WEST MICHIGAN — WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Reece Cole: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY lasts until Tuesday at 4 A.M. for Muskegon, Ottawa, and Kalamazoo counties. Van Buren and Allegan counties is under a WINTER STORM WARNING until 4 A.M. Tuesday. Snow showers focus west of U.S.-131 this evening and overnight as winds continue to turn more north/northwest. Waking up Tuesday, snow showers will be ending and clouds will gradually break up during the day as temperatures remain cold in middle 30s and wind chills still in the 20s. The remainder of the work week looks to be dry, offering mild temperatures and partly to mostly cloudy skies. We will track light chances for rain Friday through Christmas Weekend.
Longer range forecast models and trends indicate we have a good chance of above-normal temperatures before and through Christmas. The average high temperature around that time of year is in the middle 30s. This type of a moderate to strong El Nino pattern is leading to what may be a "green" Christmas for Michigan. In fact, much of the entire nation may be seeing above-average temperatures leading up to Christmas itself, so perhaps travel will be good. It looks like the pattern may start breaking down around or just after Christmas. Make sure to stay up on later forecasts.
TONIGHT: Any remaining snow showers tapering off. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy inland, mostly cloudy along the lakeshore. Highs in the middle 30s. Breezy afternoon with gusts out of the west up to 25 mph.
WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Highs near 40 degrees.
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of a light shower. Highs in the lower 40s.
SATURDAY: Mostly to partly cloudy with a chance of a shower. Highs in the mid 40s.
CHRISTMAS EVE: Mostly to partly cloudy with a chance for showers. Highs in the mid 40s.
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