Detroit Weather Report tomorrow and next 10 days forecast

Detroit — Snowfall continued to blanket much of Michigan on Wednesday night and was expected to bring steady accumulations into Thursday morning though "on the lower end" of what had been expected, meteorologists said.

Earlier, schools canceled classes and preparations began for what was billed as a major snowstorm for Lower Michigan.

In the National Weather Service's Detroit-Pontiac region, which includes much of southeast Lower Michigan, including the Thumb, the heaviest snow was falling in the Flint and Saginaw areas Wednesday night, the agency reported. A rate of a 1/2 inch per hour or greater ongoing, with snow to continue until Thursday morning. Snowfall was expected there and in Macomb County between 4-8 inches.

Radar images showed the greatest precipitation in NWS' Grand Rapids region, which includes 23 counties in west-central Lower Michigan, was falling in areas like Battle Creek and Bellevue. Accumulations of 3-6 inches were expected by Thursday morning. Meanwhile, northern Lower Michigan could see up to 8 inches.

The weather service's Gaylord post, which forecasts weather for the northern part of Lower Michigan and the far eastern part of the Upper Peninsula, said the greatest snowfall totals there were expected on in the eastern part of the region, on Lake Huron, including Alpena and Oscoda.

In the Upper Peninsula, the most accumulation was expected in the north central area, including Munising and Grand Marais.

Initial NWS reports late Wednesday showed:

Widespread snow continues across SE MI. The heaviest snow at present time is located around the north Metro region and east to Port Huron, where rates of a 1/2 inch per hour or greater are expected. Snow continues through the early morning hours tomorrow. #miwx pic.twitter.com/IFSJop17PQ
— NWS Detroit (@NWSDetroit) February 13, 2025

6 inches in Prescott, Ogemaw County

5 inches in Gladwin, Gladwin County

4.8 inches near Scottville, Mason County

2.5 inches in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County

1.4 inches in Flint, Genesee County

1.1 inches in Howell, Livingston County

Steve Considine, a meteorologist at NWS Detroit, said late Wednesday it appeared totals would generally be on the lower end of what had been predicted.

"We had a little pocket of dry air late afternoon, early evening that transitioned to drizzle" rather than snow, he said.

He said the largest accumulations so far were in the Flint area, specifically Grand Blanc, where 3.5 inches was reported as of 11 p.m.

Considine anticipated snow would fall for another two or three hours, producing at least 2 more inches for all of Metro Detroit.

The NWS said ice was likely to be a factor in many parts of the state as well. Temperatures around the state were falling Wednesday evening, with most of the state in the high teens or low 20s.

DTE's online outage map showed there were 1,128 power interruptions, mostly in the Flat Rock area, as of about 10 p.m. Consumers Energy was reporting six outages at that time.

Widespread snow has now filled in nearly all of SE MI. The heaviest snow at present time is located around Flint up to Saginaw, where rates of a 1/2 inch per hour or greater are expected. Snow to persist through the early morning hours tomorrow. #miwx pic.twitter.com/ESAc0UzSdD
— NWS Detroit (@NWSDetroit) February 13, 2025

Several communities opened warming and respite centers for those in need and declared snow emergencies to help with plowing. Dozens of school districts from Bloomfield Hills to Canton Township canceled classes for Thursday.

The inclement weather is expected to drop between 4 and 6 inches in the city and up to 8 inches in part of The Thumb region, including Macomb County, where a winter storm warning is in effect until 7 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. A winter weather advisory is also in effect for the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula, and much of the Lower Peninsula, including Wayne, Oakland and other southeast Michigan counties until 7 a.m. Thursday, according to the NWS.

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In anticipation of the storm, the Detroit Department of Public Works began pre-treating roads with salt early Wednesday afternoon, director Ron Brundidge said at a DPW site on the city’s east side.

Detroit has about 19,000 tons of salt on hand, stored in large dome-shaped silos, and may use between 2,000 and 4,000 tons during this storm, Brundidge said.

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