Weather

It certainly was nice to see some bright sunshine holding across Mid-Michigan Friday. We needed every drop due to the very cold temperatures with which we started the day. Ultimately temperatures did fall short of the average for the afternoon, but it certainly wasn’t a bad day with all of the sunshine, and only light breezes. Overnight, southwesterly winds will increase, as will our cloud cover. Temperatures Saturday morning will be in the low teens – pretty close to "normal."

High temperatures Saturday will move easily through the 20s as stronger southwest to westerly winds prevail for the day. Some of us might see a hint of sunshine early in the morning, but in general, we will expect quite a bit of cloud cover. As a cold front moves across the state, some light snow and snow showers will be a good bet. There won’t be too much accumulation, but we will probably see enough to make roads slippery in some places.

Temperatures Sunday will retreat to around the 20-degree mark, with a few flurries remaining a possibility. We’ll have a better batch of snow moving in for Monday, so expect travel conditions to deteriorate a bit. Right now it looks like we may see a couple of inches, which will be enough to slow travel down. Behind Monday’s snow, we be getting another surge of frigid air. Monday has been designated as as "Alert Day."  We'll tell you about another one on ABC12 News.   - JR