The weather outside is gonna be a little more frightful tonight and into Thursday, just two weeks before Christmas.
An arctic cold front will move west to east through north central Ohio on Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning with scattered snow showers and possible snow squalls developing along the front.
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a hazardous weather outlook for an area that includes Richland, Ashland and Knox counties.
While accumulations of the white stuff will generally be less than one inch, quick bursts of snow combined with wind gusts up to 40 mph will lead to reductions in visibility and slick road conditions at times.
In addition, wind-chill temperatures will fall just below zero late during the night and into early Thursday morning.
The high on Thursday will only reach around 20 degrees with wind-child values as low as minus-4. It will be breezy with a west wind of 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
It will be mostly cloudy Thursday night with a low around 14 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.
Here is a look at the weather for the weekend:
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Showers. Low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.