MANSFIELD — Old Man Winter is a crotchety old miser, and he’s not done with us yet.
Another blast of snow is expected to blanket north central Ohio over the next 72 hours, according to the National Weather Service.
“The main concern will be the freezing of the wet roadways from the rain, which will start (Friday) afternoon, and the temperature dropping from the 40’s to the 20’s,” said Joseph D. Petrycki, Director of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency.
“Please continue to monitor the forecast as things can change and use caution if you are going to be on the roadways.”
On Friday, rain will begin before 4 p.m., then changing to a mix with snow. The high will be near 43 degrees with a south wind blowing at 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 90% with the total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Temperatures will plummet as Friday night wears on, accompanied by snow, mainly before 3 a.m. Saturday morning. The low will plunge to around 16 degrees.
The northwest wind will reach 10 to 16 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches is possible.
On Saturday there will be a chance of snow showers, mainly between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery conditions will include a northwest wind reaching 16 to 21 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30% with a new snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday night it will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 14. The wind chill values will hover as low as zero. The northwest winds are expected to blow at 11 to 15 mph.
On Sunday, it’s expected to be partly sunny, with a high near 42. It will be breezy, with a southwest wind ranging from 13 to 21 mph, and gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday night brings partly cloudy conditions, with a low around 33.
Whatever snow we get doesn’t figure to stick around long. On Monday and Tuesday, the high could reach as high as 54.
