The forecast from Fox17 Meteorologist Kara James: After another mild day with peeks of sunshine, temperatures drop to near freezing tonight with colder air arriving into tomorrow, with highs in the mid-30s. Light snow will be possible starting Tuesday afternoon, with increasing lake effect snow into Tuesday night. A WINTER STORM WATCH has been issued for much of West Michigan for Tuesday evening through Thursday evening to account for the expected accumulating snow. A bigger blast of cold air drops in from Canada mid-week. High temperatures Thursday likely won't make it out of the teens in most locations, generating areas of lake effect snow showers and widespread snow. This cold blast won't last long, as high temperatures climb back into the upper 30s to low 40s for the weekend Longer range forecast models show we may spike back into the 40s by mid December again. At this point, chances for a "White Christmas" are not looking great. Click here to read more about the mild mid-late December pattern. Stay with FOX17 for the latest forecast updates!
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and colder. Watch for icy patches. LOW: 32 WINDS: W 10-20 mph
TUESDAY: Colder with lake effect snow developing during the afternoon and evening. Highs in the mid 30s. WINDS: W 5-10 mph
WEDNESDAY: Colder with more widespread snow showers. Highs around 29.
THURSDAY: Sharply colder with scattered lake effect snow showers. Highs in the upper teens to near 20 degrees.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy and warmer. A few lingering flurries or snow showers will be possible, but much of the area will be dry. Highs in the upper 20s.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with isolated to scattered rain or snow showers. Highs in the mid-upper 30s
SUNDAY: Not as cold with the chance of scattered rain showers. Highs in the low 40s.
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