OK, OK. The e-mails keep pouring in… the question, almost always the same. It goes something like this…
“Jason,
Are we really going to get snow next week? I’m not ready for Winter!”
For those of you who wrote, I apologize for paraphrasing. Getting snow in October isn’t that unusual for Northern Ohio. Obviously, we typically don’t see any significant accumulations either. Partly because of a general lack of cold air staying here long enough for it to snow for a long enough time to accumulate. Did that make sense? In other words, arctic air may only be around for 12-24 hours. Hardly enough to produce a major snowfall event.
Another consideration is how warm the ground is. We’ve barely had our first freeze across the region, so the ground is still very warm. Combine that with forecast highs this weekend into the 50s and the ground will take some time to cool.
So, yes, the flakes may fall, especially at night when temps cool, but it’s a good bet it will have a tough time sticking. For those of you who welcome our season’s ‘first snow,’ we may get enough for a nice coating on some grassy areas in the morning. As always, stay tuned to TV5 and newsnet5.com for the latest weather updates as we battle through the brilliance and sometimes the betrayal of the Fall season in Northern Ohio.
I’m Meteorologist Jason Nicholas.
