We expect a slight warming trend over the next few days with highs in the 30s before a frigid airmass moves in Saturday night. Sunday will feature highs in the mid-teens falling into single-digit readings next Monday and Tuesday for our coldest air of the season and more lake-effect snow.
Weather History
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.
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 as low as -10, while Saginaw was -6.
Forecast Discussion
- Snow mainly early this morning then milder through Friday A clipper system in conjunction with sw flow moisture advection and several upper level shortwaves will combine to bring a quick hitting round of light snow early this morning. However snow accumulations with this system will be rather light with only around an inch or less east of the US-131 corridor and one to three inches near to west of US-131 due to some lake enhancement. A few higher amounts to around 4 inches are possible mainly across portions of our lakeshore counties. Several upper disturbances will bring additional lighter snow showers today but any additional accumulations from mid morning through the afternoon will be very light at less than an inch. High temps will reach the lower 30s and then into the middle 30s Friday as winds back to the south and strengthen. A cold front will bring some light snow with accumulations of around an inch or less mainly to our se fcst area (se of KGRR) Friday night. - Bitterly cold with snow showers Sunday through Wednesday Persistent caa begins Saturday with early morning high temps in the lower 30s that will fall through the 20s and then into the teens through the day with brisk nw winds. H8 temps will continue to plummet to around -24 C by 00Z Mon and to -28 to -29 C or so by Mon/Tue. As such high temps by Sun will struggle to reach the upper single digits to lower teens. High temps Mon/Tue will only reach the lower to perhaps middle single digits above zero with the core of the arctic airmass firmly entrenched by then. Lake effect snow showers are expected in this time frame as well and the fine diamond dust snow crystals will limit visibilities at times. Given the progressively colder and drier arctic airmass which will be in place snowfall microphysics by Mon/Tue will favor columns/plates and smaller dendrites limiting potential for significant accumulations. Nevertheless travel impacts are expected Sunday through mid next week as a result of snow showers and reduced visibility in snow showers in conjunction with the bitterly cold airmass in place by then.
Ck this out! Can you say tons of snow in February! WOW!
WSW coming for west Michigan prepare now open your doors save lifes get to the store and grab more its gonna be snow down lets goooo!! INDY
Let’s get ready to rock! The polar vortex with lake effect snow! Nothing better!
Heavy lake effect snows on the way we could be talking over a foot in some areas by Tuesday get the BIG daddy hat out dust it off and let it snow…INDY
Updated map for Feb thru April
What about the precip estimate?
I like this map! The warm bits creeping into SE Michigan have me worried. But we need moisture!
Yes the above average precip sounds good! At least the ground is frozen and we have snowpack to do stuff instead of muddy, sloppy conditions.
Awesome!
No let up in sight!
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?p=snku_acc-imp&rh=2025011606&fh=384
It just keeps coming!
Some snow depths across Michigan. Marquette 8” Alpena 3” Houghton Lake 4” Sault Ste. Marie 18” Gaylord 12” Traverse City 9” West Branch 4” Grand Rapids 6” Lansing 8” Muskegon 7” Detroit 4” Flint 4” Saginaw 4”
Slim
Wow, what a winter! Cold and Snow rules!
10.5 inches in Otsego
The snow just keeps coming and the roads are horrible again! It snows every day yet people keep saying a mild dry month! Rock n roll people! What a winter and no let up in sight!!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!
Some of us live outside the narrow lake effect bands. I wish I did! Very little storms= very little snow.
I recorded 1″ of new snowfall overnight and there is now 5.5″ of snow on the ground here in my yard. The overnight low here was 15 and it is now up to 22 with some light snow falling. After a warm up through early Saturday it looks to turn much colder and that will be the big weather news for next week. I don’t expect too much snow but in places there could be some very small snow flacks falling and that could affect visibility and with the cold salt will not work well.
Slim
The official H/L yesterday at GRR was 23/15 there was 0.1” of snowfall the snow depth was 6” the highest wind gust was 28 MPH from the SW. The was 24% of possible sunshine. For today the average H/L is 31/18 the record high of 58 was in 1949 the coldest high of 6 was in 1994. The record low of -16 was in 1972 and 1994. The wettest was 0.60” in1924 the most snowfall of 5.5” was in 1924 the most on the ground was 23” in 1979.
Slim