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Columbus, Ohio – Parade routes across Ohio could turn slick as a wetter-than-normal pattern lines up with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and the start of astronomical spring. Communities from Cleveland to Cincinnati may need rain plans ready between March 14 and March 27.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center, the three- to four-week precipitation outlook issued February 27 favors above-normal rainfall across all of Ohio during that stretch. The temperature outlook also signals a 40 to 50 percent probability of above-average temperatures statewide, increasing confidence that any precipitation falls as rain rather than late-season snow…