Trying To Cope With The Deep Freeze...

Good Morning!

Cloudy and snowy - readings still very cold, but not quite the bone-numbing instant frostbite stuff that has been in the area the last 36 hours or so.  Rest assured, that will be back soon enough, as you look at conditions to the northwest of Michigan.  You really cant tell the difference in temperatures right now though, with 10-15 MPH winds right now.  Let's take a look.

SNOW MACHINE STILL RUNNING:  You can see in the visible satellite image the west-northwesterly winds coming across Lake Michigan making sure that snow box stays well- covered with snow, and the snow bands extending well inland, reaching as far as the US-127 corridor.  Don't expect that to change anytime soon either...

MORE BRUTAL COLD ON THE WAY:  As I alluded to, more bitter cold air on the way in the next 24 hours or so.  The lake effect snow machine will dial back a bit, as readings dip into the sub-zero lows again, with highs in the single digits.  The 18 degrees we see today will feel balmy compared to highs that fight to get much above zero!  I'm forecasting a high of 12 tomorrow, and then the bottom falls out with readings barely holding 5 above for Thursday, and lows as cold as -15 before you even tack on a wind chill value!  Expect Wind Chill Advisories or Warnings for tomorrow and Thursday night in the area.

PERIODS OF SNOW:  I expect some light to even moderate snow in the area through Wednesday night.  Thursday we catch a break, as the bitter cold temporarily shuts down the snow machine, at least inland.  After Thursday, a rebound in temperatures to near the freezing mark allows more lake effect snow to develop.

LOOKING AHEAD:  For the weekend, some light snow on Friday and perhaps into Saturday, with some mixed sunshine as well - lake effect snow bands will keep rotating through, with a bona fide low coming out of the southern Plains on Saturday that could track south of Michigan and bring some more substantial snows to the area.

Here's the forecast:

Tonight - Mainly cloudy.  Periods of snow continue as lake effect bands keep rotating through the area.  Lows near 3.  Winds NW 5-10 MPH will bring coldest wind chills down to -12.

Wednesday - Continued cloudy and cold.  Highs near 12.  Winds NW 5-10 MPH will keep wind chill values at or just below zero.

Thursday - Some clearing, bitter cold.  Daytime highs struggle to hold 5 above.  NW winds 6-12 MPH keep coldest wind chills between -10 to -13.

I'll have more for you later.  Have a great Wednesday!