19 first alert weather day tonight monday lakeeffect snow followed by southern system

Cleveland weather forecast for Friday, January 3, 2025. lake effect snow will take over as the main forecast concern with on-and-off snow and squalls the rest of the day and into Saturday in the primary and secondary snowbelts with our northwest flow. Area wide, expect 2-4 inches of snowfall through the weekend. Lake effect could produce upwards to 3-6 inches for the metro by Saturday. Upwards to 8-12 inches in the primary by Saturday night. In terms of snowfall, you can see several pockets of heavier snow expected where those bands of heavier lake snow persist. Attention then turns toward a major winter storm that will be developing out west and will be arriving in the Ohio Valley by Sunday night and Monday morning. As of now, the main swath of heavy accumulating snow is expected to be mainly south through Monday. This system will cause big time impacts to those traveling back home from the holiday break around the US. An ice storm will stretch from southern Illinois into Kentucky with that heavy band of snow from central Illinois into Indiana and Ohio. Here is your Cleveland weather forecast. SATURDAY: Lingering lake effect snow. Colder. Low to mid 20s. SUNDAY: Some sun then increasing clouds. Mid 20s. READ MORE: https://www.wkyc.com/article/weather/forecast/northeast-ohio-weather-forecast/95-99643b63-4b79-4d67-8d5f-7f54d07d30f0 At 3News, we’re not here to tell you the news, we’re here to share the stories that you say matter most to you. Share your ideas, thoughts, concerns and engage in conversations about the communities in which we all call home. Follow 3News on Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wkyc.channel3/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wkyc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wkyc3/ Visit our site: https://www.wkyc.com/ And be sure to download our app here: https://wkyc.com/app