- Clipper/Lake Effect Snow Into New Years
- Cold Start To 2026!
- More Lake Effect Snow Late Week, Another System Sunday
Winter Storm Warning:
For Western and Central Chippewa County until 7 PM Wednesday.
4-8″ of snow with isolated highs amounts of 10-12″. Winds could gust upwards of 40 mph blowing and drifting snow.
For Antrim-Otsego-Kalkaska-Crawford Counties until 7 PM Wednesday.
4-8″ of snow with isolated higher amounts of 12″+ will be possible. Winds could gust upwards of 40 mph, blowing and drifting fresh snow.
Winter Weather Advisory:
For Luce County from 7 PM Tuesday to 7 PM Wednesday.
4-8″ of snow will be possible with isolated higher amounts. Winds will also be gusting upwards of 40mph.
For Charlevoix County until 7 PM Wednesday.
Lake effect snow. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 7inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph may lead to instances of blowing and drifting snow on Wednesday.
For Southeastern Chippewa-Mackinac Counties-Charlevoix until 7 PM Wednesday.
3-6″ of snow will be possible with isolated higher amounts. Winds will blow and drift the snow with gusts upwards of 40mph.
For Emmet-Cheboygan-Leelanau-Benzie-Manistee-Grand Traverse-Wexford counties until 7 PM Wednesday.
2-5″ of snow will be possible. Wind gusts will be the strongest closer to Lake Michigan.
For Lake-Newyago Counties until 7 AM Thursday.
2-4″ of snow will be possible with isolated higher amounts possible.
For Mason-Oceana Counties until 7 AM Thursday.
3-6″ of snow will be possible with isolated higher amounts.
Tonight: Clipper & Lake Effect Snow, Breezy
Another clipper will deliver more light snow to the region into tonight.
NW winds 5-15 mph G20 will also lead to some lake enhancement for the snowbelts.
Roadways could be slick and snow covered, with blowing snow also being a concern.
Lows tonight from the upper single digits to near 20.
Wind chills will trend to near zero into Wednesday AM. Wear layers and keep pets warm!
New Years: Some Lake Effect Snow, Cold
Lake effect snow chances will be likely throughout New Year’s and to round out the week.
Wednesday AM features some lingering snow with more lake effect snow into the PM.
Another 1-4″ from this will be likely. Snowbelt counties like Kalkaska, Antrim Otsego, Crawford, Chippewa & Luce could pick up another 6″+ in isolated spots.
Highs for NYE from the mid teens to mid 20s.
Winds NYE stay breezy from the NW at 10-15 mph G30.
If you are heading out for any NYE festivities or parties, it will be cold!
Temps ringing in the new year will trend in the single digits & teens.
More lake effect snow showers in the U.P. & Tip of the Mitt New Year’s Day on Thursday.
Highs for New Year’s Day will stay in the low teens to low 20s.
Late Week: Isolated Lake Effect, Cold Start To 2026
Friday into Saturday still features more isolated lake effect snow showers.
Better coverage for the northern snowbelts. Otherwise, partly to mostly cloudy skies.
Highs Friday & Saturday from the mid teens to mid 20s.
Another possible system for Sunday PM into Monday could deliver more light snow.
Highs Sunday will stay in the 20s.
A touch warmer next Monday & Tuesday featuring for mid 20s to mid 30s.
- Meteorologist John Gross
Here is the snowfall so far for the season!
- You will see the left numbers indicating how much we have seen so far and the right numbers indicating where we should be for this time of year.
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