The Cold Continues

The cold air is settling in after a brief break early Monday morning. Temperatures will get progressive colder with Thursday being the coldest. A slight moderation is expected before the next storm system crosses the area on Saturday bringing a return to much below average temperatures.

The next cold front is on track to move through on Wednesday. Temperatures on Thursday will struggle to get to 20 degrees for a high. The dry nature of the air mass and wind direction should keep most of the lake effect snow in Western New York and Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The arctic high pressure will be moving east of the area on Friday allowing  for a slow out of the south and a slight moderation of temperatures.

Looking at the extended, temperatures will remain colder than normal but may moderate as we head into next week as a ridge builds in the Southeastern states and the trough axis slides to the west.

Tranquil Break is Over

After two spring like days with high temperatures in the 60's, a rude return to a wintry reality is in store for the region starting Friday morning. The front has already cleared much of Northeastern Ohio and as a result temperatures will fall into the lower 30's tonight.  A wave of low pressure will move up the stalled front spreading snow into the area late Thursday night and into much of the day Friday. Once this low clears the area temperatures will fall further with highs only into the upper 20's on Saturday. Temperatures will rise through the day Sunday as another low pressure from the Gulf Of Mexico tracks into the central Great Lakes. This will spread snow and or a wintry mix into the region Sunday that should eventually change to rain by Monday morning. Once this system clears the area later Monday. The coldest air of the season so far moves into the region with high temperatures remaining in the 20's for Tuesday. This should get the Lake Erie snow machine going with the primary snow belt east of Cleveland the focus for the heaviest snow.

The cold front has moved through the area, setting the stage for snowfall late tonight into Friday.

Precipitation will develop on the backside of the front first beginning as rain and then transitioning into snow. 

*Update: As of Friday afternoon, the models are shifting the storm to the south and east which has lowered snowfall amounts to 1-3 inches for the area.

Sunday a low along the Gulf Coast will form and begin to track into the Central Great Lakes spreading precipitation ahead of it. Snow will spread into the region first before transitioning into rain Sunday night.

The low will send a cold front through the area early Monday, but the arctic front will arrive later that evening bringing coldest air of the season to the area.