FORECAST | Warming up briefly before temperatures plummet once again

CLEVELAND — Temperatures will climb above the freezing mark today as highs approach 40 degrees -- but the warmer conditions will be very brief because big changes are on the way.

Conditions will be mostly cloudy, but we're also watching for some scattered rain / snow chances throughout Northeast Ohio.

Temperatures will then fall as frigid conditions return to the region. Highs Thursday will be stuck in the upper teens while Friday will bring us to 20 degrees. The lows on Friday and Saturday will bring us into the single digits.

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YOUR 3-DAY FORECAST:

TODAY: Briefly warmer with highs around 40. Clouds with a chance of rain and snow.

THURSDAY: Frigid air returns. Upper teens.

FRIDAY: Staying cold. Around 20.

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