COLD!!!

We have a balmy 10° this morning at 6 am.  I am sure Woody the woodchuck is happily snoozing in its burrow after being rudely disturbed for our entertainment yesterday.  The cold will be noticeable today with highs only topping out in the low to mid-teens. Wind chill values will be driven to below zero this morning especially. Dress in layers if you need to head outside today. If you are one of the old folk like myself a scarf would be a good idea.  I use a balaclava if I have to spend time outside in this extreme cold.  Lake effect snow will be prevalent towards Lake Michigan today, with an inch or two of snow possible. U.S. Highway 31 and Interstate 196 will be most impacted by the snow/slippery conditions.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches.

* WHERE...Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren
  counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.

Grand Rapids Forecast

Lansing Forecast

Kalamazoo Forecast

Forecast Discussion

--Lake Effect snow today --

Banded snow showers remain entrenched along the lakeshore this
morning. There is enough instability where weak bands continue to
stream through central Michigan. Any accumulations from those
bands will be light. With relative humidity upwards of 60% between
1000-700mb, strong instability through the low to mid levels,
winds upwards of 30 mph at the SFC and temperatures in the -20`s
at 850mb, snowfall will persist with decent snowfall totals. No
significant changes expected in amounts, with highest snowfall
totals Holland southward. Snow bands will continue until ending
between 15Z to 18Z today. This will be due to the wind shift, loss
of gradient over the lake and high pressure building over the
midwest which will weaken instability.

--Wind chills today and cold overnight lows tomorrow --

The persistent gusty winds will continue to bring wind chills down
this morning. Current readings are ranging from the low single
digits at Kalamazoo to -8 at Grand Rapids. While cloudy skies will
reduce drop in temps, the advection of cold arctic air and the
gusty winds will allow low to reach the single digits and wind
chills near -15.
 Temperatures will remain cold behind the front, highs are
expected to be in the low teens. With clearing skies tonight as a
high build over the Great Lakes, the Saturday morning lows will
drop to the single digits though it could be close to zero in low
lying areas.

--Mild weather with a warm up early next week--

The Roller coaster continues as mild weather due the approaching
high builds over the region Saturday. Expect highs in the low 30s
on Saturday with high temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s
through next week.
 Models are fairly consistent in bringing through a clipper
system late Monday into Tuesday with rain likely.