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COLUMBUS, OH – The air feels sharp and silent across central Ohio this Friday morning as temperatures plunge near 18°F, wind chills flirting with single digits. The cold is steady, unrelenting — a prelude to a weekend system expected to bring light snow and slick travel as early winter tightens its grip on the region.
According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, high pressure keeps skies mostly clear today before clouds return Saturday ahead of an incoming clipper system. That fast-moving disturbance is forecast to spread a 60% chance of snow into the Columbus metro area Sunday, mainly during the morning and midday hours. Accumulations of around one inch, possibly two in higher elevations west of I-71, may cause slippery spots and reduced visibility, particularly along I-70, U.S. 33, and Route 23…