Tuesday Weather, January 7

This was record cold for early January. Record low temperatures were set at both Cleveland and Akron/Canton yesterday and this morning.  See the bottom of the forecast for the info. The good news is that we will be in the mid 40s over the upcoming weekend.

Tuesday, January 7	Partly sunny and cold. High around +2 with daytime wind chills -20 to -30
At Night	Becoming mostly cloudy. Temperatures will remain steady then slightly warm overnight to around +5 by daybreak with morning wind chills around -10.
Wednesday, January 8	Rather cloudy, but warmer with occasional snow showers. High 21
Thursday, January 9	Warmer with snow showers. High 32
Friday, January 10	Lots of clouds. High around 40

COLD TEMPERATURES BREAK RECORDS FOR TWO DAYS!

Low temperature records were broken on Monday and Tuesday at both Akron/Canton and Cleveland.

§  Cleveland’s records date back to 1884 on both days.

§  Akron/Canton’s previous record low on Monday was set in 1924 and on Tuesday in 1942.

Monday Weather, January 6

Why did is rain on Sunday?
Obviously that snow thing didn't work out too well. The initial forecast track of the LOW storm center was through the West Virginia mountains and SW Pennsylvania. That would have brought the cold air into eastern Ohio during the afternoon and evening. Well, the thing had a mind of its own and came upright across Ohio. That left us on the warm air side all day Sunday...NW Ohio and the Toledo area being the exception. The low finally moved off to the NE after midnight allowing the sub-freezing air to arrive.

It is cold now and temperatures will drop all day.  Here's the forecast:

WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 9am WEDNESDAY!

Temperatures will remain NEAR OR BELOW ZERO from

Monday evening through Wednesday morning

Monday, January 6	Bitterly cold and windy with light snow and blowing snow. Temperatures will fall to around ZERO by evening with wind chills of -20.
At Night	Mostly cloudy, windy, and very cold with some snow showers. Low -11 with wind chill values -35 to -40
Tuesday, January 7	Cold with snow showers and blowing snow. Partly sunny skies at times. High +2 with daytime wind chills -20 to -30
Wednesday, January 8	Rather cloudy, but slightly warmer. A morning near ZERO with wind chills of  -15 to -20 High near 20
Thursday, January 9	Warmer with snow. High around 30

Dangerous Wind Chill Expected

Tuesday Morning: Temperature -11 / Wind Chill -35 to -40

Wednesday Morning: Temperature +0 / Wind Chill -15 to -20

Temperature update (Sunday evening)

Colder air is still expected to move into the region overnight tonight.  Tuesday morning is still going to be downright frigid. Wednesday will be a tad warmer than earlier forecast. Here's the latest morning temperature forecast:

Dangerous Wind Chill Expected

Tuesday Morning: Temperature -13 / Wind Chill -35 to -40

Wednesday Morning: Temperature +0 / Wind Chill -10

Sunday afternoon storm update

Warmer air is mixing in ahead of the cold front. The colder air will now likely not arrive until around midnight tonight.  As a result we will see a wintry mix this afternoon.

Local Forecast

(UPDATED: 1/5/14 at 12:21 PM)

WINTER STORM WARNING!

Sunday 6pm until Monday 5pm

WIND CHILL WARNING!

Monday 5pm until Wednesday 9am

Temperatures will remain BELOW ZERO from

Monday evening through Wednesday morning

Sunday, January 5	Cloudy with a mix of snow and rain during the afternoon. Some sleet may mix in as well. High 37
At Night	Cloudy with the wintry mix changing to all snow around midnight with a period of freezing rain possible. Snow accumulating a total of 4-6 inches by morning. Low +12
Monday, January 6	Bitterly cold with snow and blowing snow. A morning high of +11 with a wind chill of -9 around daybreak with temperatures falling to -4 with wind chills of -25 to -30 by evening.
Tuesday, January 7	Cold with snow showers and blowing snow. Partly sunny skies at times. A morning low of -13 with wind chills -35 to -40 High near ZERO with daytime wind chills -20 to -30
Wednesday, January 8	Rather cloudy, but slightly warmer. A morning low -3 with wind chills of  -15 to -20 High near 20

Dangerous Wind Chill Expected

Tuesday Morning: Temperature -13 / Wind Chill -35 to -40

Wednesday Morning: Temperature -3 / Wind Chill -15 to -20

Sunday Forecast and Storm Update, January 5

Alternation Weather

Local Forecast

(UPDATED: 1/5/14 at 6:30 AM)

WINTER STORM WARNING!

Sunday 6pm until Monday 5pm

WIND CHILL WARNING!

Monday 5pm until Wednesday 9am

Sunday, January 5	Cloudy with snow possibly mixing with rain or freezing rain for a while this afternoon. The heaviest snow will be this evening and overnight. High 37
At Night	Cloudy with snow accumulating a total of 4-8 inches by Monday morning. Low +10
Monday, January 6	Bitterly cold with snow and blowing snow. A morning high of +11 with a wind chill of -9 around daybreak with temperatures falling to -4 with wind chills of -25 to -30 by evening.
Tuesday, January 7	Cold with snow and blowing snow. Partly sunny skies at times. A morning low of -13 with wind chills -35 to -40 High near ZERO with daytime wind chills -20 to -30
Wednesday, January 8	Rather cloudy, but slightly warmer. A morning low around ZERO with wind chills of  -15 to -20 High near 20

Dangerous Wind Chill Expected

Tuesday Morning: Temperature -13 / Wind Chill -35 to -40

Wednesday Morning: Temperature +0 / Wind Chill -15 to -20

Winter Storm update (7:30pm Saturday)

Everything remains right on track. While snow will fall during the day Sunday, the heaviest snow should occur during the evening and overnight hours. I still think we will have 4-8 inches of new snow by Monday morning and then another inch or two on Monday. One change that has occurred is that some sleet or freezing rain may mix in with the snow for a few hours Sunday evening.

As for the temperatures and wind chill, we remain on track with earlier forecasts. For specifics see the earlier posts. Monday will just be an ugly, snowy, day with temperatures falling like a rock throughout the day.

Officially, the National Weather Service has issued some warnings. Here's the rundown on those:

WINTER STORM WARNING
6pm Sunday until 5pm Monday

WIND CHILL WARNING
5pm Monday through 9am Wednesday

Breakdown of expected temperatures

Here's a more specific breakdown of expected temperatures as of 8am Saturday. 
[Air Temp/Wind Chill]

Monday
6am: +5 / -13
6pm: -4 / -27

Tuesday
6am: -14 / -40 to -45
6pm: -5 / -23

Wednesday
6am: -5 / -20