LANSING, Mich. — An initial cold front generates light rain, drizzle, and snow showers this evening during commute times. A secondary cold front passes tonight, allowing a blast of Arctic air to return and lake effect snow showers to fire up. Temperatures fall to the teens overnight. With dropping temperatures expected tonight, roads are anticipated to be slick overnight and Saturday morning. High temperatures only reach to the teens this weekend. Light lake effect snow takes shape on Saturday, with a few flurries possible on Sunday. Lake effect snow showers will accumulate along the immediate lake shore this weekend, with another 1" to 3" possible west of U.S. 131. We are also monitoring a system for next week with rain and wintry mix. As of now, light rain showers develop late Wednesday. Rain showers transition over to snow showers on Thursday. Tough travel conditions and accumulating snow are possible.
TODAY: Early morning snow likely (pre-dawn), perhaps mixing with some rain or drizzle in the afternoon. Total accumulations of 1" to 3" will fall in most spots. Highs briefly warmer in the upper 30s, before more reinforcing Arctic air arrives for the weekend. Breezy too! Winds southwest/west at 10 to 20 mph.
TONIGHT: Cloudy with another light burst of snow, mostly along the lake shore. Arctic air comes rushing in. Lows in the teens. Winds from the northwest / north at 5 to 15 mph.
TOMORROW / SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with light lake effect snow showers possible, especially along/west of U.S. 131. Bitter cold air is back. Highs in the upper teens to near 20. Winds from the northwest / north at 5 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with flurries possible along/west of U.S. 131. Highs in the teens.
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with light snow and flurries possible. Highs in the lower 20s.
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
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