DETROIT – A drier start Tuesday morning and still mild as you wake up to temperatures on either side of 40. We just won’t get much warmer than that today as highs will be in the low 40s under cloudy skies.
Fairly quiet Tuesday as we get ready for the cold blast and lake effect snow chances through midweek. Lows tonight fall to around freezing.
Sunset is at 5:01 p.m.
Tuesday night into Wednesday
Some light snow will be possible later tonight into Wednesday, but arctic air will surge through the Great Lakes Wednesday afternoon and evening kicking off the stronger lake effect showers.
Wednesday to Thursday morning
Accumulating snow will be possible Wednesday evening into Thursday. Strong winds may lead to blowing snow and will also drop wind chills into the single digits if not below zero by Thursday morning. This is almost an identical setup to what we had last week.
The worse of the system will be the west side of the state where Winter Storm Watches are in effect.
The scenario as it stands: Scattered to numerous show showers are likely by Wednesday afternoon with embedded snow squalls. Snowfall totals will be highly variable given the more scattered nature of snow showers and snow squall potential, but 1-2 inches of accumulation will be likely, with totals of 3-4+ inches in stronger snow bands. The northern Thumb could exceed 4 inches.
Gusty winds, near whiteout conditions and slick roads will all be possible from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. Wind chills drop below zero by Thursday morning and stay in the single digits through the afternoon which would be the coldest air of the season so far.