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.
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Arctic Blast: Michiganders brave the frigid cold and snow
GRAND RAPIDS, MI--Michiganders are experiencing some of the coldest temperatures since the 2019 Polar Vortex this week. Most of Michigan is experiencing wind chill temperatures in the -10 to -25 degree range on Monday and Tuesday. In the western Upper Peninsula, a wind chill of 50 below zero was recorded.
Winter weather advisories are in place for much of Michigan to start the week, the National Weather Service said.
TODAY Lake-effect snow will continue, especially along and west of US-131, with an additional 2-6 inches likely in the favored areas. Snow should begin to gradually let up by evening, though icy roads will persist in many areas. West winds of 5-15 mph will keep wind chills in the -10 to -20 degree range.
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West Michigan schools closed for snow, bitter cold on Tuesday, Jan. 21
Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College are among those with snow days on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Up to 15 vehicles were involved in a crash that temporarily shut down a highway in western Michigan Monday amid snowy conditions.
With widespread school closings in West Michigan this week, some districts have now seen a half dozen or more snow days this school year.
A chain reaction crash developed Tuesday morning in white-out conditions along Interstate 94 in west Michigan.
The coldest air in six years blasts into Michigan to start the week, with highs in the single digits, wind chills ten to twenty-five below zero, heavy lake effect snow
The National Weather Service said reported readings as low as minus 27 Tuesday as an Arctic air mass spread across Michigan.
It is cold enough to freeze your pants off in West Michigan. Here are some cold-weather experiments you can do at home.
Lake effect snow is expected to fall across much of Michigan this week as high winds sweep across Lake Superior, Lake Michigan.