(WJW) – Winter weather alerts have been issued for a handful of northern Ohio counties ahead of sleet and freezing rain.

An Ice Storm Warning is set to take effect for Ottawa County starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday and Winter Weather Advisories for Crawford, Erie, Huron, and Sandusky counties. The weather alerts last through 7 a.m. Thursday.

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Wednesday will start dry. Then a mix of sleet and freezing rain will push into the area between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. from the southwest. The system will transition to all rain in the evening as temperatures rise.

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Steady snow stays to the west.

Rain moves out and temperatures fall Thursday morning. Spotty light snow in the early morning and afternoon. Small accumulations.

This active southwest storm track will continue this weekend and beyond.

Snow develops early Saturday with a mix in the afternoon then all snow on Sunday.

Temperatures will stay below normal this week and well into next week.

Here’s the latest 8-day forecast:

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