Quiet Thursday, First Alert Weather Day for Friday A wet Wednesday brought rain across the region, with precipitation continuing into the morning and afternoon. Icy conditions were reported in areas to the north early Thursday, but the National Weather Service lifted most Winter Weather Advisories and Ice Storm Warnings as temperatures rose. The weather pattern will quiet down tonight, though the calm will be short-lived as more active weather returns soon. Afternoon rain and snow will gradually move out by sunset, leaving drier conditions for the rest of the night. Isolated showers or flurries cannot be ruled out, but most areas will experience only brief impacts. Tonight’s lows will drop into the mid to lower 20s, potentially leading to icy spots, especially where temperatures remain below freezing. A few slick areas are expected to develop overnight into Thursday morning. Thursday will bring a much quieter day, with lake-effect clouds forming but occasional breaks of sunshine possible. Highs will warm to mid-to-upper 30s in northern counties and the bay regions, with some areas reaching lower 40s to the south. Winds will be breezy, with a west northwest wind at 10 to 20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. The calm pattern will break late Thursday into Friday as a low-pressure system moves into the Great Lakes around 1–2 a.m. With temperatures below freezing overnight, snow chances increase through the morning and continue into early Friday afternoon. Some models suggest snowfall rates exceeding 1 inch per hour in northern Mid-Michigan. The exact track of the system will determine wind gusts and snow totals, but the event is significant enough to qualify as a First Alert Weather Day.#national_weather_service #great_lakes #i_69_corridor #tri_cities #north_us_10
