The NIGHTSIDE report -- Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019

Several inches of snowfall, sub-zero wind chills this weekend

Thursday night's flurries and light snow will be wrapped up before midnight, leaving Metro Detroit with less than an inch of accumulation -- much less in most spots. Temperatures are on their way to the mid-20s, which will seem like a vacation compared to what's coming this weekend.

Metro Detroit weather: Several inches of snowfall, sub-zero wind chills this weekend

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