LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Dry and cloudy circumstances will proceed all through the remainder of our Tuesday earlier than an energetic winter climate sample strikes in, with two possibilities for widespread snow within the forecast for Mid-Michigan over the subsequent 6 days.
What do the completely different Winter Climate Statements Imply?
Mid-Michigan has seen a number of snowfall occasions over the previous a number of months, however what do the entire completely different Winter Climate Statements from the Nationwide Climate Service imply?
The Nationwide Climate Service will both difficulty a Winter Climate Advisory or a Winter Storm Warning when winter climate is predicted to influence an space. However, to ensure that the NWS to difficulty one in all these statements a system should meet sure standards.
Wednesday Afternoon into Thursday
We are going to begin Wednesday morning with dry and cloudy circumstances throughout the realm. The possibility for widespread snow will transfer in round midday.
As snow continues to fall all through our Wednesday afternoon and night, it’ll intensify, with just a few heavy bands of snow establishing throughout the realm for our Wednesday night commute, impacting journey throughout Mid-Michigan.
Although the possibility for snow will exit by early Thursday morning, impacts to journey are nonetheless probably throughout the realm for our Thursday morning commute.
The Nationwide Climate Service has issued Winter Storm Watches throughout Mid-Michigan in anticipation of this subsequent system. The watch will go into impact at 1 p.m. Wednesday and run by way of 7 a.m. Thursday.
We anticipate round 4-6 inches of snow to fall throughout Mid-Michigan by early Thursday morning. Nonetheless, just a few localized or remoted quantities larger than that will likely be attainable throughout the realm. However there’s nonetheless a query about the place the heaviest snow will arrange throughout Mid-Michigan.
Weekend Snow
We are going to briefly dry issues out on Friday, with excessive temperatures remaining within the mid-20s throughout the realm. However, late Friday night time into early Saturday morning, one other system swings by way of the state, bringing one other spherical of accumulating snow to Mid-Michigan.
It’s nonetheless too early to speak about anticipated snowfall totals from this second system. Nonetheless, the percentages we see at the least 2 inches of snow throughout Mid-Michigan on Saturday and Sunday are excessive.
