MONDAY WEATHER BRIEFING

Good Monday morning!Thanksgiving week is here and there is plenty of good news in the weather department...especially later in the week.This morning was cold with lows near 20 in some places. Today's highs will be about 8-10 degrees below average:highsday1.pngMeanwhile, a weak disturbance will cross the Great Lakes today, resulting in some light snow or flurries in parts of NE Ohio and NW PA this afternoon. 15 hour futurecast:hrrr_2015112312_ref_cleveland.gifThis snow will not add up to much expect where there will be some lake-enhancement in NW PA. No accumulation expected for our viewing area.ndfd_snow_cleveland_9.pngTUESDAY:A tranquil day with increasing amounts of sunshine. There might be a stray morning flurry. Will still be chilly with highs in the upper 30s to near 40.tuesday.pngWEDNESDAY/HOLIDAY TRAVEL: Wednesday is the busiest (or  one of the busiest) travel days of the year. Locally, it will be a pleasant day with milder afternoon temperatures.wednesday.pngIf you or loved ones are travelling Wednesday, just about all the weather-related travel issues will be out west. Lots of snow in the Rockies and some rain in California.WEDSBIG.pngTHANKSGIVING DAY: A beautiful day with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 50s....nice!thursday.pngFRIDAY: A cold front will push into the region Friday....showers are most likely in the afternoon and evening. So if you are out in the wee hours of the morning shopping.....probably no need for the wet weather gear. Early morning temperatures will be in the 40s (not bad!) and afternoon highs can reach 60 or so.friday.pngLONG RANGE: In the wake of Friday's front, the rest of the holiday weekend will be colder and largely dry. The colder air looks to stick around into early December.KYNG_2015112300_min_max_16THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY: On this date 10 years ago, we had a cold and wintry day with 1.8" of snow and a high of just 32. WEATHER FOR WEATHER GEEKS: The Valley's most detailed weather video will go online this evening between 7:30-8:00. Tonight we will go into more detail about the Thanksgiving week forecast and have a look at a cold weather pattern to start the month of December. Could the first week of December be the coldest part of the whole month?CONNECT: FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube