Winter Weather Advisory | Michigan Weather 6 AM

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Michigan Weather Podcast. It's Monday, February 23rd. And your thermometer is about to do something weird today.. It's going to go *backwards*. Folks, let me explain. Southeast Michigan wakes up to light snow showers between 5 and 9 A.M. Highs touch 29 degrees early. Then temperatures actually *fall* through the afternoon, dropping to 25 as north winds kick in at 16 miles an hour. Your warmest moment today might be your morning commute. Let that sink in. Over in the north, winter isn't messing around. Traverse City and the U.P. Sit at 15 degrees right now. Wind gusts to 30 miles an hour make it feel like minus 1 around 7 A.M. A quick snow shower could dust things around 5 A.M. Highs barely scratch 19 degrees. Tonight? Down to 9. That's frostbite territory if you're not covered up. Slide southwest to Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. You're starting at 20 degrees with wind chills near 8 around 8 A.M. Partly sunny skies push you to 28 this afternoon. Enjoy the quiet.. Because a clipper system is loading up for Tuesday. Here's your week ahead. And it's a ride. Tuesday into Wednesday, that clipper drops 1 to 3 inches across northern Michigan, with another 2 to 4 inches Tuesday night. Winds gust to 35 miles an hour near the Mackinac Bridge. Southeast Michigan picks up a half inch to 2 inches Tuesday night. West Michigan gets a lighter dusting. Then everything flips. Friday, highs surge into the low 40s statewide. Grand Rapids hits 42 degrees. Even Traverse City touches 42. Saturday stays mild before a cold front drags us back to the low 30s Sunday with more snow chances. Classic. Keep the ice scraper handy this morning and charge your phone tonight. Cold batteries are dead batteries. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. Take care!