Overview
- Wind advisories are in effect with frequent gusts of 35–60 mph from the Plains to the Great Lakes, raising risks of whiteouts, downed limbs and localized power outages.
- Rain changes to snow today as temperatures tumble, with intense lake-effect bands expected Wednesday night through Black Friday in Michigan’s U.P. and downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario.
- The National Weather Service in Marquette urged Upper Peninsula residents to alter plans and avoid travel Wednesday and Thanksgiving, and winter storm alerts are posted across primary Snowbelt counties.
- Hazardous driving conditions are likely in snow squalls, and forecasters caution that exact band placement and totals remain uncertain, especially near Buffalo and along the Erie–Ontario corridors.
- The Weather Prediction Center is tracking a separate storm expected to develop Friday and move into the Upper Midwest Saturday–Sunday, with forecasts pointing to widespread accumulating snow and potential airline delays in Minneapolis, Chicago and Detroit.