CLEVELAND, Ohio - More snow is in the forecast this weekend, but conditions will improve over the next few days. The National Weather Service’s forecast calls for highs in the low 40s Friday with rain during the day,

The National Weather Service predicts below zero lows for Tuesday night, but relief is on the horizon later in the week.

Northeast Ohio's forecast for Thursday calls for some sunshine and highs in the 40s during the day and rain showers after midnight.

During this advisory, snow accumulations between three and six inches are possible. In Cuyahoga County, the greatest accumulations will be across the eastern half of the county.

The weather service has issued a wind advisory that will be in effect until 1 a.m. Tuesday for the following Ohio counties: Richland, Ashland, Marion, Crawford, Ottawa, Sandusky, Morrow, Seneca, Huron, Erie, Wood, Wyandot, Lucas, Hancock, Lorain and Medina.

Weather Advisory encompasses Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake counties and will remain in effect through 10 a.m. on Monday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency Monday as a winter weather system approaches the state from the Gulf of Mexico. “Don’t take chances trying to drive,” Columbus Emergency Management Director Chance Corbett told the Ledger-Enquirer as the city prepares for snow.

Lake Erie is already partially frozen over, but the National Weather Service office in Cleveland says it will be at least 50% to 90% frozen over by next week. Why is this good news? Once the lake freezes over the lake effect snow comes to a halt.

The cold air will allow the rain to make a quick transition to snow after 8 p.m. The snow showers will quickly move from west to east across the area, and should be into western Pennsylvania

The National Weather Service's Pittsburgh office has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of the region.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland says that a few power outages may result because of the strong winds.

In 2023, the National Weather Service recorded a milder winter season in the Akron-Canton region, with 16 inches of snow for the calendar year, the lowest amount on record for the area. The winter season from 2023 to 2024 produced record-setting low snow amounts as well.