Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
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931 FXUS63 KGRR 031742 AFDGRR Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 1242 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Light snow today - Continued cold into next week, periodic light snow && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 304 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 - Light snow today A well defined cold front was located from IWD southwest to near OMA early this morning, heading in our direction. Ahead of the front, radar showed light snow covering northeast Wisconsin and northern Lake Michigan. As the front gets closer, CAMs show light snow developing farther south across the lake and will then spread inland. QPF amounts are around a tenth of an inch along the lakeshore counties and half that inland. This will result in 1-2 inches of snow west of US-131 and around a half inch elsewhere. Models show the light snow moving over the northwest cwa around 12z and then spreading south the remainder of the morning and early afternoon. While heavy snow isn`t expected, travel conditions may become slippery, so keep that in mind if traveling today. - Continued cold into next week, periodic light snow Cold air will pour over the cwa late today and tonight behind the cold front.H8 temperatures will fall from -4c to -18c by 12z Thursday, setting the stage for a very cold day with highs in the lower 20s. Very dry air is coming in behind the front and so snow showers will be kept at a minimum. The core of the cold air lifts out Friday and temperatures on Saturday will climb to around 30. However, another cold front moves through Saturday and highs Sunday and Monday will be in the 20s; normal highs are around 40. Each one of these cold fronts will bring a chance of snow. However, models are showing a clipper system and accompanying short wave moving across the cwa next Monday night. This would likely result in some accumulation, so we`ll keep an eye on it. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1242 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 IFR conditions persist through much of the first half of the taf period. Conditions should slowly improve overnight with vfr conditions expected late thursday morning and beyond. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM EST Thursday for LMZ844>849. && $$ DISCUSSION...04 AVIATION...Maczko