CLEVELAND, Ohio — A fast-moving cold front is bringing a round of rain and gusty winds to Northeast Ohio Friday, the leading edge of a major pattern change that will usher in colder air and even the first snowflakes of the season by early next week.

Showers and embedded downpours will move west to east through late morning and early afternoon before tapering off by evening, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland .

Most areas can expect about a quarter to a third of an inch of rain. Winds will blow out of the southwest at 15 to 20 mph, gusting at times near 30 mph before easing late in the day as the front pushes east of the region.

By kickoff for Friday night’s high school football regional quarterfinals, conditions should be mainly dry, though skies will stay mostly c

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