michsnowfreak

Theres plenty of snow already on the ground ahead of the storm. Fly in sunday morning and you won't know the difference.

Wind chills hovering just above zero in the sun today for the last time for several days. Even the sun looks cold.

Sun came out today but the wind was biting and the slow decent of temps has been ongoing with falling continuing all day tmrw.

@beavis1729 I thought of you. This is deep deep winter. A thick drifty blanket of snow outside and I had to postpone a sledding promise to the nephews Saturday because its going to be TOO COLD to play in the snow!

Been a very solid winter here in southeast Michigan. And as we now hit the dead of winter, the cold is actually getting dangerous. Postponed plans to take nephews sledding Saturday because -35° windchills made even worse flying down a hill can literally be instant frostbite. Its been snowing near daily and we should even get in on the big storm to our south. Deep, deep winter. With many areas in the midwest/east (where 95% of this forum lives) facing a 2nd consecutive winter of below avg temps, it definitely is a buzzkill to a handful of posters in this thread. You can only talk about warm anomalies on other parts of the planet or snowless western mountains so much before its just time to hibernate until a torch comes.

I know right? Another dusting this morning lol. I will say though...there's definitely a sizable contingent who do like winter. I mean obviously still the minority, but a lot more than just us weather weenies.

I dont like to jump on ratios too much. Sometimes when its bitterly cold you get sandy sugar snow instead of fluff. Either way, good trends.

Let's reel this one in. Going to need to add MI to the title.

Jokes aside, it pretty much does at times. While the difference in annual snowfall is only about 7" more at DTW than ORD, the days with mood flakes and overcast skies is a big difference. My brother brings that up constantly. He lived in Chicago for a decade and this is his 2nd winter back in MI. This year has been a different animal. The roads are slick nearly daily, from the constant dustings in Dec to the surplus of blowing and drifting snow in Jan. Salt contractors are making a fortune.

Total snow today 2.4" DTW (27.9" season) and 2.3" here (28.4" season). After a very rough week of forecasts, DTX did a good job with this event. Most places saw 1.5-3.5" snow.

We always get lake modification here. But our forecast low Saturday of -10° would be the coldest since 2019. Nice thick blanket of snow is in place.

Over the past 20 years, Detroit has averaged 6.8" more annual snowfall and 5 more annual 1"+ snowcover days despite a DJF avg temp 1.3° warmer than Chicago. Obviously it isn't a huge difference, and it shouldn't be with the two places latitude and proximity. But the same thing goes for big dogs. It isnt like Chicago gets one every winter. Other than those few, the overall snowstorm climo is also quite similar.

I think he knows that and is poking you lol.. Detroit usually gets more snow than Chicago despite a few epic Chicago storms, and most here know that.

Been a good winter, why not!

Was worried about a bust with the hrrr moving everything north, but snowing and blowing nicely. Approaching 2" new. Very wintry out

2F with wind chills hovering at -15 to -20 at DTW this morning. Looks tundra-like outside with the frozen, drifted landscape and the weak looking sun.

I must be missing something, because where in the hell have we been hearing comparisons to 2013-14/2014-15 every year? Considering those winters were literally the all-time most severe winters on record in places (2013-14 Detroit, 2014-15 Boston) of course people will reminisce. But I can't ever recall comparisons. What I mostly recall is talk of the new tropical climate in NYC since 2016. Nothing will probably ever hold a candle to 2013-14 here in SE MI. But make no mistake, 2025-26 has been a very solid winter here and we have some brutal arctic air coming. Blowing and drifting snow on a frequent basis, constant wind chills, and solid snowcover since Thanksgiving outside of one week each in December and January. I really dont care whats going on in the west or elsewhere, it has zero impact on how I view my winter. If you had a mild snowless winter but the west was buried in snow, would that make your winter better?

Obviously nowhere near as deep snow as 2013-14. But with the bitter winds and drifting snow, absolutely has the feels of severe winter.

Detroit is at 25.5" to date (avg to date 19.2"), total seasonal avg around 43"...in 2013-14 it was a record 94.9". Again definitely not as severe but the constant arctic winds and drifting snow is definitely a reminder!

We had seen talk of 2013-14 similarities in here. Obviously while nowhere near as severe, today reminded me of 2014 with the constant bitter winds blowing and drifting snow throughout the day, and knowing the rest of January looks frigid.

Deep winter for sure. Today was like a smaller scale 2014 with the bitter winds and constant blowing and drifting snow. We've picked up several dustings the past few days but the drifting snow today was the most noticeable. DTW snowfall January 8.7", season to date 25.5". Here 8.8" January, 26.1" season to date.

Was it lake or synoptic?

Models will likely continue to struggle with the details too. Expect some good and bad busts in the near future.

2020-21 (48.8" to 44.9"). ORD has only beaten DTW 5 times the last 20 years.

DTW is 23.9" & ORD 21.5" to date. Long way to the finish line.