CLEVELAND — Winds have calmed down quite a bit for the overnight hours tonight, as all Wind Advisories have expired. Lows tonight will hang out near 30 degrees. Clouds will hang tough, with a few snowflakes possible ahead of our next fast-moving Alberta Clipper system that arrives Thursday morning.
On Thursday, it will remain breezy but not nearly as intense, with gusts around 20-30 mph. It will remain cold with temps in the 30s. Brief bursts of snow are possible with the speedy Alberta Clipper during the morning hours. Cloudy skies hang around during the afternoon.
All eyes then shift to another strong storm system that will approach by Friday afternoon and into the weekend. The precipitation will begin by the Friday afternoon rush hour. Look for heavy rain showers with pockets of wet snow and sleet mixing in at times for your evening commute. Winds will begin to gust by Friday evening above 40 miles per hour. 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 a few 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:
- Flurries overnight
- Quick clipper snow on Thursday
- Tracking a strong weekend storm
- Rain/snow mix for Friday PM/evening
- Saturday snow & high winds
- Arctic cold arrives Sunday
- Even colder next week
Daily Breakdown
Wednesday Night: Cloudy skies. Few flurries. Not as windy.| Low: 32º
Thursday: AM snow. Cloudy/breezy. | High: 39º
Friday: Our next storm system arrives. PM rain mixing with snow.| High: 42º
Saturday: Scattered snow. Wind gusts 40+mph.| High: 34º
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Windy. Much colder!| High: 21º
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