![]() ![]() The average daily high in July is 74 ☏, with about 14 days of heat above 90 ☏ between June and August. Funnel clouds, and cold air funnels, are relatively common, but full-blown tornadoes are not. There are one or two winter thunderstorms every year. Thunderstorms are frequent between May and August, with an average of 39 storms annually, including ten days of severe weather. Winter skies are often cloudy, but there are sunny skies about 75% of the time, with precipitation on 132 days of the year. The proximity to Lake Michigan and Lake Erie affects the weather, and lake effect snow in the form of light flurries is common. The average annual precipitation is 38.34 inches or 974 mm, including frequent summer rains and moderate to heavy snowfall in winter. Weather varies throughout the four seasons, with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Micah Walker is the Dispatch trending reporter. Reach her at or 74.Fort Wayne’s climate is classified as a humid continental climate as per the Köppen Climate Classification. Thursday's high is expected to be 37 degrees, with temperatures only getting up to 22 degrees on Friday. Wednesday's high will be around 44 degrees with a low of 35. Meanwhile, the temperatures before the storm will begin above average. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute" depending on when and where it arrives. "Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice," the NWS warns. The winter storm watch for central Ohio issued by National Weather Service's Wilmington office will last from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning. If the warm air holds on a little bit stronger, that's going to mean more rain and potentially freezing rain and little to no snow. He said that if the colder air arrives in Greater Columbus a little bit sooner, that's going to mean more snow for Columbus. ![]() "It could really be that big of a difference." "Columbus to even somewhere like Fort Wayne (in northeast Indiana), you have a difference between one inch and 18 inches," McGinnis said. McGinnis emphasized that the snow totals are estimates and not definite, as the storm is still days away. The storm should change over to snow by Thursday evening, with the system clearing out by Friday morning, McGinnis said. McGinnis said the storm will begin as rain Wednesday and then switch over to a mix of freezing rain and sleet by Thursday morning, Novak said. ![]() Winter driving: 5 tips for driving in snowy weather Rain, snow or sleet? Columbus weather forecast in flux Winter Storm Landon is part of a bigger weather system that will impact multiple states through Thursday, from Colorado to Michigan. A majority of the state - including Columbus - is already are under a winter storm watch, while parts of northwest and central Ohio are under a more serious winter storm warning. "It will be in a transition zone there across central Ohio." "Across the far southeastern portions of the county is where we could see upwards to a quarter of an inch (of ice) to a lesser amount across the far northwestern parts of the county," Novak said. ![]() The southern portion of Franklin County could also see some more serious ice accumulation before the snowfall. However, there will be a messy mix of wintry precipitation before the snowfall, said Nate McGinnis, another NWS meteorologist. Traveling in the storm could be "very difficult to impossible." ![]()
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