We have a frigid and windy morning. The temperature is 11° at 7 a.m. With the wind blowing, it is hard to say how much snow has fallen. I will get an “official” measurement later this morning.
Yesterday we had a high of 33° and a low of 18°.
Gusty west winds and temperatures in the teens will create sub-zero wind chills today. Poor travel conditions will persist as the lake effect snow and blowing snow continues. Weather conditions improve for tonight into Friday then rain moves in over the weekend as temperatures warm to near 40.
Warnings and Advisories
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Allegan, Ottawa, and Muskegon Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Visibility and road conditions may change rapidly over short distances in lake effect snow. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to two inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...A portion of south central Michigan. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Visibility and road conditions may change rapidly over short distances in lake effect snow.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, and Van Buren Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Visibility and road conditions may change rapidly over short distances in lake effect snow.
Weather History
1949: Balmy weather continues. For the second day in a row, temperatures set record highs at Grand Rapids and Lansing.
1958: Arctic air continues across Lower Michigan. Record cold temperatures include 5 below zero at both Grand Rapids and Muskegon.
On December 12, 2016, a snow storm wrapped up in the early morning hours after snowing for much of the previous day. Snow measurements across Southeast Michigan generally ranged from 8 to 11 inches. NWS White Lake measured 11.3 inches and Flint 10.4 making it their 9th and 15th largest single-event snow accumulations on record respectively.
Also on December 12, 2010, low pressure tracked near the Michigan/Ohio border and then northeast into Ontario. Precipitation started as rain before changing to snow. Snowfall accumulations across southeast Michigan were generally in the 3 to 7 inch range before Arctic air rushed into the region. The quick freeze created a thick accumulation of ice on many of the area roads. In addition, gusty winds of 25 to 40 mph occurred during Sunday afternoon leading to scattered power outages. Some of the higher snowfall reports included Bad Axe with 15 inches, Yale with 9 inches, White Lake with 7.7 inches, Clifford with 7 inches, Midland with 7 inches, Riverview with 6.4 inches, and Howell with 6.3 inches.
Also on December 12, 1949, the record high temperature for the day was set at 61 degrees in Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw simultaneously! This is 27 degrees above average.
Forecast Discussion
- Cold, Snowy Today Radar shows snow bands continuing to move southeast across the cwa. Visibilities within the snow bands have been dipping to a quarter mile at times. The arctic front moved through earlier in the evening and surface temperatures are in the teens; we`ll see little movement in temperature today. H8 temps will continue to fall to around -21c today. Boundary layer temperatures and wind won`t change much today from what they are currently. Boundary layer moisture will decrease a bit as the day progresses. Bufkit profiles show that lift within the DGZ decreases after 12z but doesn`t totally abate. Given the conditions conducive to lake effect snow production, we extended the Winter Weather Advisory for the southeast six counties until 15z. No other changes were made to the headlines. - Warming Trend begins over the Weekend The deep upper trough will begin to move out of the western Great Lakes Friday and take the core of colder air with it. As ridging moves in Friday, temperatures will begin to warm. Friday will be a dry day. The warmer air will continue to flow into the region over the weekend and into next week as a short wave ridge moves overhead. Surface temperatures will warm into the mid 30s Saturday and mid 40s Sunday. A southern stream short wave will take aim on the Great Lakes Saturday and spread rain through the cwa Saturday night and Sunday. Given the warmer air through the profile, the precipitation should be rain.
Snow is starting to intensify again at my house. Roads were cleared pretty good but will be getting covered again soon.
The snow just keeps coming and coming! What a storm!
Tomorrow should be yet another great ski day! Incredible!
6 inches of new snow! Wow!
I see some “cold weather advisories” to our west. I believe those are a replacement for wind chill advisories this year
We have about 5.5 inches on our south deck (this is where I take all my measurements).
The official H/L yesterday at GR was 66/18 there was 0.19” precipitation 3.7” of snowfall. The highest wind was 35 MPH out of the W there was no sunshine. For today the average H/L is 37/26 the record high of 60 was in 1949 and 1991 the coldest high of 18 was in 1995 the record low of -5 was in 1958 the warmest low of 42 was in 2006. The most snowfall of 6.0” was in 1972, the most on the ground was 12” in 1970 and 2000.
Slim
We rec’d probably 2″ at most. Good snowfall forecast for this area by the pros. Roads are icy this morning. Just the rural school districts are closed. Beware, it is dangerously cold outside.
Have a great day, friends, and STAY WARM.
Here in MBY I recorded 5” of snowfall yesterday and there is now a total of 5” on the ground here. The overnight low and current temperature is 11.
Slim