CLEVELAND, Ohio — Snow squalls, gusty winds and falling temperatures are expected to impact the Friday evening commute across Northeast Ohio as an Arctic cold front sweeps through the region. The front follows a round of light snow that moved through the region earlier Friday,

Cold air allows precipitation to freeze instead of melt, helping snow form, stick and accumulate as winter storms move through the region.

NOAA issued winter storm warnings as another snow storm heads to VA, MD and Washington DC. Here's timing, how much snow you'll get, the NWS said.

The weather service says the Akron-Canton region will see 2 to 3 inches of snow Thursday night and Friday. Wind chills are expected to be 12 below zero on Saturday, 7 below on Sunday and 4 below on Monday. As for today's weather, expect a high of 24 degrees, with an overnight low of 8. Forecasters predict it will be partly sunny.

Columbus' low temperature for Jan. 31 beat a record that is over two decades old. A chance to break a record from the 1890s, however, was foiled.

A few locations on Long Island and parts of southeastern Connecticut could see totals approaching 3 inches.

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Most of the day on Friday will remain tranquil across Connecticut before a winter blast of snow and extreme cold arrives. Light snow on Friday night into Saturday morning could lead to some accumulation in Connecticut.