McLeod’s Forecast: Snow…in April

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We project a low early Wednesday in the 37- to 42-degree range; colder pockets will have a chance of some light frost with a clear sky and light wind.

Wednesday, which some call hump day, should feature lots of sunshine and seasonably mild highs in the mid 50s. We will also see patchy drizzle, and some more light rain late tonight and tomorrow morning. We will see brightening skies as high pressure moves in. According to the European Model, the backdoor cold front will push southward across the state by Saturday evening.

Action on Thursday looks to be diminished for Ohio. The spell of chilly weather peaked on April 7, when temperatures dipped below 10° in parts of northern Kansas and to 20° or below as far south as northern Oklahoma and the northern panhandle of Texas. But once we’re over the hump of Wednesday, southwest winds really take over and send that long overdue warmth in our direction.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 4pm. This week is looking quite nasty with several storms moving our way. As with all cold fronts this time of year, a close eye will be kept on this system for a severe weather threat, though no imminent threat can be forecasted at this time. That brings combined totals for the 2 day period to 1″-2″. Highs should make the mid-50s to about 60. A steady increase in humidity over the last 24 hours has set us up for a muggy start to the week.

Any lingering precipitation will end by 6 a.m. Sunday. For now, we are forecasting rain and highs in the lower 50s.

The first nine days of April were 12.9° cooler than average.