GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A low-pressure system tracks toward our region tonight. This system is creating a messy scene for many across the country, causing blizzard warnings, ice storm warnings and winter storm watches.
The good news is that as this system pushes into West Michigan, it will lose some of its steam. Although, we should still anticipate wind, rain, snow and freezing drizzle.
Upon its arrival tomorrow morning, we could see a light glaze of ice on the roads. Amounts are very minor; I expect bridges and overpasses to be slick.
An additional chance for freezing drizzle comes Wednesday night into Thursday morning. This chance looks a little more prevalent, and there will likely be minor amounts of ice on roads, causing more slick spots. Most dangerous travel will be closer to US-10 and the further inland you travel.
This will be followed by periods of rain on Wednesday, helping to limit any impacts of ice. Rainfall totals are on the order of 0.10 inch to 0.50 inch.
It will not be a washout of a day, but times will be damp, cold and windy. Winds will really ramp up tomorrow afternoon into early Thursday morning. Winds will be sustained out of the east at 10 to 20 mph, gusting near 40 mph.
Thursday morning will bring chances of snowfall, mainly north of I-96 with 2+ inches by early afternoon. Then a mainly dry afternoon, followed by additional chances of lake effect Thursday night into Friday. This is when much cooler air sinks in and several days of lake enhanced snow should be anticipated.
Overall, the greatest impacts Wednesday and Thursday look to be northeast West Michigan. Including areas from Greenville, Cedar Springs, Hesperia, Big Rapids, Reed City, and to Baldwin. Otherwise, while this system will be messy, impacts are relatively limited.
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