A storm system will bring snow to Michigan, but you must travel far north to enjoy it.
This storm system will bring precipitation to Michigan on Friday and early Saturday. The storm center should move across the Mackinac Straits, resulting in a completely different weather pattern across the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Michigan than southern Lower Michigan.
The above forecast shows that just south of the storm center, northern Lower Michigan will experience mostly rain showers.
Southern Lower Michigan will be dry Friday, with only a few rain or snow showers Saturday morning.
This can be referred to as an Alberta Clipper snowstorm in the Upper Peninsula and Mackinac Strait region.
The precipitation will peak around midday on Friday. The screen grab was taken at 1 p.m. Friday provides a good picture of how far south the snow shield will extend into Lower Michigan. The darker blue will indicate moderate to heavy snowfall.
It won’t be that far south. Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Grand Rapids, and Muskegon will all be dry Friday as the precipitation shield remains north of Saginaw.
This will be a powerful little snowfall for the entire Upper Peninsula Friday. If you’re driving across the Upper Peninsula, expect three to seven inches of new snow Friday.
Northern Lower Michigan will receive one to two inches of snow early in the storm, followed by rain showers. It will eventually become colder on Friday night, with another one to two inches expected by Saturday morning.
The precipitation should end by noon Saturday at the latest. The majority of the northern Lower and Upper Michigan will see the precipitation end by sunrise Saturday.
There are some indications that the Thumb could get an inch or two of snow Friday night.
This storm will not affect southern Lower Michigan.
