Foggy and slippery dangers during the journey to Christmas

NWS alerts are posted HERE.

After the holiday season, Upper Michigan and the Great Lakes region will experience foggy and slippery hazards as high pressure brings a milder side to winter but fills the region with suspended moisture. Dense fog limiting visibility below a quarter mile and freezing drizzle may coat surfaces with light ice. The risk of rain also plays a role and can lead to slippery areas on roads and sidewalks.

The mild pattern will lead to high temperatures in the region, reaching the 40s toward the weekend. But widespread rains Friday night into Saturday may create slippery hazards on UP roads – in western UP, the rain is turning into a wintry mix as colder air begins to flow into those areas this weekend.

The thaw and rain will also impact the region’s winter recovery, including uncertain ice on inland lakes until it cools again around New Year’s – including a chance of snow.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle including freezing drizzle, patchy dense fog, light showers; light breeze

>Lows: Upper 20s to 30s (colder inland)

Friday: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain, patchy drizzle and fog; Rainfall spreads overnight; stormy

>Highs: Upper 30s to lower 40s

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with rain, plus a wintry mix in the west towards the afternoon; patchy drizzle and fog; stormy

>Highs: Upper 30s to lower 40s

Sunday and Monday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a patchy winter mix

>Maximum values: 30s

Tuesday, New Year’s Eve: Mostly cloudy with a few snow showers; stormy

>Highest values: 30

Wednesday, New Year’s Day: Partly to mostly cloudy with lake effect snow in the northwest wind belts; windy and colder

>Highest values: 20/30

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with lake effect snow in the northwest wind belts; windy and colder

>Maximum values: 20s

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