Speedskater

At Lakewood Park, the eclipse was great, but only one star was visible thru thin clouds. The young next door TV meteorologist was doing live broadcasts for his station 220 miles away.

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?

I'm 7 miles from the dead center line, but only 500 feet from Lake Erie. Might the lake impact local viewing conditions?

9AM, a guesstimate of over an inch on pine trees and bushes near Lakewood Park. The street and sidewalks are only wet. Even the plastic trash container lids, don't have much. It's been holding at 32°F since 6AM EDST.

6 PM Friday. Over 6 inches of new snow near Lakewood Park. But a helpful neighbor shoveled snow at my best measuring spots, so I'm just estimating. Temperature at 2 PM ~ 27°F, at 6 PM below 22°F.

Nope, North East wind.

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

Gee, in Lakewood Sunday morning, there was a snow coating on the windshields of parked cars. And that is all there is now.

Steeler fans don't understand that in Buffalo, if you don't like the weather, just drive to another part of Buffalo.

Most of the sidewalks are shoveled.

I'm about 500 feet from the lake in Lakewood. Not much happening here, other than the temperature drop. 44°F at 2AM Saturday then 27°F at 9AM. The buoys in downtown Cleveland and Lorain have see occasional gusts to 35MPH since 2AM.

But there will be plenty of antifreeze available.

Overnight snow near Lakewood Park. I would guesstimate about 1/4 inch. The temperature, dipped to 32°F at about 2 AM, but at 8 AM it's up to 37°F and much of the snow has melted.

It's 8:00 AM Saturday morning and there is about 2 inches of snow on the ground near Lakewood Park. At 7:00 AM the temperature was 23°F.

Heavy Freezing Spray Warning from FRI 12:00 AM EST until FRI 4:00 PM EST ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater expected, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels. * WHERE...The open waters of Lake Erie from Vermilion to Geneva- on-the-Lake OH. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 4 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Ice coverage on Lake Erie will expand across the central basin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area or conduct mitigation. && Issued by Cleveland - OH, US, National Weather Service