Well, it is November 02... a glorious morning of Fall leaves, bicyclists, fleeces and sunshine. An afternoon of blustery wind from the north, and lake effect snow. Odds are we'll have more beautiful Fall days ahead, but Winter in Cleveland has arrived. I happened to hear Dick Gaddard's Fox 8 winter forecast tonight... in brief:

Goddard predicts a split jet stream, which would play out with slightly warmer than usual temperatures, but some bursts of cold. Near or above normal snowfall in the snowbelt (lake effect) - below normal snowfall in the rest of the region.