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Snow chances diminish this evening and end by early Saturday, but the cold weather will continue through Saturday.
(Plain Dealer)
AKRON, Ohio - At times today, looking outside your window has been like looking into a just-shaken snow globe, which would be nice if we weren't already into spring.
The National Weather Service in Cleveland is reporting light snow is falling across much of the Akron area, but it is melting shortly after falling to the ground, so accumulations should be minimal. It is more of an annoyance than a potential hazard.
Chances for snow end by late morning Saturday, but more precipitation - this time rain - is possible Sunday night and Monday. More chances for rain come Tuesday and Wednesday night into Thursday to welcome in April, but temperatures will be warm enough that snowflakes will not be an issue.
At 3 p.m., National Weather Service radar showed the light snow falling across most of Northeast Ohio, with a heavier concentration in the Buffalo area and scattered precipitation across southeastern Michigan and much of Indiana.
Temperatures today barely hit the low 30s, and highs will remain around 30 degrees Saturday before climbing to the mid-40s Sunday and Monday, near 50 degrees Tuesday and the mid-50s Wednesday and Thursday. The temperature at 3 p.m. was 27 with light snow at Akron-Canton Regional Airport and 28 with light snow at Akron Fulton International Airport.
Here is the five-day forecast for Akron from the National Weather Service:
Tonight: Cloudy, chance of light snow, very cold. Low: 22
A chance of light snow throughout the evening, as dew points will slide from the upper teens to about 10 degrees overnight and wind chills will be in the teens before dropping to single digits overnight.
Winds: Northwest at 12-15 mph, becoming northerly at 11-15 mph in the late evening and overnight.
Chance of precipitation: 20 percent throughout the evening.
Total precipitation: None.
Average High: 51
Average Low: 32
Record High: 79 in 1950
Record Low: 12 in 1982
Saturday: Clearing skies, continued cold. High: 30. Low: 17
A chance of light snow early morning, as mostly cloudy skies turn partly cloudy by late afternoon and mostly clear by evening, as dew points will be near 10 degrees all day and wind chills will be in the teens starting in the afternoon.
Winds: West-northwest at 12-16 mph, becoming westerly at 5-7 mph in the evening and overnight.
Chance of precipitation: 10 percent in the day, none in the evening.
Total precipitation: None.
Average High: 52
Average Low: 32
Record High: 80 in 1910
Record Low: 12 in 1982
Sunday: Increasing clouds, evening showers. High: 44. Low: 19
Mostly clear skies turn partly cloudy by afternoon, with chances for showers in the evening and overnight, as dew points will rise from the low teens to the mid-20s by overnight and wind chills will range from 25-35 degrees starting in the afternoon.
Winds: South-southwest at 5-7 mph, increasing to 16-22 mph starting in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation: None in the day, 50 percent in the evening.
Total precipitation: 0.07 inches of rain.
Average High: 52
Average Low: 33
Record High: 80 in 1910
Record Low: 9 in 1887
Monday: Variable clouds, chance of showers. High: 46. Low: 35
Chances for rain showers end late afternoon, with partly to mostly cloudy skies in the evening and overnight, as dew points will hover around 30 degrees all day and wind chills will be in the 30s through the afternoon before winds die down.
Winds: West at 12-16 mph, decreasing to 6-9 mph in the evening and overnight.
Chance of precipitation: 30 percent in the day, none in the evening.
Total precipitation: 0.05 inches of rain.
Average High: 53
Average Low: 33
Record High: 81 in 1986
Record Low: 12 in 1887
Tuesday: Early rain, clouds decrease late. High: 53. Low: 32
A chance of rain through late afternoon, with mostly cloudy skies in the evening and partly cloudy skies overnight, as dew points will remain in the low 30s all day and wind chills will be about 30 degrees in the morning.
Winds: South-southwest at 8-14 mph, becoming westerly at 6-9 mph in the evening and overnight.
Chance of precipitation: 40 percent in the day, none in the evening.
Total precipitation: 0.09 inches of rain.
Average High: 53
Average Low: 33
Record High: 80 in 1998
Record Low: 9 in 1923
Wednesday: Variable clouds, chance of late rain. High: 58. Low: 36
Partly to mostly cloudy skies through late afternoon, with a chance of rain in the evening and overnight, as dew points will rise from the low 30s to the low 40s by overnight.
Winds: Light out of the southwest, becoming southerly at 5-8 mph in the evening and overnight.
Chance of precipitation: 20 percent in the day, 50 percent in the evening.
Total precipitation: 0.09 inches of rain.
Average High: 54
Average Low: 34
Record High: 81 in 1986
Record Low: 10 in 1964