Weak system to affect area tonight and tomorrow

Overall, we won't be in too much of an active pattern over the next week. There will be a few weak disturbances that move through, but nothing too powerful and there is very low chance of accumulating snow over the next week.

Tonight, a upper level low will move across the southeastern portion of the station, causing a mixed bag of precip, including rain, freezing rain, a brief mix, and a chance of light snow. The Detroit area will primarily stay all rain, with a brief period of snow on the backside of the storm. Much of mid-Michigan will stay all snow, however, lack of advection and moisture being shot into this storm will keep snow totals very low. Temperatures being in the mid 30s won't help the cause either. At this time the NAM has brought the storm further south than the GFS, but it looks like it should pass through the Toledo area or just southeast of there.

As we move past the weekend and look into next week, there will be the chance of a few systems to move in. The track of these storms are all uncertain at this time, and it looks like our best shot for snow will be a clipper system later this week.

The GFS is hinting at a storm forming in the Gulf into next weekend, however, there are no signs currently that it will affect the area.

Stay tuned to the blog for daily updates of Central Michigan weather. Tomorrow, we'll look into the long-range models.