WEST MICHIGAN — Whether you’re hitting the roads or the skies to kickoff the Holiday season, the weather will likely impact your travels. FOX 17 has issued a WEATHER READY ALERT for Wednesday, November 26 and Thursday, November 27. We’re expecting 4 to 8″ of snow from through Friday morning, with some areas seeing more. Strong winds will drive that snow in off Lake Michigan.
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Newaygo, Oceana, and Van Buren counties until 7 p.m. Thursday (Thanksgiving).
A Winter Weather Advisory will impact Cass, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Ottawa, and St. Joseph counties the same time as the Winter Storm Warning.
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Many of those counties also face a Wind Advisory on Wednesday too, for gusts up to 55 mph. The lakeshore has a High Wind Warning for winds up to 60 mph. Blowing snow, near whiteout conditions, and power outages will be possible during this time.
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Expect low visibility, snowy or slick roads, and wind chill in the upper teens and lower 20s for the rest of the day and into the overnight. Snow showers will be most widespread between through around 8 p.m., but that is when the strongest winds will be happening as well. These same kind of conditions will be found in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula as well.
Travel conditions will quickly deteriorate Wednesday afternoon and evening, with slick spots, low visibility, and gusty winds.
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The snow won’t be limited to Wednesday. Lake effect snow bands will continue Thanksgiving Day, but the snow will not be as widespread as Wednesday.
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Regardless, it will be cold and breezy with highs in the lower 30s, and wind chills in the 20s. Bundle up!
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Expect the worst driving conditions on Wednesday evening, followed by Thursday morning. Accumulating snow, blowing and drifting snow, low visibility and slow travel are likely across West Michigan.
Friday could be the best day of the extended weekend, but it will still be windy & cold with highs in the low 30s and wind chills in the 20s. There is still a chance of lake effect snow.
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WEEKEND WEATHER
Another low pressure system will roll through the region for the weekend, with the potential for additional widespread accumulating snow. This will also likely impact travel conditions through the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest.
For the latest details on the weather in West Michigan, head to the FOX 17 Weather page.
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