The National Weather Service issued an updated winter weather advisory at 3:46 p.m. EST on Saturday valid from 7 p.m. EST until Monday 1 a.m. EST for Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren counties.
EST an updated winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Monday at 7 p.m. EST for Alger, Luce and Schoolcraft counties.
Motorists should be prepared for slippery roads and rapid changes in visibility and road conditions due to lake effect snow, the weather service said.
The National Weather Service issues a variety of weather warnings and advisories. Here's what they mean in Michigan.
The Marquette NWS office said wind chills in some areas could reach 44 below zero early in the week and residents should prepare.
Michigan schools typically close when wind chills reach 20 degrees below zero. Next week's weather is expected to approach that threshold.
On Feb. 9, 1934, Vanderbilt, in Otsego County, recorded the all-time coldest temperature in Michigan — minus 51 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Lake effect snow is expected to fall across much of Michigan this week as high winds sweep across Lake Superior, Lake Michigan.
Winter weather advisories are in place for much of Michigan to start the week, the National Weather Service said.
After most of Michigan saw accumulating snowfall last Friday into Saturday, snow has continued to fall across the state into Tuesday. From sporadic flurries to more significant accumulations, the weekend winter storms seem to have kicked Michigan's traditional winter weather into gear for the entire state.
In Grand Rapids, a cold weather advisory is issued when there is forecasted three or more hours of temperatures or wind chill (the “feels-like” temperature) at -15 degrees or colder. An extreme cold warning will be issued when there is forecasted three or more hours of temperatures or wind chill at -25 degrees or colder.
Throughout the region, snowfall totals have landed around 2-6 inches, with some areas of Petoskey and Harbor Springs reporting upwards of a foot of snow, said Matt Gillen, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Gaylord.