The Marquette NWS office said wind chills in some areas could reach 44 below zero early in the week and residents should prepare.

The area is in for a bit of a warming trend over the next few days starting on Thursday. The National Weather Service’s forecast for tomorrow calls for highs in the low 30s with light breezes. An Alberta Clipper is expected to move through the area bringing another round of light snow that will total 1-3 inches in most places by the end of the day Thursday.

Bitter winds and a blanket of snow are headed for Ohio today. Snowfall is forecast to begin during the lunch hour, according to Alex Kennedy, a meteorologist who works in the Cleveland office of the National Weather Service.