Along with the arctic cold's arrival Monday morning, snow showers are expected Sunday afternoon through the evening.

An "extended stretch" of bitterly cold temperatures is expected Monday through Wednesday next week, according to a hazardous weather outlook.

The weather has been ugly in Ohio during the first two weeks of the new year. How does it stack up to National Weather Service records? Here's a look

It is exceptionally cold in Columbus Wednesday, with air temperatures below zero and wind chill temperatures in the negative double digits. The thermometer reached -5 before the sun cracked over the horizon, and if forecasts hold, temperatures could climb into the balmy low double digits after noon.

The wind chill in Columbus dropped as low as -5 degrees overnight, and as of 6 a.m. the air temperature was 5 degrees with a -3 degree wind chill

With bitter cold descending on central Ohio, some schools are opting for a delayed start of closing altogether.

About 2-4 inches of snow are expected from 1 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday. Drivers should plan for slippery conditions, according to the NWS.

Residents in parts of Ohio are preparing for a light snowfall today and mixed precipitation over the weekend, as the National Weather Service forecasted.

The difference between an extreme cold watch and an extreme cold warning is similar to the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. An extreme cold watch means dangerously cold conditions could be on the way, while an extreme cold warning means the conditions are present.

Monday, Jan. 20 has a full schedule, especially for those in central Ohio. Schools and other organizations will close Monday to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day,

A week highlighted by several inches of snow, frozen roads and school closures is giving way to dangerously low temperatures and windchills around Columbus and central Ohio, according to a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service. Frigid temperatures and wind are expected to result in dangerously low wind chills.

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than