The next three days’ weather will seem like a group of three very different siblings.


Saturday's weather will be like the oldest, reserved child, as an uneventful yet seasonable day lies ahead. There won’t be any threat for precipitation as we lose the mist later this morning, yet high pressure will take temperatures up to the upper thirties for most. We could also get some sun later on in the afternoon. Low temperatures will drop to the upper twenties.


Sunday- the middle sibling- beats to its own drum. While anomalous, the day won’t bring any crazy consequences, as highs late in the day will peak in the upper 50s (almost twenty degrees above average) with a good deal of rain in the morning. After some afternoon clearing, we’ll get a second shot of rain late from a cold front.


As in any family, the youngest sibling likes everyone to know who they are. Monday’s weather will be a complete 180 compared to Sunday’s, as a cold front will drastically drop temperatures and increase winds. We’ll wake up to temperatures in the 40s, though noticeable winds with gusts above 30mph will let everyone know that temperatures will drop through the 30s throughout the day. Wind chills overnight could reach into the single digits.
Just like how a little sibling always seems to have their way, cold and snowy conditions will persist through the week ahead. We’ll hang with lake-effect chances through the day on Tuesday, as highs will be in the mid-20s.


It won’t get much warmer on Wednesday. Locations will struggle to get above 30 as lake-effect snow could still be possible in far northern Mercer and Trumbull counties. As we ring in the New Year, Mother Nature could send us a quick shipment of snow in the form of a clipper system.


Due to all this end-of-year chill, December will almost certainly finish with temperatures below average. If this is the case, our area will have its first colder-than-average year since 2015.