It’s cold. And it’s likely to stay that way another day before we get a bit of a break.
National Weather Service meteorologist Tom King said Tuesday that area temperatures were expected to average around 10 degrees overnight Tuesday, while winds also were expected to decrease to 10 mph during the overnight hours.
“The good news is that the wind gusts of 15 to 30 mph that we were experiencing will drop to around 8 to 12 mph,” King said. “That means the wind chills won’t be so bad. The winds have calmed down a bit.”
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The outlook for today calls for the frigid readings of the past few days to moderate a bit, with highs edging into the lower 20s.
“We’re not going to see a lot of warm-up,” King said.
Overnight lows tonight could dip to around 14, he said.
“For Thursday, the upper 20s is as good as you’re going to get. In fact, looking ahead through next Tuesday, the highest temperatures we’re seeing right now is in the upper 20s,” he said.
Lows are expected to range from 15 to 20 during the same period.
The bone-chilling lows and even-colder wind chill readings of the past few days are nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year.
“It’s perfectly acceptable for wind chills to be around zero,” King said.
Chances of snow showers were put at 50 percent overnight Tuesday, with accumulation of an inch or less.
Northeast Ohio’s snowbelt lived up to its name with snowfall totals from Monday’s storm reported between 14 inches and 20 inches across Geauga County, and 4 inches and 12 inches in Lake County.
Contact Steve Fogarty at 329-7146 or sfogarty@chroniclet.com.
