Breaks of sun, spotty snow before wintry flakes pick up midweek

Clipper systems bring more widespread snow to the U.P. Tuesday through Wednesday.
Clipper systems bring more widespread snow to the U.P. Tuesday through Wednesday.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM EDT
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A winter system spreads moderate to heavy snow over the eastern half of Upper Michigan through late Saturday. Following its passage overnight, scattered lake effect snow develops over the U.P. Sunday - with some sunny breaks too.

Early next week, a series of clipper systems bring snow chances to the region Monday and Wednesday. A warm airmass moves in Thursday, but is followed by a Central Plains system that threatens to bring moderate to heavy mixed rain and snow into the end of the work week. Snow diminishes into the weekend with a cooldown following.

Tonight: Partly cloudy with few flurries, patchy frost and freezing fog through Monday morning

>Lows: 0s/20 (colder inland, less cold nearshore)

Monday: Mostly cloudy with spotty afternoon light snow/flurries, then more widespread snow late

>Highs: 30s/40

-Tuesday: Partly to mostly cloudy with snow showers early; dwindling midday then ramping up with light to moderate snow in the afternoon west, spreading to the east in the evening

>Highs: 30s

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers early then diminishing in the afternoon; blustery

>Highs: 30

Thursday: Partly cloudy and seasonably mild

>Highs: 40

Friday: Mostly cloudy with mixed rain and snow, becoming of moderate to heavy intensity late; windy

>Highs: 40

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with moderate to heavy snow early then tapering off in the evening; cooler and windy

>Highs: 30

Sunday: Partly cloudy and cool

>Highs: 30s