Merry Christmas! Quiet weather moving our way

It's been an eventful past few days and with Christmas and all kinds of stuff going on, I apologize for the lack of updating.

Overall Michigan was spared by this system. We had a brief period of freezing rain to the north, which melted fairly quickly as temps rose fairly fast as we headed into the afternoon. The rain poured for much of the day, especially in the Metro Detroit area.

However, not everyone was spared.

The Midwest was slammed hard with blizzard-like conditions. Over a foot of snow fell in numerous locations and portions of I-90 were closed for much of the day. Thousands lost power on account of both the snow and ice.

Thankfully, the system is all but over now. Some light wrap-around snow is expected for Mid-Michigan, while back west blowing snow will be a problem for the next day or so, but as far as additional accumulation, it is unlikely.

A Winter WX Advisory has been posted by GRR for the overnight, as there is the chance for light freezing drizzle and light snow which may slicken up the roadways.

Overall we will move into a fairly quiet period as we head into the next several days. High pressure will take over, however as we head into the middle of the week we can expect another shot at a large storm. The models are taking it well east of us, and possibly up the Appalachians. As far as I'm concerned I believe it's way too far out to tell right now, and it won't be for another few days before we get a handle on this. Remember, the past two storms have shifted a great deal north and west. However, the amount of phasing that occurs in this system will play a big role on where it goes.

Happy Holidays everyone, look for more updates tomorrow.