More Cold and Snow

Temperatures last night dipped a few degrees below zero area wide. This was after a clipper system moved through the area generating 2-4 inches of snowfall for much of the area. Even with Lake Erie mostly frozen over, lake effect snow fell much of the day over the lake shore counties.  One must remember heat transfer through Lake Erie is reduced and not eliminated by the presence of ice on the lake and moisture from the upstream Great Lakes can be squeezed out to produce lake effect snowfall here.  Enjoy the early sunshine today as this is definitely the calm before a very active period starts tonight. Clouds and wind will be on the increase throughout today ahead of the next storm system moving out of central Canada. The winds will produce blowing and drifting snow as well as add a chill to the air even though temperatures will warm to near twenty (20) degrees today. Tonight through Saturday morning, the system will produce snowfall across the area in the range of 3-6 inches. Temperatures tomorrow will rise into the lower 20’s before dropping into the single digits Saturday night. On Sunday another clipper system will race through the area in the evening with windy conditions and dropping snowfall in the 1-3 inch range. Temperatures will rise again into the lower 20’s before crashing overnight.

Currently high pressure is moving east of the area providing clear skies and cold conditions across the area. The next system is organizing over central Canada will bring increasing clouds and winds as the day progresses.

Overnight and early Saturday morning, the system will move through the area spreading moderate and possibly heavy now. In addition to the snow, blowing and drifting snow from the high winds will produce reduced visibilities.

 Snowfall for much of Northeast Ohio will be in the 3-6 inch range.

Sunday another system will cross the area late in the day with more snow (1-3 inches) and windy conditions.

Looking ahead, the front that moves through overnight Sunday will usher in frigid temperatures for the first part of the week. High temperatures on Tuesday and possible Wednesday will hold in the single digits with overnight temperatures dropping to near 10 below zero (-10).  After Wednesday temperatures look to moderate into the 20’s though that is still approximately ten (10) degrees below average for this time of the year.