Wintry weekend brings snow showers, near-freezing temperatures

An upper-level disturbance made it look and feel wintry, with periods of snow, enough to cover the ground in parts of western Ohio and mixed with rain east of the I-71 corridor.

Temperatures dipped into the mid-30s and will remain nearly steady this evening, with lingering snow showers. Skies will be mainly cloudy tonight and early Sunday. Additional lake-effect flurries are possible in near-freezing temperatures.

High pressure building east from Canada will maintain a broad northwesterly flow. The air swept southward from Canada will be cold and dry, resulting in a mix of clouds and sunshine Sunday and Monday. A southern system will create another mix of snow/rain on Tuesday.

Temperatures will struggle to rise above 40 degrees all week running more than 15 degrees below normal.

Forecast

• Saturday: Snow/rain showers, brisk, cold. High: 38
• Tonight: Lingering flurries, wintry. Low 31
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High 38
• Monday: Partly cloudy. High 41 (29)
• Tuesday: Cloudy, rain/snow mix p.m. High 41 (31)
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, brisk. High 40 (31)
• Thursday: Partly cloudy, cold. High 38 (27)
• Friday: Mostly sunny. High 39 (24)