4Warn Weather – After one round of snow that brought 1 to 3 inches of snow to most of the region on Saturday Morning, we are looking at a much more significant snow system moving in for the end of the weekend.
- Winter storm warning: Macomb, Monroe, Sanilac, St. Clair and Wayne Counties: 12 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
- Winter weather advisory: All other counties in the Metro Detroit area are under a winter weather advisory from 12 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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How much snow to expect
An estimated 4 to 8 inches of snow will be possible in the Winter Storm Warning area. Between 3 to 6 inches of snow will be possible in the Winter Weather Advisory on top of the 1 to 3 inches that we saw across the region on Saturday Morning.
This is in line with the 5 to 8 inches / 6 to 9 inches storm total from late Friday through late Sunday.
Road conditions Sunday
Blowing and/or drifting of snow will also be possible on Sunday afternoon and evening due to the strong wind gusts that will also move into the region.
We will watch an area of low pressure, strengthen and move into the Ohio Valley through the end of the weekend on Sunday, and that will give us a chance of accumulating snow through the end of the weekend on Sunday, some of that could potentially be significant, especially along and north of I-96.
The snow will wind down Sunday evening, and we will keep a few flakes into the forecast late Sunday night into early on Monday morning. The winds will also become increasingly gusty throughout the end of the weekend on Sunday, expect gusts of 30 to 35 miles an hour Sunday afternoon and into Sunday evening is that low pressure center pulls east of the region.
Next week
Then, we look ahead into early next week, and while we keep cloud covering into the forecast on Monday and Tuesday, we have another arctic blast working into the region looking ahead into early next week.
High temperature temperatures will only make it into the teens early next week, but once you factor in the winds, we are expecting wind chill values to drop well below zero Monday night and Tuesday night. There are also some indications that wind chills will remain below zero throughout the day on Monday.