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Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Despite mild fall temperatures, the overall pattern is expected to trend cooler through the winter. The early portion of winter may not be as harsh as the latter half, when the probabilities for cooler than normal temperatures increases.

Chances depict that wetter than normal conditions could pan out over Lower Michigan. The result of cooler than normal temperatures and above normal precipitation may lead to snowfall amounts that also end up above normal.