This article was republished from AccuWeather.com
A storm will bring just enough wintry precipitation to cause travel trouble ahead of Christmas Day from the Great Lakes and the Northeast, including Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., AccuWeather meteorologists warn.
A stripe of heavy snow will move along the northern tier of the region, but a smaller amount of snow and an icy mix will fall farther south. Travel hazards and delays are likely on the roads while airline delays mount due to deicing operations in the travel hubs from the Great Lakes to the Interstate 95 corridor of the Northeast.
The bulk of the wintry mix was passing to the north of Chicago on Tuesday. By the time there is spotty precipitation around the metro area, temperatures should be just a bit above freezing.
Around Detroit, snow is in store into this evening with up to an inch of accumulation. Because the temperature may be above freezing during most of the snow around the immediate city, at least some of and perhaps much of the snow will melt on the roads. However, outside the city, secondary roads can be slippery. Since snow showers may persist into the first part of Monday night, as the temperature dips, roads can become slippery in the downtown area. Heavy snow, with 6-12 inches in store, is forecast for northern Michigan from the storm.