A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. Lake effect snow setting up late Friday into the weekend could drop up to six inches by Saturday night, where squalls persist.
Watch for slick spots on Friday for both the morning and evening commutes.
What's driving this snow is our next Alberta Clipper. It's dropping in from the Northwest and crossing the state through the day. Scattered light snow will impact everyone.
Accumulations of a trace to two inches can be expected in most spots, with MAYBE an area near three inches closer to the lakeshore. High temps hang in the lower and middle 30s with wind chills in the 20s. Winds will increase a bit Friday night into Saturday as even COLDER air rushes into Ohio.
Cold, arctic air, along with some lake-effect snow, moves in for the weekend. Highs on Saturday and Sunday will get stuck in the middle and upper 20s.
If you're going to Columbus for the Ohio State game, it will be cold.
A Lake Erie, Lake Huron connection will add a few inches of snow to the primary snow belt of Ashtabula County and parts of Lake and Geauga counties on Saturday and Sunday. Where this snow band persists, we could see accumulations of three to six inches for Saturday through Sunday morning. For the rest of us, it's light snow and flurries on Saturday and dry weather on Sunday.
Looks like a Green Christmas for most of us this year. Scattered rain showers arrive on Christmas Eve and linger into Christmas morning with warming temps. Highs on Tuesday will reach into the upper 30s. Highs on Christmas Day should jump to near 40 degrees. Ho. Ho. Ho.
DAILY FORECAST:
Friday: Clipper moves in. Snow showers (Tr-2"). Cold.| High: 35º
Saturday: Lake effect snow showers, mainly east. Colder.| High: 26º
Sunday: Lake effect snow showers - mainly east & early. Colder.| High: 26º
Monday: Drier. Chilly. Wintry mix is possible late.| High: 35º
Christmas Eve: Scattered rain could mix with wet snow at times. | High: 37º
Christmas Day: Cloudy & cool with a few rain showers. | High: 39º
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