Winter arrives for the holiday weekend, light snow Saturday night

Scattered snow showers will linger through the evening, as arctic air picks up moisture from the Great Lakes. Skies will gradually clear late tonight, and morning readings will dip into the upper 10s in most areas.

Brisk westerly winds will maintain a wintry feel to the weekend, with an area of high pressure building in. Dress warmly and plan on subfreezing temperatures for the Ohio State-Xichigan game Saturday, with a noon kickoff temperature around 27 degrees, and mostly sunny skies. Winds out of the west at 10 to 20 mph will keep the wind chill between 15 and 20 degrees.

A fast-moving disturbance will bring some clouds Saturday evening with a disturbance that will brush the southwest half of Ohio with a light coating of snow overnight. Accumulations will range upwards of an inch, potentially making roads slick through Sunday morning south of I-70.

Temperatures will start off in the low 20s and only rise to near 30 in the afternoon, with a brisk northwest wind Sunday, with some sunshine..

A reinforcing blast of cold air will keep temperatures 15 degrees below normal through early next week. Afternoon highs will only be near freezing and morning lows around 20.

The next chance for rain and snow showers will come with a frontal system on Wednesday.

Forecast

• Friday: Cloudy, blustery, snow showers. High 30
• Tonight: Flurries early, gradual clearing. Low 20
• Saturday: Few clouds, brisk, snow at night. High 31 
• Sunday: Mix clouds and sun, breezy. High 30 (23)
• Monday: Partly sunny. High 32 (19)
• Tuesday: More clouds. High 32 (21)
• Wednesday: Cloudy, rain/snow showers. Highs 38 (25)
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, breezy, colder, flurries. High 35 (31)