A winter weather advisory is in effect from midnight Monday through 10 a.m. Tuesday for all of Southeast Michigan including Macomb County.
A combination of snow, high winds, and dangerously cold wind chill temperatures are in the region’s forecast.
The National Weather Service said traveling will be tricky Monday as snow and blowing snow will make roads slippery and limit visibility. Total snow accumulations of 1-3 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts possible, meteorologists said.
In addition, there will be winds gusting to 40-45 mph. Wind chills Monday night night and Tuesday morning are projected at 5 to to 15 degrees below zero.
“Persons are urged to stay indoors until conditions improve,” the weather service said in its advisory.
Drivers can expect slippery road conditions and poor visibility for both the Monday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds may cause localized power outages, the advisory stated.
Motorists are also advised about the likelihood of brief snow squalls, leading to near white out conditions at times. Snow showers and squalls will be more frequent along and south of the I-69 corridor and along and north of the I-94 corridor, according to the weather service.
Additional localized light accumulating snow showers Monday evening and night around the M-59 corridor, south to Interstate 94.
The weather service said dangerously cold wind chills of -10 to -15F can be extpected Monday night/Tuesday morning.
As if that wasn’t enough, another round of accumulating snow on Wednesday is expected to impact the morning drive to work.
