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Christmas is a time when you would expect snow on the ground, given all the songs and poems, and the fact that it's December. But what is the climatology of Christmas actually like?
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Christmas is a time when you would expect snow on the ground, given all the songs and poems, and the fact that it's December. But what is the climatology of Christmas actually like?
Rain and snow will eventually end, but wind and cold will still impact travel.
Southeast Michigan has a couple of chances for snow over the weekend.
Bitterly cold wind chills will get even colder as morning lows over the next seven days will feel like the single digits.
Dry conditions will continue on Monday, but snow showers will begin to move into Southeast Michigan around 7 p.m. Monday.
A blanket of snow is covering Southeast Michigan after a winter storm, which passed through the region from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. Here are snow totals from around the region and the rest of the state.
The first winter storm of the season is expected to hit Southeast Michigan on Saturday.
Driving conditions could be hazardous in parts of Michigan as a winter storm builds up for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Chances for rain and snow are forecasted for the first weekend of spring.
Snow has piled up in Southeast Michigan as multiple rounds of flurries moved through the area on Saturday and Sunday.
Now that the worst of the winter storm has passed, snow totals for Southeast Michigan are coming in.
Snow will begin Wednesday afternoon and linger into Thursday morning.
Heaviest snow falls during afternoon and morning commute in Southeast Michigan.
For the Metro Detroit area, most of us will see 1 to 3 inches of accumulation.
Brief, heavy snow will fall from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Tuesday for Southeast Michigan
We're tracking snow showers for the evening commute on Friday for all of Southeast Michigan.
Some of the coldest air of the season moves in as well as snow for the middle and end of the week.
We're tracking the next round of snow for Thursday night into Friday in Southeast Michigan
We're tracking snow and more bitterly cold air for Southeast Michigan this week.
The coldest air of the season is on its way for the end of the week. But before that happens, parts of the metro area will experience a fresh round of snow.
An Alberta Clipper system will bring bitter cold air and snow.
As the East Coast prepares for the first significant snowstorm of the season, here's the weather residents in Southeast Michigan can expect over the weekend.
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