A weather update by the National Weather Service Cleveland outlines the atmospheric movements Northeast Ohioans will be navigating through early next week. A weak cold front passing through the region today will be followed by a brief interlude of high pressure before an arctic front sweeps in on Monday, threatening to convolute the already brisk landscape with showers of lake-effect snow and potentially impactful accumulations, especially in the snowbelt regions of Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania.
Residents woke this morning to persistent light snow, leading to snow-covered roads and slick spots. However, as the National Weather Service Cleveland reported, the snow “tapering off” will offer some solace by mid to late morning with temperatures scaling the upper 20s. Lake-enhanced snow showers are expected to endure in the snowbelt due to a shift in winds post the cold front’s passage, yet accumulations should remain under two inches through Saturday night.
Despite a momentary rise in the mercury on Sunday, with some areas potentially thawing to the freezing mark, the warmth is short-lived. A clipper system is anticipated to brush the I-75 corridor in Northwest Ohio by Sunday afternoon into evening, heralding the approach of another system. This system, accompanied by an articulation of frigid air with “850 mb temperatures falling to -20C by Tuesday,” could spell a series of days where the gleaming Great Lakes become the central stage for an orchestrated dance of snow bands, potentially disruptive in its organization and delivery of lake effect snow, the National Weather Service forecast discussions note…