The National Weather Service has issued a ‘Heavy Snow Risk’ alert for Michigan from January 18 to 20

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The National Weather Service has issued a 'Heavy Snow Risk' alert for Michigan from January 18 to 20

The winter of 2024-2025 has been anything but dull. Many parts of Michigan have had their moments, such as the 4-5 feet of snow that fell in the central and eastern Upper Peninsula to kick off the season. That storm buried cars feet deep in snow at Tahquamenon Falls.

Cold temperatures have set in for January 2025, and a new significant snow threat is expected later in the month.

The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center has issued a heavy snow forecast. All of Michigan is in the slight risk category, particularly from January 18 to 20. According to the NWS, Michigan’s risk of a significant snow event ranges between 20 and 40%.

Prior to that potential snowmaker, Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for the far Western Upper Peninsula for lake effect snow in Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, with up to a foot in the Porcupine Mountains and 4-8 inches north of M-28, and 1-3 elsewhere through Saturday, January 11.

A winter weather advisory for the same time frame in West Michigan’s lakeshore and inland counties calls for 2-5 inches of snow from Muskegon to South Haven, as well as Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo inland.

These events are part of a forecasted weekend clipper system.

The Midwest Weather Facebook page reports that temperatures will be cold enough for a snow event later in the month if other conditions are met.

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