CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio is starting the week on a springlike note, with sunshine and near-record warmth Monday before a wetter and potentially stormy pattern develops by midweek. Afternoon highs Monday are expected to climb into the mid 60s to near 70 degrees across much of the region,

Northeast Ohio is expecting a wave of severe weather on Wednesday afternoon, with heavy showers and thunderstorms.

Airports in Washington, D.C., and along the Northeastern corridor led the list of flight cancellations today as a major winter storm and blizzard hit the region. There were 5,685 flights within, into or out of the United States today that were canceled, according to tracking website FlightAware.

The National Weather Service has canceled a Tornado Watch for the entire News 5 viewing area that was in effect earlier today.

The Northeast has seen wild temperature swings — from record 80s one day to snow showers the next. Scientists say weather patterns like cold fronts and climate factors help explain it.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Extreme winds blew through Northeast Ohio Friday afternoon. Numerous locations saw gusts exceeding 60 mph with some reaching hurricane force (over 73 mph). It remains blustery through the middle of the night, but the most extreme winds will not be repeated as those occurred with a front crossing the area.

Much of the Northeast remains buried under as much as 3 feet of snow in some cases, with more snowstorms on the way.

One person was killed during a snowstorm that hit the Northeast on Monday. Communities continue to dig out of the snow.