As temperatures fall, snow showers will increase as the day goes on. Slick roads from falling and drifting snow are likely during the afternoon and evening, especially in areas near Lake Michigan but in patches farther east. Tonight into Thursday, accumulating snow will hug the Lake Michigan shore, affecting mainly US-31, including I-196 south of Holland. There is a winter weather advisory for the lakeshore counties from 1 pm today to 4 pm tomorrow.
We currently have a temp of 37° at 6:30 this morning. Our high temp was at 2:20 am at 41.5°. Our high temp yesterday was 39° and the low was 26°
Weather History for SW Michigan
January 16
1949: Temperatures reach record highs in the mid to upper 50s for the second consecutive day across southwest Lower Michigan.
1972: The arctic air holds on for one more morning of record lows as Grand Rapids falls to 16 below zero and Muskegon tumbles to 11 below.
January 17
1952: Temperatures rise to record highs of 61 degrees at Battle Creek, 59 degrees at Lansing and 56 at Grand Rapids.
1982: For the second time in a week, extremely cold arctic air drops temperatures to record low levels. The low of 9 below zero at Muskegon is followed by an afternoon high of 7 above. It is even colder away from Lake Michigan where high temperatures remain below zero during the day. Lansing has a high of 1 below and Battle Creek maxes out at 3 below.
January 18
1857: Extreme cold weather prevails across the eastern United States. In Lower Michigan, a temperature of 28 degrees below zero was reported in Grand Rapids.
1976: Arctic air and deep snow results in record cold across interior Lower Michigan. The temperature plunges to 25 below zero at Lansing and 20 below at Jackson. Along Lake Michigan, clouds and an onshore flow keep lows from falling below zero. The low of 10 above at Muskegon is 35 degrees warmer than the low at Lansing.
1996: A blizzard moving through the Dakotas pulls warm air up over Michigan. Record highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s are followed by a line of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms. At least one weak tornado is spawned by the squall line, which is quickly followed by a blast of arctic air and rain changing to snow. Rapids snowmelt and heavy rains, followed by a quick freeze, leading to many areas of ice jam flooding.
January 19
1907: Southerly winds bring moist and mild weather with highs in the 50s followed by heavy rains as a cold front moves through. Grand Rapids sets a record high for the date of 56 degrees along with a record rainfall total of 1.84 inches.
1979: A homeowner was killed when his garage roof collapsed due to the weight of the snow on it. Several other homeowners suffered injuries as roofs collapsed throughout southwest Michigan. There were more than 50 reported roof collapses by the end of February, with most of the collapses occurring in the second half of January. At one point the snowpack was measured as weighing more than 25 pounds per square foot.
1994: Temperatures remain below zero all day long. Extreme cold prevails from the 14th to the 21st but this is the coldest day. Grand Rapids ties the all-time record low for the month of January with 22 below zero, followed by a high of only 2 below zero. An unofficial low of 53 below zero is recorded in the Upper Peninsula at Amasa, Michigan. Water and sewer pipes freeze, causing 50 million dollars in damage across Michigan
January 20
1906: Temperatures soar into the 60s after a warm front moves through. Grand Rapids hits 64 degrees and Lansing rises to 62, the first of three days of record highs at Lansing.
1985: A vast stream of arctic air keeps high temperatures from rising much, with highs of zero degrees at Lansing and one above at Grand Rapids, along with a bitter west wind gusting to 25 mph.
January 21
1984: The temperature hits a record low of 15 below zero at Grand Rapids for the second consecutive day. The temperature at Lansing only manages to reach zero degrees during the day.
January 22
1883: Bitter cold arctic air sends the temperature down to 14 below zero at Lansing and 8 below at Detroit. The high for the day at Lansing is 4 below zero, the coldest high temperature ever in the month of January there.
2005: A blizzard drops a foot of snow across southern Lower Michigan with strong winds creating drifts up to 4 feet deep.
Weather History for SE Michigan
January 16
On January 16, 2009, the region was in the middle of a five-day arctic outbreak. Detroit set a record reaching -15 degrees. Flint was a low as -10, while Saginaw was -6.
January 17
On January 17, 2009, snow overspread southeast Michigan around 10 a.m. and continued into the night. Twenty-One-hour snowfall totals averaged 4 to 7 inches along and north of I-94 with a few isolated 8-inch reports north of I-69. A low-pressure system tracking from Wisconsin eastward across Mid Michigan was responsible for the snow. Some of the higher snowfall totals included Auburn (Bay County) 8.0 inches, Pontiac (Oakland) 7.2 inches, and Fairgrove (Tuscola) 8.0 inches.
Also on January 17, 2004, the city of Sebewaing in Huron County received 6.0 inches of snow from a passing snowstorm.
January 18
On January 18, 2020, heavy wet snow occurred during the morning hours with rates exceeding 1 inch per hour at times. This left a wide swath of 5 to 7-inch snow accumulations focused from Flint south to the Ohio border.
On January 18, 1976, the overnight temperature dropped to a freezing -25 degrees in Flint. This is the record low for the city of Flint, as well as the coldest temperature recorded in either Flint, Saginaw, or Detroit!
January 19
On January 19, 2019, a long-duration snowfall was ongoing across Southeast Michigan with a few bands of heavy snow forming over Metro Detroit and locations to the south. These areas saw the highest totals from this 18-hour snowfall, coming in around 5 to 8 inches.
On January 19, 1994, the daytime temperature rose to only -4 degrees in Detroit. This is the coldest maximum temperature ever recorded in the city of Detroit!
January 20
On January 20, 2006, a snowstorm blew through Southeast Lower Michigan on the 20th and the 21st where the city of Midland received 7.0 inches of snow with 1 foot drifts.
January 21
On January 21, 1984, the overnight temperature dropped to -21 degrees in Detroit! This is the second-lowest overnight temperature ever recorded for the city of Detroit.
January 22
On January 22, 2005, an extremely strong “Alberta Clipper” storm system moved through Southern Lower Michigan. This storm dropped 10 to 12 inches across most of the Thumb and Metro Detroit regions. Port Hope in Huron County received a whopping 15.5 inches of snow.
Also on January 22, 2012, the high temperature in Flint rose to only 10 degrees, tying the record minimum high temperature for the date.
The temps sure were alot colder this afternoon around 3 PM compared to this morning when I had the dog outside.
We are entrenched in a cold pattern and the snow chances really rev up this weekend and next week! Get ready! Winter in West MI is awesome! What a winter so far and we are just getting started! WOW!
They are tiny and just a few of them, but there are snow flurries now falling here with a temperature of 25.
Slim
Temps falling outside must be another Artic cold front movin in incredible no warm weather in sight….Who knew ???? InDYY Cold ..
What an incredible winter so far! Keep on rocking!
GR has now had 12 consecutive days without any measurable snow. NWS says only a dusting for most today, and it looks quiet for the future.
The temperature reached 41 here overnight but is now down to 34 with cloudy skies. The snow pack in really showing its age now and is down to just 2.5″ here. Snow chances while not zero do not look all that great for areas away from the lake at this time. There could be some better chances of snow later on as we head into February but that is still too far off to say for sure.
Slim
Yeahh its been a cold January around here last time we felt 40 degrees was Christmas day a long time ago looks like no January thaw this year keep the Winter fun going and going …InDY..
Loving this snowy pattern moving in ohh dont forget about the beloved average low temperatures also this Winter has been fantastic especially for winter fun so close to home… fire the snowmobiling up west Michigan zoom zoom away ….InnnnnDY