CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you stepped outside early Friday, you felt it: bitter cold across Northeast Ohio as Arctic high pressure settled over the region, dropping many inland spots into the single digits.

The good news heading into the weekend is that temperatures will ease up a bit. The not-so-good news is they’ll still run below average — and a couple rounds of light snow are on the way.

Sunshine will mix with passing clouds Friday as the high shifts toward New England. Afternoon temperatures will struggle to reach the freezing mark, topping out in the upper 20s to lower 30s, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

Overnight lows won’t be quite as harsh as Thursday night but will still fall into the teens to lower 20s.

Light snow possible Saturday, mainly in the snowbelt

A weak cold front trailing from a storm system over the Upper Great Lakes will slide in from the northwest on Saturday, bringing increasing clouds and the chance for a few light snow showers — mainly in the primary snowbelt east of Cleveland.

Most areas should stay dry and any accumulation looks minor, ranging from a dusting to perhaps an inch.

Highs Saturday across Northeast Ohio will reach the lower to mid 30s — 5 to 10 degrees lower than the daily normal of 43.

Clipper brings widespread light snow Sunday

A fast-moving clipper system will sweep through the Midwest and into the Upper Ohio Valley on Sunday, spreading light, steady snow across Northeast Ohio. Most areas can expect around 1 to 2 inches.

Temperatures will hover in the lower to mid 30s before falling late in the day as colder air arrives behind the clipper.

A brief period of lake-enhanced or light lake-effect snow may follow Sunday night, with another 1 to 2 inches possible in the snowbelt.

Active pattern continues next week

High pressure will build back in late Sunday night into Monday, ushering in another shot of Arctic air. Highs Monday will reach only the mid to upper 20s, with overnight lows dropping into the teens and single digits.

Temperatures may briefly rebound into the mid to upper 30s both Tuesday and Wednesday before the next clipper system arrives on Tuesday.

A stronger disturbance is expected to cross the Great Lakes Wednesday, bringing light to moderate precipitation — snow, a rain-snow mix, then snow again — though it’s too early to pin down amounts.

Another system late next week could carry more moisture and may be worth watching for a potentially higher-impact snow as the weekend approaches.

Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (13-10) vs. San Antonio Spurs (15-6)

Where: Rocket Arena — Cleveland, OH

When: Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 pm EST

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports App, NBA League Pass

Point spread: Cavs -5

Cavs injury report: Darius Garland – OUT (injury management), Tyrese Proctor – OUT (personal), Jarrett Allen – OUT (finger), Sam Merrill – OUT (hand), Larry Nance Jr. – OUT – (calf), Max Strus – OUT (foot)

Spurs injury report: Vicktor Wembanyama – OUT (calf), Stephon Castle – OUT (hip), Luke Kornet – QUESTIONABLE (ankle), Jordan McLaughlin – OUT (hamstring), Harrison Ingram – OUT (G League), Rile Minix – OUT (G League)

Cavs expected starting lineup: Donovan Mitchell, Jaylon Tyson, De’Andre Hunter, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley

Spurs expected starting lineup: De’Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes, Julian Champagnie, Luke Kornet

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland man was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for robbing four dollar stores and a bank.

Reginald Wimberly, 24, pulled a gun in four holdups and threatened to shoot someone at the bank. The heists took place in a four-day span.

U.S. District Judge Bridget Brennan adopted a plea agreement reached by prosecutors and Wimberly’s defense attorney that called for the sentence. She ordered Wimberly to repay $1,426 that he stole and sentenced him to three years of post-prison supervision that includes mental health and drug treatment programs.

“Obviously this is very serious,” Brennan said. “Someone could have been seriously harmed or killed in any of these robberies.”

Wimberly robbed three Dollar General stores on Cleveland’s East Side from noon to 6 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2022. The next day, he held up a Family Dollar store, and on Dec. 30, 2022, he did the same at the Citizens Bank on Broadway Avenue near East 57th Street.

During the bank robbery, Wimberly slid a note to a teller demanding $20,000 and threatening to shoot the person next to him if he didn’t get the money.

The teller handed him $100, and Wimberly ran from the bank.

Wimberly dropped his phone inside the bank and the FBI initially arrested the phone’s owner, who was Wimberly’s roommate at the time. Agents later determined Wimberly had taken the phone to the bank.

He admitted to FBI agents that he robbed the bank because he was “tired of being broke and out of money,” according to court records.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristen Rolph said Wimberly’s robberies “escalated” and that the victims feared for their lives, including one who “has been impacted long-term.”

Wimberly declined to speak during the hearing, saying only that he had a good attorney.

Rolph and Wimberly’s defense attorney, James Kersey, said during the hearing that Wimberly suffered from drug addiction and mental illnesses that caused him at times to spiral.

“That’s a combination that shows why we’re here and why exactly he did what he did,” Kersey said.