Snowing, blowing, hazardous journey continues throughout Michigan into Friday

We’re not going to get a break on the climate surrounding our commutes this week.

Snow squalls dropped visibility to zero throughout components of Michigan this afternoon and for tonight’s commute, resulting in troublesome journey circumstances and closed roads and sections of highways.

Tomorrow morning’s commute shall be a lot of the identical. With extra incoming snow and subzero temperatures creating very effective, particle-like snowflakes, you’re going to need to depart your self loads of time if it’s a must to be on the roads.

“Snow and blowing snow continues creating hazardous travel conditions into Friday morning,” the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids mentioned at the moment. “Highest accumulations are expected along and west of U.S. 131. Use caution, take it slow, have your lights on, and be prepared for rapidly changing conditions.”

Most areas will see anyplace from 1 to 4 inches of recent snow in a single day. The highest quantities in West Michigan shall be north of Muskegon, the place as much as 5 inches of snow is forecast. Spots in Northern Michigan and the japanese Upper Peninsula might see about as a lot.

These circumstances come because the coldest air in a number of years is anticipated to grip Michigan tonight. Friday and Saturday mornings, temperatures are anticipated to be beneath zero throughout the state. Wind chills might hit -25 levels within the Lower Peninsula and -45 levels within the Upper Peninsula. Extreme Cold Warnings are masking a lot of the state.

In the Upper Peninsula, a Blizzard Warning is in impact for the Keweenaw Peninsula. Gusty winds topping 35 mph are inflicting whiteout circumstances which have shut down some roads, in response to the NWS in Marquette.