First Alert: Winter Blast to Bring Accumulating Snow
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – Rain will gradually taper off this morning as a weather system moves through. By the afternoon, colder air settles in behind a front, dropping temperatures into the 30s and bringing scattered lake-effect snow showers. Expected accumulation ranges from a quarter to half an inch.
A large mass of cold air will move in this weekend, accompanied by an upper-level low in the jet stream. This marks the season’s first significant cold snap, with daytime highs trending in the 30s and the first measurable lake-effect snowfall of the season.
“We’ve issued a TV6 First Alert Weather Day for Sunday through Monday morning. Plan on slippery and snow-covered roads.”
Snow accumulation is projected mainly across the Northern Upper Peninsula, including Gogebic, Ontonagon, Marquette, and Alger counties, where dominant lake-effect bands could produce between 4 and 6 inches of snow.
Forecast Overview
- Friday: Morning rain followed by scattered northern snow showers. Highs in the mid to upper 40s, dropping into the 30s by afternoon.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy with isolated snow showers in eastern areas. Cold conditions persist.
- Sunday: Lake-effect snow likely across the Western, North Central, and Northern Upper Peninsula.
- Monday: Continued lake-effect snow showers in northern regions.
The active pattern continues into next week, bringing additional snow chances and maintaining cold air across the area.
Author’s Summary
The first major winter front will hit Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, bringing falling temperatures, accumulating lake-effect snow, and slippery roads through early Monday.