WEDNESDAY WEATHER BRIEFING

Good morning!The region is in a "dry slot" between the departing front and the approaching upper-level low today. There can be some sunny intervals and temperatures will be a few degrees above average.That upper level system will first produce spotty rain showers this evening into the early overnight but as the air column overhead cools, we expect snow showers to take over in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Temperatures will be between 32-34 in most spots so we expect little in the way of road issues but the snow can certainly try to stick on non-paved surfaces in the northern part of our viewing area.How much?There can probably be coatings as far south as Rt 224 but the odds of getting an inch or so are highest north of I-80.The NWS forecast for snow amounts may be a bit overdone in northern Trumbull but I can see a lot of places getting an inch or so up there.Around the latitude of the airport, the SREF ensemble model shows a range of 0" to an inch and a half or so with the mean of all the runs around 0.75".So, I will make a snow map this afternoon but generally it will probably show a coating-1/2" from Rt 224 to Youngstown, 1/2"-1" around I-80 and 1" to perhaps 2" north of there.Clouds will hang around for much of Thursday and there could be a sprinkle or flurry.FRIDAY/WEEKEND: High pressure will build in and we expect a good deal of sun, especially Saturday and Sunday. A warming trend as well. Great weekend to take care of the holiday decorations.LONG RANGE: Mild!!! No change to the thinking here. WEATHER FOR WEATHER GEEKS: The Valley's most detailed (and geeky) weather forecast will go online this evening between 7:30-8:00. I'll have the latest information on tonight's snow and much much more.2 DEGREE GUARANTEE: Forecast looked good yesterday until a temperature spike right before the cold front arrived. Temperature got to 57 briefly.CONNECT: FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube