3/1 Ohio Weather 6 AM: Cloudy

Good morning. Ohio. I'm Aaron Jolly. Folks, grab that coffee and enjoy the quiet. Because this is the calm before something wild. In the next 24 hours. High pressure is parked over the Great Lakes right now, pumping northeast winds across the state. That's why the air has that sharp, clean bite this morning. We're sitting around 31 degrees statewide after last night's light snow dusted the northeast corner. Sunshine today, but those winds off Lake Erie are keeping a lid on things. Cincinnati gets the warmest seat at the table. You'll touch 47 degrees this afternoon. Columbus lands around 41. Cleveland? Stuck at 30 degrees with gusts to 20 miles an hour. That lake breeze is relentless. Tonight the bottom drops out. Cincinnati falls to 30. Columbus to 25. Cleveland bottoms at 21 degrees. Clear skies, light winds, cold pillows. Now Monday morning. That's where you'll want to pay attention. A shortwave trough slides in from the west. and southwest Ohio catches the worst of it. Snow mixing with sleet and freezing rain between 7 A.M. and 1 P.M. One to two inches possible, plus a light glaze of ice. Columbus sees a brief burst of snow before 1 P.M. Cleveland mostly dodges it with sunshine and 41 degrees. Then the script flips completely. Tuesday a warm front barrels north, dragging Gulf moisture with it. Rain arrives Tuesday morning. Temperatures rocket into the 50s and 60s. Wednesday pushes the mid 60s. By Friday we're flirting with the mid 70s, possibly challenging records. But all that warmth comes with a price. Multiple rounds of heavy rain Tuesday through next weekend. Creeks and rivers will be rising. Nuisance flooding looks likely. Friday brings the best shot at strong storms. So today? Soak in the stillness. Charge your phone, check your gutters. and maybe move anything out of the basement you don't want getting wet. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. Stay safe, stay prepared. and enjoy the day.