WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY in effect from 1:00 AM to 10:00 AM Wednesday. Heavy snow is expected overnight through the Wednesday morning commute, making for hazardous travel conditions.
Our next round of snow is on the way tonight as a new disturbance moves out of the northern Plains. Mostly cloudy skies during the evening will give way to widespread snow between midnight and 3:00 AM. The snow is likely to be heavy at times and will persist into Wednesday morning, along with breezy conditions.
Expect roads to quickly become snow-covered overnight, and be plan on plenty of extra commute time in the morning. Temperatures will dip to lows in the low teens before midnight, then slowly climb toward the upper teens by daybreak.
Moderate to heavy snow will continue throughout the morning commute on Wednesday, gradually tapering off after 10:00 AM. Even treated roads and interstates are likely to be snow-covered during this time, so you may want to push your travel to later in the day if you can. Scattered snow showers will linger into the evening, with highs climbing to the upper 20s.
Snowfall totals by Wednesday evening will range from 3-6″ for most neighborhoods between I-96 and I-94. Slightly lighter amounts from 2-4″ are likely north of Lansing and across Hillsdale and Branch Counties.
Another quick burst of snow is expected overnight Wednesday as a secondary disturbance sweeps across Michigan. This will mainly impact neighborhoods south of Lansing, putting down around 1″ of additional snowfall before daybreak Thursday. Lows Wednesday night will fall to the middle teens.
Additional snow showers are likely Thursday, and to a lesser extent on Friday, but the bigger story will be the next wave of brutally cold air. Highs Thursday will hang on to the low 20s, but an Arctic cold front sweeping through later in the day will send lows spiraling below zero on Thursday night…