Bitter cold to give way to springlike temps in Canton region

Wild temperature swings — with below-zero wind chills followed by springlike highs — are expected in the Canton area over the next week.

Wind chills as cold as 5 degrees above zero to 10 degrees below zero are expected around daybreak Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, respectively, according to the National Weather Service . The weather service advises dressing for the cold and limiting time outdoors when possible.

But just wait. The high temperature is expected to be near 49 degrees on Dec. 18, when the chance of rain is forecast at 70% and skies will be mostly cloudy.

Periods of lake-effect snow are expected from Dec. 13 through the night of Dec. 14, with widespread snow expected during the afternoon and evening of Dec. 13. Outside of the snowbelt, one to four inches of snow is possible from the