Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Big Rapids, Roben-Hood Airport (KRQB)

Lat: 43.72°NLon: 85.5°WElev: 991ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	29.75 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	1.75 mi
Wind Chill	15°F (-9°C)
Last update	21 Jan 4:35 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Mecosta MI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 01:00am until January 24, 10:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 27 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Tonight
Low: 11 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Thursday
High: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: -6 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Friday Night
Low: -10 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday
High: 14 °F
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 27. West southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

Snow showers likely, mainly between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -2. West southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -10.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.

Saturday Night

A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

Sunday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.

Sunday Night

A chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

Monday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 15.