Saturday Weather Update: Odd area gets heavy lake-effect today, some get foot of snow by Tuesday
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Key Points:
- Most of Michigan will experience off-and-on light snow showers today, with most areas receiving an inch or less, except for a heavy lake-effect snow band from Muskegon to northeast Lower Michigan.
- The winter weather advisory covers the region from Muskegon to Ludington and Big Rapids due to this unusual heavy snow, with Traverse City expecting heavier snow showers by evening.
- Southeast Lower Michigan will see mostly non-accumulating flurries, while a swath from the Lake Michigan shoreline through Traverse City to Kalkaska and Gaylord could get 2 to 6 inches of snow by late evening.
- An Arctic air mass arriving Sunday night through Tuesday will bring 6 to 10 inches of snow to western Lower Michigan
