Overview
- A broken line of snow showers and brief squalls is expected late Thursday morning into the afternoon, with rapid visibility drops and quick, slick coatings on roads.
- Behind the boundary, winds gusting 20–30 mph will send wind chills below zero in spots Thursday night into Friday morning.
- Lows are forecast to crash to the single digits and teens with record-challenging readings in some areas, and many locations may not escape the 20s on Friday.
- Southeast Michigan and southeast Wisconsin face an early and sharp plunge, including single-digit lows, subzero wind chills and highs limited to the teens or lower 20s.
- The unseasonably cold pattern is expected to persist into next week across the Northeast and Midwest, with several clipper systems likely to bring additional light snow chances.