Long Awaited Thaw

Northeast Ohio is currently experiencing quiet but cold conditions as the main weather pattern remains to our south and east. The major winter storm affecting the East Coast has quickly moved into the Canadian Maritime. Snowfall in the northeast corridor ranged from three (3) inches in Boston to twelve (12) inches in Philadelphia. Heavier amounts were located to the west of the major cities. A weak system moved through the area early today with very light snows. Another weak system is moving through the Ohio Valley spreading generally snow but this will rapidly intensify as it moves off the New England coast tomorrow. The rest of the weekend will feature cold temperatures with high temperatures near twenty (20) and chances of light snow early Saturday and again early Sunday.  On Monday the warm-up begins with near average temperatures. It continues through Thursday as temperatures rise well above average with rain chances. Next week will be the best chance in several weeks to get outside to break the cabin fever!

Currently the area is experiencing cold but quiet conditions. Light snow affected the area this morning and additional light snow is currently moving through the Ohio Valley. High temperatures over the weekend will reach around twenty degrees with chances for light snow early Saturday and again on Sunday.

Monday the area will be experiencing flow out of the south which will help temperatures rise into the middle to upper 30's. Light precipitation will begin after noon and could be a mixture of rain and snow. After the front moves through quickly, the precipitation will change over to all snow overnight.

After the system moves through on Monday night, the warm-up will continue with high temperatures rising through the 40's on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday temperatures will rise into the 50's and rain, possibly heavy, will accompany the cold front as it moves through the area.

Next week will feature above average temperatures as a zonal pattern shuts off the Arctic air flowing from the North Pole. Sadly for those hoping this pattern change will continue for the foreseeable future, it will not. A sharp cold front will move through next weekend and it will allow an Arctic air mass to return to the area. The western ridge is showing indications of rebuilding along the West Coast and that means the cold trough could become reestablished over the Eastern USA.