CLEVELAND, Ohio - Snow showers are expected to continue through the early afternoon hours on Thursday. The National Weather Service’s forecast calls for highs around 30 and windy conditions throughout the day.

A major lake-effect storm has buried parts of Northeast Ohio under several feet of snow. Here's the latest on the winter weather and this week's forecast.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Up to 18 inches of snow could fall across Northeast Ohio as the National Weather Service issues a lake effect snow warning through Tuesday morning.

The National Weather Service says it may start out as rain, but as temperatures quickly drop to below freezing, a sudden burst of heavy snow is expected to drop an inch or so making driving tricky. Snow-making machinesfired up at Brandywine and Boston Mills ski resorts The high wind gusts of up to 45 miles per hour in Greater Akron could create blowing and drifting of snow,

Northeast Ohio's forecast for Tuesday calls for chilly weather along with additional heavy snowfalls east of Cleveland.

Erie County's lake-effect snow warning is set to come to an end Tuesday. That doesn't mean there won't be more lake-effect snow this week.

The National Weather Service issued a lake effect snow warning at 4:18 a.m. on Wednesday valid from 4 p.m. until Friday 1 p.m. for Mercer, Venango, Forest, Clarion and Jefferson counties.

With the massive amount of lake effect snow now in the rearview mirror, more snow could be on the way with winter storm watches and lake effect snow warnings issued for Erie, Crawford, Venango, Warren,

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 9:57 p.m. EST for lake effect snow until Tuesday at 3 a.m. EST for Huron and Sanilac counties.