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9 minutes ago, dta1984 said:

The rain and majority of the clouds cleared out pretty quickly this morning.   With just scattered clouds this afternoon , we should have pretty good eclipse viewing!

Definitely a big change from this morning. Perfectly clear skies right now. Maybe some high clouds but a great view.

39 minutes ago, Speedskater said:

At 11AM it's 61°F and Not A Cloud In Sight near the Lake Erie shore. But a thin haze layer.

How long will it last?

Clear skies in CLE. Satellite looks great. Maybe some high clouds later. https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=local-LakeErie-02-24-0-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

3 hours ago, LakeEffectOH said:

Anybody care to guess what the weather will be like on Eclipse Day (4/8)?

According to one Wx vendor, precipitation is expected to be above normal during the first half of April. 

C'mon, early April in Northeast Ohio is always so nice . Really hoping we can catch a break with clear skies... but I would put that in the possible but not probable category. 

On 3/10/2024 at 8:00 AM, OHweather said:

The beauty of it is it'll be in the 60s Tuesday  - Friday! So this won't last long. As I'm sure everyone is shocked to hear, I will always root for the snow, but I've also enjoyed some of these very mild temperatures and look forward to them returning quickly. 

 

The band that dropped those 2-3" amounts in parts of Cuyahoga and Geauga with a surface trough axis fell apart before coming into here, I have about 0.5" so far. We should see WNW to NW flow lake enhancement set-up quickly through mid-morning, which will focus on the higher terrain, and then subside quickly this evening. 

6.1" total IMBY. Should melt quickly today with full sun and temps in the 40's. 

3” of snow overnight. Looks like mid winter out there. Was really hoping we we were done with this. 

Brutal change in the weather. Picked up close to 2" from the lake effect band this morning. Look forward to the return of warm temps this weekend. 

Great day yesterday. This area was under some of the heavier squalls. 6” total imby. 

2 hours ago, dta1984 said:

Looks like a 290 flow which generally does pretty well out here.  

290 flow would be ideal. Seems like a fairly short window as winds turn more WSW'erly late afternoon tomorrow. 

2 hours ago, beavis1729 said:

It may not be much consolation...but everyone in the Lakes/Midwest is having a horrendous winter. 

Some places in MN have had less than 6" for the season, and there's currently no snow cover in the entire states of WI and MN...when this is normally the period of the season with the deepest snow cover.  There are no words to convey how ridiculous this is.  Every day, I feel like yelling and throwing things against the wall - it's just unacceptable. 
 

I had a couple of snowmobiling trips planned in northern WI this season, but both got cancelled (not even due to poor trail conditions, which would be bad enough...but it's completely bare ground). Places in northern WI which average nearly 100" per season have only had 10-15" of snowfall so far, and most of that was in November. They're on track to obliterate the warmest winter on record.

Yep. Definitely a poor Winter all around which was somewhat expected given the strong El Nino. That said, I don't think many expected the Winter to be this bad in terms of snowfall (at least locally). We've strung together a few bad Winters in Northern Ohio whereas other areas in the Midwest have not. 

A few snow flurries around this afternoon. The last time it snowed was 1/28. Oof. 

Low pressure driving into W VA is usually a great track for snow in Ohio. If the current track holds it would be shocking not see a heavy snow band somewhere from central Ohio on north. Not sure why precip to the NW of the low seems so limited on the models.

10 hours ago, OHweather said:

If you want a local hot take, CLE will more than double their current seasonal total over the remainder of winter. That isn't saying a TON, but I don't think we've seen half our snow yet for the season. The next several weeks will be more wintry. While I'm not convinced it'll be the snowiest pattern ever, it will snow occasionally with generally chilly conditions. 

I like your optimism... hopefully it falls over the next couple of weeks then we can move on to a mild Spring. 

41 minutes ago, dta1984 said:

True, at least it's something.  What a clunker it's been... again.  I'll enjoy the 50s for the next few days, it's been nice getting a taste of spring.  

Birds are chirping and wildlife has been very active... really feels like early Spring.  I'm almost out of Winter mode but it would be nice to get one large storm before closing the books on the season. 

2/13 storm offering a glimmer of hope for synoptic snowfall across Ohio. Big jump NW on the GFS and CMS 12z model runs. Still a long way out but at least something to track. 

CLE's snowfall is currently at 16.5" for the season (an inch below last year), with a departure of -18.7". Barring a miracle, this will be another below average snowfall season. The last time CLE hit average snowfall was the Winter of 2014-2015 with 67". That is a rough stretch. I've been close to normal a few of the seasons in between thanks to lake effect. But those outside of the snowbelt have been in an exceptionally long snow drought. 

1 hour ago, Spartman said:

Currently the 3rd cloudiest January ever in Cleveland
https://fox8.com/weather/is-it-the-cloudiest-january-ever-no-but-its-close/

Tell me about it. It has sure felt that way. Can remember the last sunny day. 

Rain flipped to snow around 12:30. It has been dumping huge flakes since the changeover. Grass and roads start to get covered. 

Currently in the upper 30's near the lake and 52 IMBY. With the melted snow and fog really feels like an early spring day. 

1 hour ago, Brian D said:

Wonder why ClimateChanger isn't on the ball?

He's busy caring for his palm trees. 

3 hours ago, dta1984 said:

I measured 2.75" additional since last measurement 12 hrs ago.  Storm total here is 9.25". The lake effect definitely made up for Thursday's miss!

The lake effect definitely made up for the lack of system snow. Didn't really keep up with measuring but probably around 10" or so. Nice to have snow on frozen ground. Kids are having a blast playing in the powder. 

Great to have the lake effect parked over this area. On and off heavy snow most of the day. Picked up a fluffy 3” so far. 

17 minutes ago, OHweather said:

When the better lake enhancement started developing in Lorain Co early this morning the writing was unfortunately on the wall for the Erie and Huron warnings. The synoptic snow being even more boring than hoped hurt even more. With all of that said, there’s an interesting area of enhancement along a trough axis (with some Lake Huron connection) swinging southeast out of MI right now, so you may be able to add some more when it swings through later this afternoon. Not enough to get you close to 6” but maybe another inch or two wherever it goes. 

 

This event has been painful outside of the lake enhanced band. 

Definitely. Just looked at the models and it looks like they take the current band back southwest as it dissipates. Out this way we will likely have to  rely on whatever forms on the NW flow. Sun is poking through now occasionally. Oof. 

58 minutes ago, OHweather said:

This lake enhanced band is quality...night and day compared to the widespread synoptic stuff. Just stuck the ruler in (didn't do a formal measure and clear) and have about 2.5" new since 8:30 (storm total nearing 4") and it is dumping dendrites under the band at the moment. Hopefully it persists through the late afternoon and swings around enough to give everyone a nice boost. 

Edit: 7" LSR from near Lakewood where the lake enhancement was more persistent this morning. 

Still a persistent light snow here in south russell... very small flakes. Looking forward to having that band move east later today. 

Very light snow falling. Looks like lake enhancement is picking up on the west side. Hopefully that delivers later today as winds come around. The system snow has been underwhelming so far. 

6 hours ago, Speedskater said:

Betsy Kling on WKYC-TV was talking about a Back Door Lake Effect Snow Storm this weekend.  With the moisture coming from Lake Ontario.

That would be the most unusual and unlikely lake effect set up we could ever have. Perhaps she confused Ontario with Huron.