...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Rain will change to wet snow after midnight. The wet snow may be heavy at times during the day Thursday. Total snow accumulations of up to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Mason, Lake, Osceola and Oceana counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM Thursday to 8 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the morning and evening commute. Expect some power outages due to tree branches falling on power lines. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Winds will become strong and gusty during the afternoon and continue into the evening. Given that many of the trees still have leaves on them the snow loading on those trees will likely result in tree branches falling on power lines and in turn causing some power outages. Locally higher snowfall amounts are possible.
We have some snow falling this morning in Otsego – big wet globs in the two to three inch diameter size. This will be our first accumulating snow of the season though an inch or less is expected. You can see this on our web cams. We have a temp of 33° at 8am. Here is the NWS guess for the weather today.
Weather History
October 27
1967: The heaviest October snowstorm on record strikes southwest Lower Michigan with widespread amounts greater than 6 inches. A total of 8.4 inches at Grand Rapids is almost double the amount of the next greatest October snowstorm.
October 28
1869: Michigan is in the grip of an icy cold wave. The temperature falls into the teens for eight consecutive days at Lansing, where it is the coldest October on record.
October 29
1925: October feels more like December as snow and cold prevail for much of the last half of the month. Measurable snow falls for three consecutive days with high temperatures at or near freezing from October 28th to the 30th.
October 30
1988: Record cold temperatures in the teens and lower 20s close out the month. The low of 18 degrees at Grand Rapids on this day ties the record for the coldest ever recorded in October.
October 31
1917: One of the coldest Octobers on record ends on a wintry note with about an inch of snow and high temperatures only in the lower 30s.
1950: Halloween treats Lower Michigan to balmy temperatures. Grand Rapids hits 79 degrees and Lansing 77, both record highs for the date.
November 1
1950: Warm weather starts the month with temperatures around 80 degrees across Lower Michigan. Lansing sets their record high for the month of November at 81 degrees.
1976: Cold weather will rule this month across Lower Michigan. Grand Rapids sets a record low of 21 degrees to start the coldest November on record there.
November 2
1938: A record high of 77 degrees is set at Grand Rapids as a three day spell of very warm weather begins the month.
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Winter Weather Advisory for tomorrow yes on Halloween can’t ever remember this happing for GR north 2-4 inches of snow amazing ..INDY
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY… * WHAT…Rain will change to wet snow after midnight. The wet snow may be heavy at times during the day Thursday. Total snow accumulations of up to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Mason, Lake, Osceola and Oceana counties. * WHEN…From 2 AM Thursday to 8 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the morning and evening commute. Expect some power outages due to tree branches falling on power lines. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… Winds… Read more »
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Most snow ever on has fallen in Chicago on October 30th lots of records will be broke today tomorrow and Friday as I said last week around the great lks including Michigan let it snow….INDY
The rain/snow mix has stopped here. It was mostly a rain event here with some snow mixed in. It did not get any colder than 35 here. The current temperature here is now at 38.
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Let it snow let it snow let it snow..INDY
Bring on the snow and here’s hoping for 5 straight months of cold and snow! I love it!
Yes Currently 35* degrees with the first snow flakes of the long Winter season are falling out at thee YARDofBRICKS NE of GR beautiful outside ….INDY…
Here is a screenshot from our north facing webcam at 8am this morning:
Looks great!