Winter Weather Advisory issued

DETROIT – A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for all of Metro Detroit and Lower Michigan because of snow, sleet, and ice.

Snow showers will start to become widespread and heavier through 8-10am and we could see a few inches of new, wet, and heavy snow this morning mixing with some sleet.

The ice is the biggest concern because of how difficult it is to drive in and the impacts it may have on power lines. Look for ice in the form of freezing rain around lunch time.

The quicker we see a transition to plain rain, the better.  But, it may not be until the late afternoon that we see temps above freezing.

Highs today will hit the mid to upper 30s but not until the early evening.

Be very careful in your travels today, especially in the middle of the day.

Wind will be gusty at times SE 10-17 mph or stronger. Hopefully, it will be rain during the evening commute, although we need to prepare for some ice lingering later and later into the afternoon.

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That Advisory expires at 7pm as the moisture will have moved on and things will get much dryer overnight. Wednesday will be a transition day back into the cool air.

We'll see low 30s early in the day falling all the way into the low and mid 20s through the afternoon tomorrow. Skies will be mostly cloudy but it will be a mostly dry day.

Wind chills will be in the single digits and teens with winds W 10-20 mph.

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