Winter looks to return with a vengeance to Akron.
Personally, I blame those who complained about a lack of snow and cold weather this winter.
Either way, it looks like Akron is about to get its heaviest dose of snow so far.
Calling a low pressure system bearing down on Ohio “complex” — the National Weather Service warns the snowflakes are expected to begin to fly Monday evening in Northeast Ohio.
And by the time things settle down Tuesday evening anywhere from 3 inches to a half a foot of snow could be on the ground with as much as 8 inches in Akron.
This is expected to an equal opportunity snowfall with heavier amounts expected to fall north of Interstate 76.
The weather service says some of these snowfall amounts could be reduced should some rain mix in the early stages of the winter storm.
There could be some additional snow thanks to a warm Lake Erie on Wednesday, but the weather service says it is still too early to tell exactly where those lake-effect snowbands will set up.
The culprit is a low pressure system that is expected to track through the Ohio Valley.
Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing through Friday when the high could reach 40.
Craig Webb, who just writes about weather, but can’t control it, can be reached at cwebb@thebeaconjournal.com or 330-996-3547.