Michigan's cities have snowfalls that range from quite a bit less than normal to almost double the normal amount.
As January in Michigan comes to a close, here's a look at snowfall this month and how it compares to recent years across the state.
In addition to the cold, lake-effect snow that began Sunday will continue through Tuesday night, creating icy, snow-covered roadways. Between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, a widespread 6 inches of lake-effect snow is expected along and west of US-131, with isolated higher amounts of up to 10 inches likely in Ottawa and Allegan counties.
Snow will continue into the overnight hours before winds bring in more lake-effect snow Thursday morning on a northwesterly wind.
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids said areas of Michigan saw as much as 2 feet of snow this past week. Here's where the highest totals were.
The Upper Peninsula will get the brunt of a clipper system sweeping across Michigan. It is expected to make a swift exit on Thursday.
Two very different weather situations will occur across Michigan later today and tonight as a fairly strong Alberta Clipper storm system tracks across the Upper Peninsula.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Lake-effect snow and frigid wind chills will stick around West Michigan Tuesday. Cold weather advisories and winter weather advisories are in place. Accumulation will be slow, but steady through Wednesday. TODAY Very cold, snow bands, blowing snow HIGH 5° WIND CHILL -10° to -20° WIND WSW 5-15 G20 mph
Motorists should be prepared for slippery roads and rapid changes in visibility and road conditions due to lake effect snow, the weather service said.
This year’s below-average ice coverage across the Great Lakes is due to milder temperatures. As a result, lake-effect snow remains possible in February. However, if February takes a cold turn, we could see an end to lake-effect snow for the season.
NWS alerts in effect HERE. Upper Michigan’s warm and sunny break Thursday (find max temperature reports HERE) concludes Friday as strengthening high pressure from the Canadian Shield directs a northerly wind towards the region -- bringing colder temperatures and the return of lake effect snow.
USAngling is hosting the 2025 XXI World Ice Fishing Championship (WIFC) Feb. 11-16 on the 330-acre Tamarack Lake in Lakeview, northwest of Grand Rapids. It’s the first time the event will take place in Michigan.