Ohio settles into a cold late Friday night with two different forecasts, according to the National Weather Service. Most of the state is clearing and turning partly cloudy overnight, with lows around freezing or below, while northeast Ohio stays cloudy and wet — including a rain and snow mix around Youngstown. The weather service had no watches, warnings or advisories in effect for Ohio late Friday night, and no severe weather is expected overnight.
In the northeast, the National Weather Service in Cleveland calls for rain likely tonight around Cleveland, with a chance of precipitation near 70 percent, a low around 39, and northwest winds of 10 to 14 mph gusting as high as 24 mph, with new rainfall of less than a tenth of an inch. Farther east, Youngstown drops to around 32 with rain and snow likely, also at about a 70 percent chance, though the weather service expects little or no snow accumulation. Drivers in the northeast should expect wet, blustery roads overnight, especially along Lake Erie and on Interstate 90, and watch for slick spots where the mix falls as temperatures hover near freezing.
The rest of Ohio clears out behind the rain. In central Ohio, Columbus turns partly cloudy tonight with a low around 31 on northwest winds of 6 to 9 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. In the northwest, Toledo also turns partly cloudy with a low around 30, with colder spots in the far northwest falling into the upper 20s. In the southwest, Cincinnati settles near 31 under partly cloudy skies, and in the southeast, Athens stays mostly cloudy with a low around 30…