Arctic Blast With Snow Takes Aim on Cleveland

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist

November 20,2013; 6:17PM,EST

 

 

Colder air will blast into Cleveland this weekend with accumulating snow and travel problems.
Prior to the arrival of the arctic air, temperatures will reach close to 50 degrees Thursday and Friday.
A moist flow from the Gulf of Mexico will bring clouds with the warmup, and may bring spotty rain to the area Thursday into Friday.
The first push of cold air will arrive by Saturday with blustery conditions and a period or two of snow.
Temperatures will likely hold in the 30s Saturday and could actually fall during the day. Motorists should be prepared for slippery travel.
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A second push of cold air from the Arctic will arrive Saturday evening and will be accompanied by gusty winds lasting into Sunday. Gusts can top 40 mph. Temperatures will in the 20s throughout the day Sunday. RealFeel® temperatures will plunge into the teens and even the single digits at times.
Any untreated surfaces made initially made wet by the snow will freeze.
It is this second blast that will really crank up the lake-effect snow machine in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania and catch people off guard. Blinding, heavy, travel-snarling snow could fall where the bands of snow persist.

Winds and temperatures will ease up early next week.