Counties along Lake Michigan's shoreline and the eastern U.P. are under a winter weather advisory until Wednesday morning, Jan. 28, for heavy lake-effect snow, from 2-7 inches. Winds up to 35 mph are expected to blow snow around causing white outs.

A winter weather advisory remains in effect along Michigan’s western shoreline from Charlevoix through Traverse City, extending south through Grand Rapids. The classic lake effect snow pattern, driven by west-northwest winds,

Extreme cold expected Wednesday night, Jan. 28. Lake-effect snow to pile up in the north. Latest warnings and watches.

Once we get through the next couple of deeply cold days, we will get a bit of a break as we head into the weekend. Daytime high temperatures could nudge into the 20s by the weekend. But even with that uptick,

Michigan has seen plenty of lake-effect snow this winter, but what exactly is lake-effect snow, and why does Michigan see it so often?

Michigan is under several weather warnings Thursday, Jan. 22, for the dangerous wind chills and snow. See local advisories and live radar.