Overview
- Showers expand Wednesday with a transition to snow or snow showers Wednesday night into Thursday in many inland and northern areas.
- Most forecasts expect little to no widespread accumulation because precipitation begins with above-freezing ground temperatures, though lake-effect bands could boost totals near the Great Lakes and Northwest Indiana.
- In Metro Detroit, snow showers Wednesday could produce around 1 inch, with 2–3 inches possible near Lake Huron as lake-effect persists into Wednesday night.
- Model differences remain, with the European guidance favoring a low-impact cold rain ending as flurries and the GFS depicting a less-likely, higher-impact changeover in some spots including northeast Alabama.
- Temperatures fall sharply Thursday into Friday with wind chills dropping to single digits or near zero in places like Detroit, and colder-than-average conditions with occasional light snow chances continue into next week.