4Warn Weather – Happy Friday!
It’s a cooler start to your Friday morning with temperatures in the 20s. We anticipate more snow chances later this afternoon and evening (mainly after 4 p.m.) as a clipper system sweeps across the Great Lakes.
We will add a little fresh snow to the snowpack on the ground. We’re estimating a widespread light snowfall of around one inch on our Friday.
Highs today will top out in the mid-30s.
Accumulating weekend snow
Our focus now shifts to the potential for accumulating snow this weekend.
Highs both Saturday and Sunday will be around freezing, with overnight lows in the mid and upper 20s.
The general consensus of weather models is that we will see all snow across the majority of our area, with a slight chance for a wintry mix along the Ohio state line. The timing of this system arrives Saturday afternoon and remains a longer duration event, taking us into Sunday afternoon.
Snow totals
The swath of snowfall will generally give us 1-3 inches north of I-94, with lesser amounts in our southern zone. We’re estimating 3-4 inches of accumulation just northwest of Pontiac and Howell. Then, slightly greater amounts north of I-69.
Expect refinements in amounts and location as we get closer to the actual event.
Extra cold next week
Heading into next week, expect some of the coldest temperatures of the year so far.
Highs Monday through at least Wednesday will only top out in the low 20s, perhaps the high teens, with single-digit lows.
Long range computer models hint that arctic high pressure could keep the rounds of snow going just south of the state line.
Check out our interactive radar below.
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