Scattered snow showers/flurries will linger mainly during the morning hours before they taper off and exit the region around mid-afternoon. Some neighborhoods could see an additional coating of half an inch of new snow.
The potent coastal storm system currently moving up into the New England states will set up a fairly strong pressure gradient that will bring breezy northwest winds to the Valley today and tonight. Winds can run 10-15 mph with gusts around 25 mph possible at times. With the colder temperatures we expect today and tonight, wind chills will come into play.
High pressure will pay a brief visit tonight and Tuesday, and allow for dry weather and some clearing of the cloud deck. We can expect temperatures to remain colder than average and only reach the mid-30s. Winds will still be breezy enough to make it feel colder, though.
A quick-hitting clipper will race through the Great Lakes region, spreading another round of precipitation into eastern Ohio Tuesday night into early Wednesday. Temperatures will play a big role in precipitation type at any given time. The current modeling suggests this starts out as wet snow before transitioning to light rain as temperatures rise a degree or two before dawn on Wednesday.
Even if the warmer air doesn’t migrate far enough north, borderline temperatures will make this an inefficient snow producer. Grassy areas and untreated roads could end up with a slushy half an inch, and travel impacts look minimal at best.
Snow and/or rain will end early Wednesday morning as a trailing cold front moves through. We’ll get another short break in precipitation on Wednesday and Wednesday night before another low pressure system travels into the Ohio Valley on Thursday.
Currently, there are uncertainties in the north/south track of this one. A track nearly overhead or even a bit north would make it a mainly rain event here in our area. A track farther south would put us on the colder side, resulting in snow showers here. As it stands now, model trends favor the more northerly track, which would favor a mixed wet snow and rain scenario for our area. Either way, the probability of any impactful snow from this appears rather low.
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