Thanksgiving week starts mild but ends on wintry note

OHIO — This busy holiday week is starting off with dry roads and way above normal temperatures. However, pre-Thanksgiving dinner we will see a very strong cold front.

Our first storm system on Tuesday will be all rain with highs in the 50s and even some lower 60s.

On Wednesday, a strong cold front will approach but the morning will be mild so we will see scattered showers early Wednesday.

Our highs on Wednesday will likely happen in the morning and then fall throughout the day with winds starting to pick up.

Late Wednesday night lake-effect snow will kick in for northern Ohio and will likely continue through early Friday.

Gusty winds combined with lake-effect snow could produce hazardous travel along the turnpike during this timeframe.

We may see a short break on Friday night from the active weather before a storm system approaches from the west.

It looks like initially this will be snow showers on Saturday but then could change to a wintry mix and rain on Sunday as warmer air moves in.

Either way, these are big travel days and the roads will be wet or slippery.

Spectrum News 1 will monitor the weekend storm for adjustments throughout the week.