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Things still look good on the models for next week. Looks like this weekends storm heads for Toledo... Almost the same track as the last storm. Fine details aside... Moisture looks to be the key ingredient in the les mix.

Yeah, that ice will have no problem melting. Still a long ways out but the flow looks solidly WNW to NW. The west side on east should be in the game unless things change significantly.

Wow... didn't take long for ice cover to increase. Hopefully this melts with the warmer temps and rain. Strong winds should disperse the ice as well. Everything still seems to be on track for a decent LES event next week.

Just read cle's disco... Almost unreadable. But yeah, thing should gets going Sunday night. Just gotta hope that the flow is favorable.

Exactly. Throw a couple inches of rain on top of 50 degree temps and I wouldn't complain. The strong winds the last few days have prevented ice forming on the western basin. Had there been calm nights I'm sure there would be a lot of ice by now. Bring the torch and rain... we should all benefit from it next week. Looking at the models now... there appears to be a 12-18 hour window for LES on Monday/Tuesday, then again after the clipper passes. It will certainly look and feel a lot more like Winter.

Nice timing on the warm-up. Slush trails just starting to form by Toledo...

Great to hear. When does your snow map come out . But seriously, it does look like a great set-up... one that we haven't seen in quite some time, especially in January. And seeing the glass half-full the rain and mild temps this weekend are a plus for open water.

Another SW wind event would be awful... Next weeks probably our last shot with open water. As you mentioned, we'll probably see the flow shift quite a bit next week but overall there looks to be periods with a favorable direction. The period after the clipper looks ideal.

What are your thoughts on the storm? What model has a better handle on things? Gotta wonder if this storm trends east like the last storm. Not that it will matter precip wise as it will be a rainer locally.

Hopefully we can get a decent set-up next week. Lots of potential as you mentioned. Today's model runs should provide a good idea of the storm track for the weekend. Regardless, we'll probably have an hour or two of mixed precip turning to rain.

Looks like the band stayed just north of this area last night. Only .4" or so. Winds turn SW'erly today and another WNY special on the way. I wonder how long it will take to ice the western basin over. Not sure how long it will last with temps in the teens.

Nice to see the snow flying again. On and off snowshowers here in Chagrin... huge flakes coming down. This area will probably be a little too far south for any appreciable snows tonight... hopefully the winds can maintain a more NW'erly flow. The 322 corridor on north should do ok.

Temp dropped to 16 IMBY last night. Hopefully we'll see some snow develop later today. Pretty bold call from CLE this far out. While it is certainly a plausible scenario, the models have been a little off to say the least. MODELS DID NOT AGREE ON THE SOLUTION OF THIS STORM TRACK ABOUT 36 HOURS AGO. HOWEVER...THEY APPEAR TO HAVE COME INTO AGREEMENT AND HOPEFULLY WILL STAY THAT WAY THROUGH THE DURATION. TRACK BRINGS SURFACE LOW TO THE WESTERN HALF OF LAKE ERIE BY SATURDAY NIGHT FORCING WARM AIR ADVECTION NORTH AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN SNOW SATURDAY MORNING CHANGING QUICKLY OVER TO ALL RAIN. I CANT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE PRECIPITATION COULD START OUT AS A MIX BUT WILL LEAVE IT AS A TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN DURING THE DAY SO WE CAN GET A BETTER HANDLE ON PRECIPITATION TYPE.

We are about the same... give or take .1 . A disappointing December to say the least. Can't remember a worse December... although the great November we had has probably made things feels worse. The good news is that there are storm chances on the horizon... although you won't find any optimism in the storm thread for us folks on OH. Despite what the models currently show. Any way, something to keep us interested in this lack luster winter.

What a day out there... 46 and full sun. Feels like Spring. If it's not going to snow I will take this weather any day.

It has been historically awful. That said, with a wide open lake in January we can make up plenty of ground. Wagons of snow as they say .

Merry Christmas all. Have a great day. Next week Winter returns..

Nothing exciting locally. Temps is down to 38. Winds haven't been that bad at all.

54 Imby with very little wind, if any. I guess winds will start cranking later. Pattern sounds/looks much better next week.

Santa's and Snowmen will be flying around. Just glad I'm not wasting time worrying about a trace or 3" of wet snow at this point. Looking forward to next week.

As we bask in fall like temps just before Christmas... the euro has a nice fanstasy storm next week. Just another 7 days away.

Yeah, pretty amazing that we have a positive snowfall departure considering how December has been. Had the pattern held through December the lake would likely have a lot of ice by now. Let's hope for a rockin January.

Don S had a nice disco on the upcoming pattern... not quite as good as OHWeather's . He references the winter of 91/92. Not sure on the details for individual months but CLE recorded 67.5" that winter. Certainly not a disaster. I'll be out getting some yard work done the next couple of days.

Looks rather toasty. Not sure about 60 but it will be very mild all the back to lake michigan.

It has been an odd December... We were spoiled in November. There is still snow on the ground here and temps haven't made it above freezing for a few days... So there has been a wintry feel at least. We'll probably break the futility record. The endless clouds I can do without. Hopefully the pattern reshuffles in our favor. The upcoming storm is over for here outside of snowshowers behind the front. The early calls like "it's coming west" have been nauseating.