FIRST ALERT: Night Rain Tonight to Accumulating Snow This Weekend
A pattern shift brings the season’s first blast of cold air to Marquette, Michigan.
Weather Update
Tonight, light rain will move from west to east by tomorrow morning. Scattered lake effect rain showers will persist through midday, transitioning to light lake effect snow showers in the northwest belts. Minor snow accumulations of a quarter to half an inch are expected.
Weekend Outlook
This weekend will bring our first cold air blast, caused by a deep trough in the jet stream moving into the Upper Midwest alongside cold Canadian air. A low-pressure system will accompany this shift, resulting in the first accumulating snow of the season on Sunday. Light lake effect snow will affect the northern and northwest wind belts, with a 20-50% chance in the north central Upper Peninsula.
A TV6 First Alert Weather Day will be in effect Sunday due to slushy and slippery conditions.
Lake-effect snow showers will continue into Monday.
Daily Forecast
- Today: Mostly cloudy with rain at night. Highs in the low to mid 40s, upper 40s in the south.
- Friday: Morning rain turning into scattered showers, then scattered snow showers. Highs around 40 in the west, mid to upper 40s elsewhere.
- Saturday: Very cold with a few snow flurries.
Additional Information
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“Our next system arrives tonight with light rain, followed by lake effect snow showers and the first accumulating snow this Sunday.”
Author's summary: The Upper Midwest faces the season’s initial cold front with rain turning to light snow, leading to slippery conditions this weekend as winter weather arrives.