Today we could see several inches of snow accumulation possible, especially along the Lake Michigan shorelines of Northern Lower and Eastern Upper. Wednesday wi

After days of dangerous cold and off and on lake effect snow showers, the end is almost near!Temperatures are in the process of warming up after a chilly start.

The National Weather Service in Marquette posted a NASA satellite image showing bands of cold air and lake effect snow moving 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.

Just as this bitterly cold airmass starts to move out of Michigan on Wednesday, snowfall is expected to re-intensify across part of Michigan. This could lead to as much as 6 inches of new snow across some areas that already have been hard-hit by lake-effect snow in the last couple of weeks, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Monday at 1:40 p.m. EST for lake effect snow until 6 p.m. EST for Emmet, Cheboygan, Antrim, Otsego and Charlevoix counties.

The National Weather Service said reported readings as low as minus 27 Tuesday as an Arctic air mass spread across Michigan.

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.

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.

Winds out of the north-northwest will bring persistent snow bands to the immediate lakeshore tonight with a widespread 1-3" of snow expected along US-31 by tomorrow morning. Winds shift to become northwesterly Sunday which will allow for lake-effect snow to spread further inland, though most snowfall will stay west of US-131.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for much of West Michigan through Tuesday evening. The heaviest snow will fall closer to the lakeshore with lower amounts the further east you go. This will be very light and fluffy snow due to frigid temperatures. That means the snow will easily blow around and could create whiteouts.