A 4Warn Weather Alert has been issued Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, for Metro Detroit -- What this means Cold Weather Advisory in effect
4Warn Weather Alert. (WDIV)
A 4Warn Weather Alert was issued on Friday, Jan. 30, for Metro Detroit due to the extreme cold.
A Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect for areas north of I-96 through 10 a.m. on Jan. 30.
What is a 4Warn Weather Alert? We issue a 4Warn Weather Alert when we’re expecting weather conditions that will be inconvenient to our viewers.
Why did we issue an alert for Friday? Actual temperatures start out 5 to 20 degrees below zero across most areas on Friday.
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Lake-effect snow showers from Lake Huron are likely in the Thumb tonight into Saturday, with potentially 1-3″ of accumulation.
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Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who’s been writing Michigan news since 2022. Before joining the ClickOnDetroit team, she wrote stories for WILX in Lansing and WEYI in Flint.
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