A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for Ashtabula and Lake counties from 4 p.m. Wednesday through 10 a.m. Thursday. Lake effect snow late Wednesday through Thursday will produce three to six inches of snow or more in the advisory area.
Bursts of snow along the leading edge of arctic air are making for a very slippery travel night across Northern Ohio. Behind the initial bands of snow, a lake effect snow squall will set up across parts of Lake & Ashtabula County. Snow totals tonight in that snow band will range from 1 to 3 inches by sunrise. Winds are gusting to 40 mph as well will take our wind chills down into the single digits and, even below zero at times tonight and Thursday. Low temperatures overnight will fall into the teens.
Lake-effect snow will continue across Ashtabula and Lake counties through most of Thursday. Snowfall totals go up the farther east you live. The highest totals will be in northern & eastern Ashtabula County where 6-10 inches are possible. 1-3 inches is expected farther south in Ashtabula and Lake Counties. Elsewhere, A few flurries as well as some sunshine can be expected. Highs temperatures will struggle up to near 20 degrees with gusty winds and wind chills close to zero through the day.
The cold will not last long. Temperatures will begin to moderate by the weekend, and there will be more rain chances on Saturday and Sunday.
DAILY FORECAST:
Wednesday Night: Snow showers. Windy. Colder. | Low: 17º
Thursday: Lake effect snow showers. Some sunshine. Very cold & blustery. Chills near 0. | High: 21º
Friday: Partly sunny. Stray snow showers. | High: 30º
Saturday: More clouds. Milder. | High: 45º
Sunday: Rain likely. | High: 47º
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