Even for the Upper Peninsula, the winter forecast for the next few days looks like a rough one. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for a handful of counties along Lake Superior’s southern shoreline. More than a foot of heavy, lake-effect snow is expected in some areas between Sunday night and Tuesday.
And on top of all that, the Arctic airmass moving over Michigan is going to lock in place for the next few days. This will plunge wind chills in some areas to 25 degrees below zero, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Marquette.
Here’s the forecast the NWS team issued tonight for most of the U.P.: “Moderate to heavy lake effect snow continues as winds shift to the NW, with Winter Storm Warnings for Ontonagon, Alger, northern Schoolcraft, and Luce counties and Winter Weather Advisories across the western U.P. This will be accompanied by frigid Arctic air, plunging wind chills down to the negative 15 to negative 25 range for many U.P. locations. Bundle up and make sure you have a winter survival kit in your car!”…