The National Weather Service issues a variety of weather warnings and advisories. Here's what they mean in Michigan.

An Arctic surge expected to make temperatures as low as 20 below zero early next week still likely won't come close to producing the coldest temperatures in Michigan history. On Feb. 9, 1934, Vanderbilt,

Michigan schools typically close when wind chills reach 20 degrees below zero. Next week's weather is expected to approach that threshold.

An updated winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 10 p.m. EST in effect until Wednesday at 7 a.m. EST for Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse counties.

Lake effect snow is expected to fall across much of Michigan this week as high winds sweep across Lake Superior, Lake Michigan.

EST an updated winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 7 p.m. EST for Marquette, Alger, Iron, Dickinson, Menominee, Delta and Schoolcraft counties.

Winter weather advisories are in place for much of Michigan to start the week, the National Weather Service said.

Temperatures in central Michigan are expected to dip into the single digits for the next several days, and state police are urging residents to prepare early for the extreme cold weather.

Last year was the warmest on record for southeast Michigan, as the average temperature for 2024 was 54 degrees, 3.4 degrees higher than normal, according to National Weather Service's preliminary data released Monday.

Throughout the region, snowfall totals have landed around 2-6 inches, with some areas of Petoskey and Harbor Springs reporting upwards of a foot of snow, said Matt Gillen, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Gaylord.

Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings are in place for nine states across the U.S. as of early Tuesday morning, and up to nine inches of snow is forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS) in some parts of the country.

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 11:20 p.m. EST for a snow squall until Saturday at 4:15 a.m. EST for Emmet, Cheboygan, Chippewa and Mackinac counties.