WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn: A starry night is in the forecast for West Michigan. Mostly clear skies will allow temperatures to tumble into the teens. Abundant sunshine kicks off your Wednesday before clouds thicken during the evening hours. The FOX 17 Weather Team is currently tracking a system for the end of this week. Rain is anticipated to start late Thursday afternoon. Most of West Michigan could pick up between 0.50" to 1.0" of rain accumulation by Friday. Cooler air sweeps in Friday afternoon, transitioning rain over to light snow. Only minor snow accumulations, if any, are expected at this time for Friday. Stronger winds gusts are likely both Thursday and Friday up to 45 mph. Some accumulating snow is possible this upcoming weekend. Spring officially arrives on Monday at 5:24 P.M. We call it the spring equinox. It's the exact time when the sun is directly overhead of the equator giving most locations around the globe "equal days and equal nights" with about 12 hours of each. Download the free FOX 17 Weather App for the latest forecast video.
TONIGHT: Clear, cold, and frosty. Lows in the teens. Light winds.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny skies. Clouds will increase during the evening. Highs in the lower 40s. Winds southwest at 5 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. Rain develops in the late afternoon. A bit breezy, too. Highs in the mid/upper 40s.
FRIDAY: Cloudy with rain transitioning to snow showers. Little/no accumulation is expected at this time. Highs in the upper 40s early, then falling throughout the day. Winds may gust up to 45 mph.
SATURDAY: Cloudy with the chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
SUNDAY: Cloudy with lake effect snow showers. Highs in the middle 30s.
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