WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn: A few hit-or-miss snow showers are in the forecast for West Michigan tonight, with overnight lows in the 30s. Steady winds and colder temperatures settle in starting tomorrow, firing up the lake effect snow machine! A WINTER STORM WARNING remains in effect through 10 a.m. Thursday for Berrien and Cass counties. An additional 2" to 6" are possible in this region. Bitter cold air creates crashing temperatures on Friday and through the weekend with daytime highs in the 20s and overnight lows in the teens. That will likely drive heavier lake effect snow. Our forecast models are indicating winds during this time frame will be predominately westerly, which will drive the snow to the U.S. 131 corridor and even further east. A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect until 7 a.m. Saturday for Ottawa, Allegan, Van Buren, Kent, Ionia, Barry, Eaton, Kalamazoo, and Calhoun counties. Early indications suggest about 6" to 12" will fall from Thursday through Sunday. As a reminder, those are totals over a 4 day period! All-in-all, that's about 2" to 3" of snow per day. Isolated higher amounts are possible, especially along and west of U.S. 131. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect until 7 a.m. Saturday for Oceana and Muskegon counties, where total snow accumulations between that time period will be between 4" to 8". A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect for Newaygo, Mecosta, and Montcalm counties from 7 a.m. through 7 a.m. Saturday, where total snow accumulations between that time period will be 2" to 6". Make sure to stay up on later forecasts. Download the free FOX 17 Weather App for the latest forecast video!
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of light snow showers. Heavier snow bands likely in Berrien and Cass counties. Lows in the upper 20s. Winds northwest/west at 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY: Cloudy and cold. Lake effect snow develops and lasts through the day. Highs in the middle 30s. Winds west at 10 to 15 mph. Gusts exceeding 25 mph.
FRIDAY: Cloudy, breezy, and sharply colder. Lake effect snow likely. Highs in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees.
SATURDAY: Cloudy, breezy, and cold. Lake effect snow likely. The heaviest will be along/west of U.S. 131. Highs in the middle 20s.
SUNDAY: Cloudy, breezy, and the coldest day of the week. Lake effect snow will gradually diminish through the day. Highs in the middle 20s.
MONDAY: Mostly to partly cloudy and a bit warmer. Highs in the lower 30s.
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