Cool and Damp Weekend

A active weather pattern has taken hold of the nation and Northern Ohio is located on the cool and damp side of side if it. Severe weather on Tuesday and Wednesday produced more than two dozen reports of tornados across the middle section of the Country. Another vigorous system will affect the Southern Plains today and move into the Mississippi River Valley tomorrow. With the frontal boundary remaining south of the local area cool and wet weather conditions will persist through the early part of next week.

Today, like yesterday, is a cool and damp day for much of the area. Temperatures are holding a few degrees on either side of fifty (50) with light rain showers occasionally falling across the area. A storm system is moving into the Southern Plains from the Four Corners Region. This storm system will spark severe weather from Oklahoma into Texas.  The Southeast corner of the Nation is experiencing a summer preview with high temperatures in the upper eighties(80's) and low nineties (90's)!

Another severe weather outbreak is set to begin today for the Southern Plains.  All modes of severe weather will be possible with tornados most possible for the Red  River Valley.

Saturday the strong storm system will move into the center of the nation. High temperatures across northern Ohio will rise int the middle fifties(50's) with increasing cloudiness with rain developing overnight.  A storm system moving through the center portion of the Nation will generate more severe weather for the Middle and  Lower Mississippi River Valley. All modes of severe weather once again will be possible.

Sunday the storm will be moving slowly through the Ohio River Valley. Rain showers will persist all day across the local area as temperatures remain on the cool side (50's). The rain should end Monday morning as high temperatures approach sixty (60) degrees under clearing skies. Tuesday should be dry will high temperatures in the lower sixties (60's).

On Wednesday yet another cool front will be approaching the area from the north and west. Wednesday will potentially be the warmest day of the week with temperatures in the middle sixties (60's).  Showers and thunderstorms will be possible overnight with the frontal passage.

Thursday will mark the the beginning of another cool period. A cold upper level low will rotate over the Northeast U.S. allowing cooler than seasonable area to flow into the area. On Thursday and Friday high temperatures will hold into the fifties and there will be a threat of showers especially during the afternoons.

April Tornado Outbreak

The local area is experiencing a summer preview today. Very warm conditions are being experienced locally as a storm system is approaching from the west. This storm system produced severe weather Sunday evening and will do so to a lesser extent today across the Western Great Lakes Region. Once this system moves through it will leave a boundary draped through the Ohio Valley. Another powerful storm system will track along it tomorrow and through the middle of the week. This will allow seasonably cool air to be located to north of the boundary and warm air located to its south.

Current the local area is in the warm sector of a storm system. High temperatures around eighty (80) degrees were experienced today. The storm system will generate strong to severe thunderstorms across the Western Great Lakes Region before moving through the local area over night with showers and possible thunderstorms.

A cool front will move through the area slowly during Tuesday morning. High temperatures around sixty(60) will occur early with slowly falling temperatures during the day, especially near Lake Erie. The Central Plain States will be the focus of the attention as a severe weather outbreak is looking increasing likely as a strong storm system moves in.

The area from Nebraska south to the Red River Valley is currently at a moderate risk for severe weather tomorrow. All modes of severe weather, including strong tornadoes, will be possible. The severe weather will begin during the late afternoon hours and may last into the night. Residents should pay close attention to severe weather alerts and warnings as they are issued as this may be a dangerous weather event.

On Wednesday the powerful storm system will move east and shift the severe weather into the middle and lower Mississippi River Valley. All modes of severe weather may be possible but not to the levels expected on Tuesday. The local area will remain on the north side of a front and should remain in the cool air. High temperatures will be in the fifties with the coolest temperatures near Lake Erie.

On Thursday the storm system will move further east along the front. As it moves east the front through the Ohio Valley will move north and generate rain across the local area. High temperatures are expected to be around sixty(60) dependent on movement of the front.

April Snowstorm

The weather roller coaster has continued as expected and unfortunately we are about to find ourselves at the bottom of a low valley. In the past week with we have experienced two snow episodes totaling three to six inches for most locations. Midweek featured a day of above normal temperatures that quickly tumbled down after a cold front passed through. The same storm system produced a few tornadoes across Florida and Georgia injuring several people. This weekend another system will clip through the area and will deliver a winter wallop to Northern Ohio. Quieter weather will be in store for the region next week.

Currently upper level energy is diving south across the Western Great Lakes region. This energy will spawn a low pressure system near Northwestern Ohio that will track east and generate a band of moderate to heavy snow overnight. Today's daytime highs in the lower forties (40's) will drop overnight as cold air moves into the area.

The storm system will move quickly east during Saturday and brisk cold air will be moving over the area. The storm system is expected to generate four to eight inches of snow with the heaviest totals centered on the turnpike. High temperatures tomorrow will be a few degrees on either side of freezing. On Monday yet another storm system will approach the region but its track will be to the north and west of Ohio. Temperatures should moderate well into the forties (40's) with rain showers developing during the evening.

On Monday the region will be in the warm sector of a storm system passing well to the north. The system will move a cold front through the area which will be accompanied with rain showers. High temperatures should warm into the lower fifties(50's) before the front moves through.

On Tuesday the cold front will be well to the east of the region. Unlike previous cold fronts this one will not bring modified Arctic from Canada. High temperatures on Tuesday will be in the lower forties (40's). High pressure will move slowly east through the end of the week and will maintain quiet but cool weather. Expect high temperatures to rise a couple degrees on Wednesday and Thursday. 

On Friday a storm system will move into the Plain States while high pressure maintains control over the Great Lakes region. Weather conditions will remain dry locally as high temperatures rise into the lower fifties (50's).

Back to Winter???

The weather roller coaster that began during March is going to intensify during the first full week of April; this time with more lows than peaks. This past week we experienced high temperatures from the middle seventies (70's) on Sunday to the middle forties(40's) on Tuesday. Severe storms affected the nation from the Plain States to the Southeast with more than two dozen tornadoes reported.  The roller coaster pattern will continue during the upcoming week with wintry conditions from the Upper Midwest to the Northeast.  The semi-permanent Hudson Bay Low will make it self felt as it strengths and allows modified arctic air to make its way south. A series of clipper systems will affect the local area every few days beginning today. Each one will bring unseasonably cold air with the potential for snowfall after they pass.

Currently a strengthening clipper system is traveling through the central Great Lakes region. It is spreading light rain and snow showers in advance of it during the afternoon. Once it passes later this evening much colder air will move into the area. High temperatures in the forties (40's) will rapidly drop into the thirties(30's) with the rain changing over to all snow. Lake effect snow will be generated with an inch or less of accumulations for the Cleveland area; a few inches will be possible in the snow belt regions.  On Sunday the area will be mostly quiet and after a cold start in the upper twenties(20's) high temperatures should rise to around 40 degrees. In advance of the next system rain showers and snow showers across extreme Northeast Ohio will break out overnight.

On Monday a storm system will track just north of Ohio during the morning. Rain showers will be likely until the early afternoon before mixing and transitioning to snow showers later in the day. Little to no accumulations are expected. High temperatures near forty(40) will be reached early and then temperatures will drop during the day. Tuesday will be another chilly but quiet day as high temperatures will be a few degrees on either side of forty(40).

On Wednesday a strong low pressure system will move into the upper Midwest. Southerly winds will force much warmer conditions into the area as high temperatures rebound into the fifties(50's).  Rain showers will be increasingly likely during the afternoon and especially overnight. 

On Thursday the strong storm system will be moving through the region. Early temperatures in the forties should fall during the day and rain showers will mix and eventually change over to snow showers. Accumulations will be possible but should be minor where and if they occur.