The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute" depending on when and where it arrives. "Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice," the NWS warns. The winter storm watch for central Ohio issued by National Weather Service's Wilmington office will last from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning. If the warm air holds on a little bit stronger, that's going to mean more rain and potentially freezing rain and little to no snow. He said that if the colder air arrives in Greater Columbus a little bit sooner, that's going to mean more snow for Columbus. "It could really be that big of a difference." "Columbus to even somewhere like Fort Wayne (in northeast Indiana), you have a difference between one inch and 18 inches," McGinnis said. McGinnis emphasized that the snow totals are estimates and not definite, as the storm is still days away. The storm should change over to snow by Thursday evening, with the system clearing out by Friday morning, McGinnis said. McGinnis said the storm will begin as rain Wednesday and then switch over to a mix of freezing rain and sleet by Thursday morning, Novak said. Winter driving: 5 tips for driving in snowy weather Rain, snow or sleet? Columbus weather forecast in flux Winter Storm Landon is part of a bigger weather system that will impact multiple states through Thursday, from Colorado to Michigan. A majority of the state - including Columbus - is already are under a winter storm watch, while parts of northwest and central Ohio are under a more serious winter storm warning. "It will be in a transition zone there across central Ohio."
"Across the far southeastern portions of the county is where we could see upwards to a quarter of an inch (of ice) to a lesser amount across the far northwestern parts of the county," Novak said.
The southern portion of Franklin County could also see some more serious ice accumulation before the snowfall. Chance of precipitation is 50%, and the low will drop to around 32 at night.However, there will be a messy mix of wintry precipitation before the snowfall, said Nate McGinnis, another NWS meteorologist. Traveling in the storm could be "very difficult to impossible." It'll be mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Sunday brings a chance of rain and snow showers before 9 a.m., then a chance of rain showers. At night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Saturday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Friday night will bring a low around 35 and a chance of rain, mainly between 7 p.m. "There's definitely going to be patches that will hang on to their leaves and still have the fall colors."Īlthough the wind and rain forecasted for the end of the week and the weekend "are likely going to knock off a vast majority of what leaves are left," Parrott said.įriday will be mostly sunny in Greater Columbus, with a high near 56, according to the National Weather Service. Now, most of the leaves are ready to descend from their branches, and a few days of warm weather is unlikely to change that, Parrott said.īut "it's variable throughout the state," he added. "The warm stretch at the beginning of fall caused the delay," he said. 20, but this year the date was closer to Oct. The foliage grew more colorful in October despite unseasonably warm temperatures because of overnight frosts, Parrott said.įoliage generally reaches peak fall colors around Oct. Wind gusts will approach 25 to 30 miles per hour, wrenching fall leaves from the trees, McGinnis said.
Snow flurries are possible Saturday and Sunday, but no accumulation is expected he said. Snowflakes may be in the air Saturday, while leaves will be on the groundĪ cold front is projected to pass through the region, bringing with it chillier temperatures that will persist through the weekend, McGinnis said. "At this point, we feel like this is probably going to be the last week for most of the leaves to stay on the trees," said David Parrott, a fall color forester for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 11Īnd the leaves that slowly transitioned from their usual green to the yellow, orange, deep purple, and red of autumn will really start to fall from their branches soon. Things to do this weekend: 10 best bets in Greater Columbus the weekend of Nov. “It will be warm through the early afternoon on Thursday,” said Nate McGinnis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Temperatures are expected to reach a high near 70 Thursday, then drop into the 40s on Thursday night, stay in the 50s on Friday, and light snow flurries are forecast for the weekend. The time to enjoy multi-colored fall foliage in Greater Columbus woods and parks is rapidly coming to an end.Īfter a last taste of temperatures in the 60s, the region looks forward to cold weather and, possibly, snow over the weekend.
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