CLEVELAND, Ohio — Winter has arrived in earnest across Northeast Ohio, with the coldest air of the season settling over the region and lake-effect snow continuing to fall — mainly in the snowbelt east of Cleveland — before tapering off Tuesday.

An upper-level trough over the Great Lakes is driving the wintry pattern, keeping cold air flowing south from Canada and fueling scattered snow showers off Lake Erie .

Early Monday’s snow was enhanced by a Lake Huron connection that extended flurries and heavier bursts west of the typical snowbelt, reaching into parts of Lorain, Medina and Summit counties. A shift in the winds has gradually pushed that focus east, with the heaviest snow expected across Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties by evening.

Overnight lows will tumble into the low to mi

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