winds across Northeast Ohio up to 60 mph. The warning is in effect for Ashland, Ashtabula, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Richland, Summit, and Wayne counties from 4 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday.
Scattered cold rain showers and high winds will continue Friday night into early Saturday morning as an area of low pressure moves up through Western Ohio into Southern Lower Michigan by Saturday morning.
Wrap-around cold air blasts in from the west on Saturday, changing scattered rain showers over to scattered snow showers during the day. Again, winds could gust up to near 50 mph on Saturday. Highs will hover in the 30s.
We will keep an eye out for some lake-effect snow from Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning. We may see several inches of accumulation in the snow belt by noon on Sunday if high winds don't disrupt any organized snow bands that try to get going.
The coldest Arctic air since Christmas 2022 arrives beginning Sunday and lingers into the middle of next week. Highs Sunday through Wednesday will only climb into the teens and lower 20s. Wind chills will drop below zero at times! Get ready!
What To Expect:
- Tracking a strong weekend storm
- Saturday scattered snow & high winds
- Arctic cold arrives Sunday
- Watching Lake Effect Potential
- Even colder next week
Daily Breakdown
Saturday: Scattered snow. Trace - 3''. Wind gusts 40-50+mph.| High: 44º at midnight —> 30 by 8 a.m.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Windy. Much colder! Lake effect snow.| High: 18º
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Snow ends. Still very cold.| High: 19º
Tuesday: Snow possible. Very cold.| High: 17º
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