3/1 Ohio Weather 6 PM: Winter Weather Advisory

Good evening. Ohio. I'm Aaron Jolly. High pressure is parked right over Ohio tonight, giving us gorgeous clear skies and one last calm breath before the atmosphere gets restless. Soak in those stars if you step outside. Because by tomorrow morning, things get messy. In the next 24 hours. Right now, the state's running a 20 degrees temperature spread. Northeast Ohio is the cold corner at 26 degrees. Lake Erie's ice is feeding that northerly flow, keeping Cleveland locked in winter. Drive south on 71 to Columbus and you warm up to 40. Keep rolling into Cincinnati and you're touching 46 degrees. Almost feels like two different seasons on the same highway. Tonight those numbers nosedive. Northeast Ohio drops to 16 degrees with wind chills near 16 degrees by sunrise. Central Ohio slides to 26. Southwest Ohio lands around 29. Now the plot twist. A disturbance sneaks in overnight, riding ahead of a warm front. Southwest Ohio, you're first in line. Snow develops around 2 A.M., then mixes with sleet and freezing rain toward dawn. A Winter Weather Advisory kicks in at 3 A.M. and runs through 11 A.M. Monday. One to two inches of snow plus some ice glazing. Right when you're grabbing your coffee and heading to work. Give yourself extra time. Central Ohio picks up a slight chance of snow after 2 A.M. Northeast Ohio? You stay dry and sunny through Monday. Monday highs reach the low 40s statewide. The real story this week is what comes after. Tuesday a warm front lifts north and taps into Gulf moisture. Temperatures rocket from the 40s into the 60s by Wednesday. Near 70 degrees by Thursday and Friday. That's a 30 degrees jump in three days. The price tag? Rain. Multiple rounds. Tuesday through Saturday. Some spots could see over two inches. Charge your phone tonight and set that alarm 15 minutes early if you're in southwest Ohio. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.