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FXUS61 KCLE 070804
AFDCLE

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
304 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A weak clipper system will move across the region today pushing
a cold front through the area this evening. High pressure will
build into the region late tonight and Monday. A stronger
clipper and low pressure system will move through the Great
Lakes on Wednesday.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
The main weather message...
-Light snow accumulations up to 1 inch are possible today,
 primarily north of Highway 30.
-Minor travel impacts maybe possible today into this evening.
-A few lake-enhanced snow showers may linger this evening across
 the Snowbelt.

A weak clipper system is currently over the Cornbelt of the
Midwest and tracking in our direction for later today. While it
may appear a little more ominous on the regional radars this
morning, this system will slowly weaken as it tracks over our
area today. Ahead of the approaching system, there is a light
southerly flow this morning. There is also a shallow layer of
moisture below 850 mb this morning. This shallow moisture layer is
associated with low stratus deck over the region and some
patchy fog over central and western Ohio this morning. There is
limited potential for some patchy light freezing drizzle or
mist this morning before the light snow arrives. But do to low
confidence, we have left it out of the forecast at this time.

Upper level support and moisture with this clipper coming
through today will be limited. Forecast model guidance is
showing possibly up to a tenth of an inch of QPF over our area
today. Given that this system will move through during the day
with temperatures near or just slightly below freezing, a
dusting to around 1 inch of snowfall may be possible. The better
chance for light accumulations will be primarily north of
Highway 30 today.

As this weak low pressure system moves through the eastern Great
Lakes late today, it will push a cold front through as well.
Winds will become northwesterly 10 to 15 mph by this evening.
A push of colder air will also follow behind the cold frontal
passage this evening with 850 mb falling down to around -14C.
There may be a few lake enhanced snow showers lingering around
into this evening for the Snowbelt region. Another 1 inch of
light snowfall may be possible for the primary Snowbelt through
this evening. High temperatures today will be in the lower to
middle 30s today before the cold front arrives.

High pressure will build over the region late tonight into
Monday. Overnight low temperatures will drop back down into the
teens with a few single digits possible where skies clear out.
Monday will be a quiet weather day with a mix of clouds and
peaks of sun. It will be cold Monday with high temperatures only
in the middle to upper 20s.

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.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
High pressure will exit the region towards the New England coast
on Tuesday. Another fast moving clipper and low pressure system
will track through the Upper Great Lakes on Tuesday. There will
be an increase in cloud cover and gusty southerly to
southwesterly winds on Tuesday. Southwest winds will be 15 to 25
mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Another round of light precip will
arrive with the Tuesday clipper system, starting as light snow
but mixing with or changing to light rain later in the day as
milder air pushes in from the southwest. The better chance for
precip on Tuesday will be further north near the lakeshore and
areas of NEOH and NWPA. Some minor light snowfall up to 1 inch
may be possible on Tuesday before the precip changes over to
rain by Tuesday evening and night. High temperatures Tuesday
will climb above freezing into the middle and upper 30s.

The parade of clipper systems continues for Wednesday with a
stronger low pressure system that track through the Great Lakes
region. We will be on the milder side initially for the
Wednesday clipper. Gusty southwesterly winds will continue on
Wednesday 15 to 25 mph, gusts up to 40 mph. Rain showers will be
likely on Wednesday with temperatures in the upper 30s to lower
40s during the day. Another cold front will move late Wednesday
with another shot of colder air. Rain will change back to light
snow showers Wednesday evening. Colder air aloft will spill
over Lake Erie with a flare up lake enhanced and or lake effect
snow showers Wednesday night for the Snowbelt. Some minor
accumulations will be possible.

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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
The long range model guidance show a very unsettled, wintry and
cold weather pattern for the end of the week into next weekend.
A large and deep upper level trough will continue it`s grip
over the Great Lakes region and much of the eastern CONUS. The
parade of fast moving clippers and reinforcing shots of cold air
will be the main weather theme through next weekend. Another
clipper may move through late Thursday through early Friday and
another one over the weekend. Light snowfall accumulations will
be possible for all of northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania
associated with the system snow. A deeper cyclonic flow under
the upper level trough may develop over the Great Lakes region
Friday through next weekend and bring a decent setup of lake
effect snow for both the primary and secondary Snowbelt. Stay
tuned!


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.AVIATION /06Z Sunday THROUGH Thursday/...
An expansive MVFR cloud deck over the area is expected to impact
the region through at least the rest of tonight. A weak cold
front lingers across Lake Erie, though there has been less lake
effect snow than expected along this front, so have removed all
snow mention at KERI tonight.

An area of low pressure will weaken as it moves across the area
on Sunday. This is likely to bring snow to most of the area
Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon with 3-6 hours of IFR
visibilities are likely along the I-75 corridor. This will
weaken as it moves east, with more variable visibility in the
3-5 SM range with brief IFR visibilities possible at times. Patchy
drizzle may be possible for a few hours Sunday morning before
the snow moves in, though the probability of this happening has
decreased compared to previous forecasts.

Light and variable winds briefly become south and southwest
Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon before become
northwest Sunday evening to north Sunday night.

Outlook...Non-VFR is expected again with snow on Tuesday which
will gradually transition to rain by Wednesday morning. Rain
will transition back over to snow Wednesday evening through
Thursday.

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.MARINE...
Southwesterly winds of 15 to 25 knots on Lake Erie today will veer
to westerly and decrease to 10 to 20 knots tonight. A Small Craft
Advisory is in effect for the nearshore waters east of Cleveland
until 10 PM this evening. Waves will drop off overnight as a ridge
builds across the lake. Another low pressure system tracking out of
the Plains will weaken as it moves towards the Ohio Valley on
Sunday, pulling a cold front south across Lake Erie. Winds will
shift to the northwest and then north at 15-25 knots and Small Craft
Advisories will likely be needed again east of the Lake Erie Islands
Sunday night and continuing into Monday morning on the Central
Basin.

Next we turn on our attention to an active mid-week period. Low
pressure will move east across the Central Great Lakes on Tuesday
and southerly winds on Lake Erie will increase to 25-35 knots. Winds
remain elevated Tuesday night then ramp up a little more as a
stronger low pressure system traverses the Central Great Lakes but
is displaced just south of the first one. Both the Tuesday and
Wednesday system are accompanied by a strong low level jet and could
potentially see a low end gale with either or both. Winds shift to
the west and northwest behind the system Wednesday night. Will
continue to monitor the track of these system for possible Gale
conditions and Small Craft Advisories that will follow on the east
half of Lake Erie. Low water conditions are likely again on the
western basin of Lake Erie Tuesday afternoon through early Thursday.

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.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
PA...None.
MARINE...None.

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SYNOPSIS...77
NEAR TERM...77
SHORT TERM...77
LONG TERM...77
AVIATION...Saunders
MARINE...10