1-8-18 Ohio: Mixed precip working east this morning causing travel issues…eyeing big winter storm potential early next weekend. K.

Today’s video (7 min):

Simulated radar guidance shows the wintry mix pushing east throughout the morning hours ending by early afternoon east…overall surface temps will be slightly above freezing, although below freezing on pavement, so be very cautious when traveling especially across the I-70 corridor this morning.

Winds relax overnight, with moisture riding over the cold surface (temps in the upper teens to lower 20s) we definitely have a concern for some freezing fog/drizzle waking up Tuesday morning…this could create a slick glaze on surfaces left untreated for sure:

Watching another wave of drizzle/freezing drizzle possible late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning as a warm front lifts north…the main timeframe will be ~midnight to 10amEST from the southwestern parts of the state to the northeastern:

Thursday into Friday a cold front sweeps east that’ll bringing additional rain showers…a secondary area of low pressure sweeps into the Great Lakes with a lot of Gulf moisture along with it…all models Friday night into Saturday right now are locked in with temps aloft crashing causing a transition to heavy accumulating snow. It’s too early for specifics, but certainly you’ll want to keep all eyes on this event as it could be significant.