GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cold air and wet flakes are returning to West Michigan as a November chill grips the region through Monday. Snow showers could glaze roads from Kalamazoo to Lansing and make early travel slick, especially for Sunday errands or Veterans Day events.
According to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids, a band of wet snow will develop across southern Lower Michigan today into Sunday morning. The heaviest bursts may fall southeast of a Battle Creek–Lansing line, where brief slush or low visibility could cause patchy travel delays. By Sunday night, colder air deepens, and lake-effect snow ramps up along the I-96 corridor and near Lake Michigan’s shoreline.
Temperatures will slide from the 40s today to the upper 20s and low 30s by Monday, signaling the season’s first widespread “winter tease.” According to NWS forecasters, the combination of colder pavement and light snow could make Monday morning commutes slower, especially north and west of Grand Rapids.
Drivers should plan for variable conditions—wet pavement inland, snow showers near the lakeshore. Those attending Veterans Day observances Monday should bundle up, as highs hover near 37°F with a biting north breeze.
Farther ahead, midweek looks calmer with partly sunny skies and a brief rebound to the mid-40s. Still, another cool-down late week hints that West Michigan’s early winter pattern is settling in to stay. Residents should keep winter gear handy, check tire tread, and watch for slick bridges as lake-effect bands drift inland.
Five-Day Forecast for Grand Rapids, MI:
Sat: 45/32 – Increasing clouds; late rain-snow mix developing.
Sun: 40/22 – Snow showers likely; slushy spots possible along I-96.
Mon: 37/27 – Breezy and cold; lingering lake-effect snow.
Tue: 41/34 – Mostly cloudy; slight chance of rain or snow.
Wed: 45/35 – Partly sunny; milder, quiet weather returns briefly.
