Rain showers will begin this afternoon but quickly change to snow showers, with total accumulations between 2 and 5 inches expected across Northeast Ohio on Wednesday afternoon going into Thursday.

The advisory was active for St. Clair, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe counties.

An updated winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 12:31 a.m. valid from 11 a.m. until Friday 1 a.m. for Northern Erie and Crawford County.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Clark, Clinton, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, and Warren counties until 9 a.m. Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Britley Ritz has the latest TIMING and IMPACTS this morning on News Center 7 Daybreak from 4:25 a.m. until 7 a.m.

Winter Weather Advisories are in effect across much of western and central New York as snow, strong winds and bitter cold move into the region. Here's how much snow to expect.

A band of snow moved into the Chicago area Wednesday morning, creating slick conditions for the morning commute.A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 1 p.m. ET Thursday for La Porte and Starke counties in Indiana and Berrien County,

On Wednesday at 9:02 p.m. the National Weather Service released an updated winter weather advisory in effect until Thursday at 5 p.m. for Westmoreland Ridges and Fayette Ridges.

The FOX Forecast Center is tracking the next potential winter storm that could bring a swath of snow across the eastern half of the U.S., including the Tennessee River Valley, the Carolinas, and even the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast sometime midweek.