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KEY MESSAGES

- Light Snow Tonight

- Clipper Goes North of Lower Michigan

- Weekend Storm Potential

DISCUSSION

Issued at 235 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

- Light Snow Tonight

A weak shortwave trough is shearing out as it tracks quickly southeast tonight. Model soundings show the column moistens up this evening and light snow overcomes low level dry wedge by late evening. F-gen banding currently seen across northern Wisconsin should translate SE and clip roughly the western third of the forecast area overnight. Accums generally a dusting to an inch with potential for 1 to 2 inches over a narrow area where banding occurs. The moisture and lift dissipate by Sunday morning with fair and cold weather into early Monday.

- Clipper Goes North of Lower Michigan Monday

A northern stream shortwave trough and clipper tracks north of Lower Michigan Monday into Tuesday. Light snow could extend into the northern forecast area by Tuesday, but moisture profiles look rather dry and chance of snow is low there. Temperatures moderate during this time before cold air returns for mid-week as the clipper moves east.

- Weekend Storm Potential

Longwave pattern becomes more active by the end of the week with the potential for a low to be moving out of the Plains and either towards the Great Lakes or across the Ohio Valley. Ensemble spread is quite large at this point but there is enough of a signal to watch the evolution closely next week.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 1251 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

Scattered to broken VFR cu was noted across the region as lake effect snow was occuring mainly west of the terminals.

A minor short wave will move across Lower MI after midnight generating a few hours of light snow. Visibilities will likely fall to MVFR after 07z and lift by mid morning once the short wave moves east.

GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MI...None. MARINE...None.