Frigid temps, snow as arctic blast hits

The coldest air we have seen in several years has come to West Michigan.

Temperatures will be near zero inland (as cold as -5 northeast of Grand Rapids) with lows holding around +5 along the lakeshore from Port Sheldon to the Indiana border. Wind chills could be as low as -10 to -15.

A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. Tuesday for Branch County; and until 1 p.m. Tuesday for Ionia, Mecosta and Montcalm counties.

A Lake Effect Snow Advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. Tuesday for Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties.

Lake-effect snow showers will continue into Wednesday, mainly west of U.S. 131, with an additional 1 to 3 inches of snow expected to fall in favorable lakeshore areas, including southwest Kent County and western Kalamazoo County, with just a few flurries northeast and east of Grand Rapids. Total snow accumulations by Tuesday morning will range up to 4 to 8 inches in the counties that border Lake Michigan into southwest Kent and Western Kalamazoo counties, and only an inch east and northeast of Grand Rapids.

Snow-covered roads will cause a slower travel. Brisk winds will also contribute to reduced visibility and cause some drifting snow and possible whiteout conditions. Roads may be snow-covered and slippery through Wednesday.

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