Snow last week helped northern Michigan set a new record for seasonal snowfall. At midnight Friday evening, the National Weather Service recorded 1.8 inches had fallen at its office 9 miles south of Gaylord, in Otsego County.
The National Weather Service Marquette office, located in Negaunee Township, set a daily record for snowfall Wednesday. The office received 20.8 inches of snow, breaking the previous March 5 record of 15.
Michigan is set for a harsh winter storm with areas expecting up to 20 inches of snow and potential blizzard conditions.
The National Weather Service has added two new weather advisories to separate parts of Lower Michigan. As the storm system center moves east of Michigan tonight the wind will increase. The wind will bring much colder air and change rain showers to snow showers. Here are all of the current weather advisories and warnings as of 3:30 p.m.
"Temperatures will be highly changeable going through the middle of the week due to the storm, with much above-normal temperatures over the Midwest moving east into the Eastern U.S. by Tuesday and Wednesday as these areas will generally be on the warm side of the rapidly approaching upstream storm system," the weather service said.
This map tracks air quality near Detroit, and zoom out to see the rest of North America. Smoke from wildfires harmed the air in 2023.
The National Weather Service is predicting warming temperatures in Michigan into next week. Areas could see rain and snow this week.
Gaylord is close to reaching record snowfall for the season, and could hit — or beat — it this weekend. More than 181 inches of snow had fallen on the northern Michigan community this season as of Friday, according to the National Weather Service. NWS reported 181.6 inches of snow for the 2024-25 season.
This week, the National Weather Service said, the forecast for southeast Michigan calls for mostly cloudy skies, with some sun.
A winter storm could bring a mix of rain and snow to parts of Michigan into Friday, the National Weather Service. Some areas could see 6-10 inches.
Schools in Houghton, Baraga and Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties were closed on Wednesday in the face of a severe winter storm. At 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, schools sent emails announcing that due to predicted inclement weather,