WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn: A system is tracking into West Michigan tonight, expected to bring scattered light rain showers by Saturday morning. Rain will be hit-or-miss on Saturday, producing about a quarter of an inch or less of rain accumulation. Colder air will wrap in overnight Saturday and into Sunday, transitioning rain over to snow. Snow accumulation is likely to be limited on Sunday, with isolated lake effect snow bands taking over for Monday. If any snow does accumulate, it will likely be less than an inch. Winds may ramp up a bit, too! Longer range forecast models and trends indicate we have better than average chances of above normal temperatures right before Christmas. Unless this pattern breaks down, it may be difficult to get a white Christmas, so make sure to stay up on later forecasts.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy. Showers possible after midnight. Lows in the middle to upper 40s. South/southwest wind at 10 to 20 mph. Wind gusts over 35 mph.
SATURDAY: Cloudy and windy with scattered rain showers. Strong winds from the southwest at 15 to 25 mph. Wind gusts will range over 40 mph. Highs in the low to middle 50s.
SUNDAY: Cloudy with light rain showers transitioning to snow showers early. Highs in the upper 30s.
MONDAY: Cloudy with a few lake effect flurries. Highs in the middle to upper 30s.
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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