4Warn Weather – Good Thursday morning!
An end-of-the-week winter storm is approaching and should arrive overnight Thursday into Friday. That wet weather may also continue this weekend.
Some key points:
- Friday is a 4Warn Weather Alert Day: Accumulating snow (3-6 inches) is likely for much of the day.
- A winter weather advisory has been issued from 10 p.m. Thursday until 2 p.m. Friday for Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Sanilac, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
- More snow is likely for late Sunday and into early next week on Monday.
- Snow accumulation is possible, although light, for the system arriving early next week.
Mild Thursday forecast
After a nice day on Wednesday with plenty of sunshine across the region, we’ve got one more dry day before another winter storm moves in.
We will keep some sunshine in the forecast for our Thursday. Temperatures will remain where they have been for the last few days, heading into the lower 40s by Thursday afternoon.
Expect the clouds to increase throughout the evening and into the early part of the overnight hours before the snow develops. Overnight low temperatures will drop into the lower 30s for most.
Snow moves in overnight
Snow will develop and move into the region after midnight and before sunrise, which will impact the morning commute for work and school.
We are also expecting enough snow out of this system that you will need the shovel and/or snow blower once again, for the third Friday in a row.
We will watch an area of low pressure move south of the region into Northern Ohio, then off to the Northeast. This will put us in the favorable zone for snow across the region. We are expecting a widespread 3-6 inches of snow throughout the day.
The snow will be heavy at times, especially in the morning hours, before tapering off in the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures will remain near the freezing mark by Friday afternoon.
Thursday, Friday overview
- Thursday: Mix of sunshine and clouds. High: 41. Winds: Northeast 3-6 mph.
- Thursday night: Increasing clouds, skies becoming cloudy. Snow developing after midnight toward sunrise. Low: 31. Winds: East 10-15 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Friday: Snow likely, accumulation of 3-5 or 6 inches can be expected. Snow winding down in the late afternoon/evening hours. Breezy winds anticipated. High: 34. Winds: East 15-25 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Friday night: Snow likely through early to mid-evening, otherwise cloudy skies, cold and breezy. Low: 27. Winds: North 10-20 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Some flurries Saturday
We will keep the cloud cover into the forecast as we work into the first part of the weekend, and also a few flurries to start our Saturday. High temperatures will be in the middle 30s Saturday afternoon.
More snow Sunday, Monday
Another system will move into the region for the end of the weekend on Sunday, and will stick around into the beginning of next week.
As with this Friday system, we will expect this entire Sunday/Monday system to be snow -- and there is the potential for some accumulation, as well. We need to get past this system for the end of the week before we can turn our attention to this next system expected early next week.
High temperatures will remain in the middle 30s for the end of the weekend and into early next week. Clouds will stick around Tuesday with the chance of a few snow flurries with some moisture lingering behind the second system.
Behind the second system, clouds will remain in the forecast into the middle of next week. Below-average temperatures will stick around as well, with high temperatures remaining in the 30s.
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