CLEVELAND — It's that time of year -- cloudy season. Between any hint of cold air coming across Lake Erie and the persistent storm systems that roll through northern Ohio this time of year -- we get locked into cloudy days quite often.
Today is a prime example of the cloudy trend. A dreary Friday is ahead with a foggy morning giving way to stubborn low clouds and periodic drizzle or light rain throughout the day. Temps will remain rather steady in the low 50s this afternoon. These clouds will be tough to get rid of with lingering clouds tonight into Saturday. We'll try and squeak out some sun peeks later Saturday as temporarily drier air moves in.
Sunday will feature mostly cloudy skies but temps will spike into the upper 50s for highs. This is all out ahead of a series of storm systems that will develop out in the nation's mid-section early next week.
The latest on our well-advertised pattern change later next week is that there's still no agreement on how it evolves exactly. We'll eventually turn colder with the potential for our first snows of the season -- but timing is WAY off between all of the model guidance. The Euro brings in an area of low pressure right over Ohio with a flip to temporary cold next Wednesday as rain mixes with wet snow. The Euro then brings back some warmer air before we get a true shot of cold right around Thanksgiving.
The GFS model brings a more progressive pattern through with an area of low pressure dragging cold air in here for late next week into next weekend. It has the lake effect snow machine going next weekend as well. As a result, it's still too early to talk details on how our pattern change evolves, but we'll continue to update you on the latest once we have some consensus!
3-DAY FORECAST
TODAY: A foggy start gives way to stubborn clouds and areas of drizzle. Low 50s.
TONIGHT: Cloudy with leftover drizzle. Upper 40s.
SATURDAY: Lingering clouds. Some sun peeks. Low 50s.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. A bit warmer. Upper 50s.
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