Earlier Thursday, a small area of low pressure developed over the northern Rocky Mountains.

The southern edge of significant snow will run along a Indianapolis-north of Dayton- Mansfield, Ohio line.So if you are planning on driving south through Ohio, I’d do it early today, and not wait until after dark. That’s the area of heaviest snow accumulation with this storm.

Stick 12 weather balloons down its low-level jet if we want to.

Copyright 2019 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. At that point, the intensity of snow will come down, but the snow will become a drier snow that blows around.By Thursday evening, much colder air will be into Ohio with temperatures dropping into the teens. But, alas... that, too, was a hoax.

*First image covers Tonight into Thursday which includes the more...Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our and last updated 2019-01-20 22:15:06-05. Measure it. After many days of computer prophecy, we now have a winter storm to track. Light snow will stretch into southern Michigan and northern Ohio.The middle of the night tonight will have the heaviest snow falling across the northern third of Ohio, including near Cleveland. All this info can now be fed into the computer models and the resulting guidance suddenly becomes better...more precise...more real.8) Time to make sure the car is gassed up and you have enough wine and cheese (and bread and milk) to get you through Saturday and Sunday.

Watch my Facebook Live below discussing the winter storm.The storm is finally, physically, on our weather map. The area of darkest blue in the photo above shows the snow taking aim at central and northern Ohio tonight.

Either that or something dreamed up by Sandra Bullock in a blindfold. Posted at 10:15 PM, Jan 20, 2019 . Today’s and tonight’s Columbus, OH weather forecast, weather conditions and Doppler radar from The Weather Channel and Weather.com Later today, as the storms merge into a single low-pressure system, it'll move very slowly north into Maine, delivering more precipitation and with more lake-effect snow in its rear-view mirror.

CLEVELAND - A full-fledged snowstorm is heading into Ohio later today.

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There also could be a swath of freezing rain through the center of Ohio overnight.Here’s a quick timeline breakdown of how heavy the snow and freezing rain should be through the storm:This evening, the heavy snow will stretch from central Illinois through the Indianapolis area into west-central Ohio, including north of Dayton. Get your 3-Day weather forecast for Cleveland, OH. If you can’t make the trip today, I’d probably wait until Friday morning. Severe storms Sunday afternoon caused significant damage across Northeast Ohio. This is what we've been waiting for!

Hi/Low, RealFeel, precip, radar, & everything you need to be ready for the day, commute, and weekend! CLEVELAND — It's finally here! By: Camryn Justice.

Now we can look at it.

Thursday seems like a windy, cold, snow showery day with icy roads possible.Also know that once you get south of Dayton, you shouldn’t have to deal with wintry roads.Weather headlines for the region into Friday night. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Severe storms Sunday afternoon caused significant damage across Northeast Ohio.

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U.S. Normally at this time of year lake effect is cut dramatically because of ice cover on the Great Lakes and open water slushing up.Look for Thursday night and Friday morning to have areas of lake effect snow in the snow belt areas of northern Ohio.Travelers beware this is a solid 3 to 6-inch inch snow through the northern two-thirds of Indiana and Ohio. Stay connected

Posting a computer model guidance snowfall prediction, five days before the storm, without the proper poop emoji attached, is always a meteorological No-No.

Monday's computer-generated viral prediction of 34 inches of snow in Cleveland sent shockwaves through the interwebs. Its the humble beginning of our weekend winter storm.Before today, every snowfall map posted on social media by amateur weather-ites has been literal fantasy. Access hourly, 10 day and 15 day forecasts along with up to the minute reports and videos from AccuWeather.com