KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – From temperatures in the mid 40’s and rain early in the day to the possibility of heavy snow, the weather will dramatically change across portions of Southwest Michigan Thursday.
According to meteorologists with WOOD-TV 8, snow that melted Wednesday and Wednesday night will refreeze Thursday as temperatures drop. Thursday morning will bring a light wintry mix across the area.
Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories will go into effect Thursday morning for accumulating snow re-starting in the afternoon and evening.
They say sleet and freezing rain accumulations are possible Thursday morning, but ice accumulation amounts look to be fairly low. A lull in the wintry precipitation is likely late Thursday morning into the early afternoon before snow develops again late Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.
At least a half a foot of snow is expected with this portion of the storm, but they say the big question is where the swath of heaviest snow will decide to land. A stationary front set over the area means there will be a sharp divide between 1-inch snow totals and 8-inch snow totals.
By the time the snow wraps up early Friday, the forecasters expect about 1 to 3 inches will fall around I-96 and I-196. About 2-4″ of heavy snow is likely for Southern Allegan County through Barry County and into Lansing. 4 to 7″ is expected from the Indiana State Line to closer to Detroit.
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