Expect more bitter cold wind chills Tuesday morning with lows in the single digits and subzero wind chills between 0 and -8.
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The National Weather Service is forecasting a moderate winter storm threat from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Sunday, which means there is medium confidence that a storm would impact the region.
Tuesday’s high was unlikely to get above freezing, forecasters said, and Tuesday night’s low was expected to go back into the mid-teens.
There will be a narrow window for sleet mixed with snow south of Highway 54 through late afternoon Tuesday, with a changeover to all snow by evening.
Western Mass News meteorologist Dan Brown said it will be partly sunny with a high in the Springfield area of 23 degrees. Then, up to a more seasonal 36 on Thursday.
Lake-effect snow showers are expected to create hazardous travel conditions for much of West Michigan for the rest of the day and tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
The incoming storm will drop up to two inches of snow on the Pocatello, Blackfoot, Fort Hall, Burley, American Falls, Aberdeen and Arco areas.
Similar to Sunday’s snow showers, some areas could get a dusting, but no significant accumulations are expected.
There will be a brief break from the snow on Wednesay before new system moves in, bringing yet another chance of snow.
He described the storm as “certainly a plowable event” and the most snow the region has seen so far this winter. Saturday will be the first day of the week at or below freezing, McCoy said, with a high of 32 forecast for the day.
It may not look exactly like a tropical storm, but an area of low pressure in the Gulf was producing tropical storm-force winds on Saturday night.
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Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
