Cold as Ice by Tom Hughes

mLive’s Mark Torregrossa says that although states can have wacky temperature patterns in the heart of a storm system, Michigan is the only place we can mix those storm system temperatures with our mitten and our powerful lakes! Mark shares that warm air will move in from the south while an easterly and northeasterly wind will funnel frigid air from ice-covered Lake Huron over Northern Lower Michigan:

Somewhere around Saginaw, Bay City, Clare and Traverse City, we could have a big shock going from temperatures in the 50s to temperatures near freezing.

Imagine going from Ann Arbor to Bay City to visit family Wednesday afternoon. You open the door in Ann Arbor to see what it’s like outside. It’s a common ritual at this time of year. It’s very nice. It’s 61 degrees, which right now feels like a spring dream. So you put on a light jacket and start driving north. You get out of your car in Bay City, and you freeze.

Definitely a day to keep an eye on the updated forecast!!

Tom captured this ice covered beauty in Utica way back in 2015. See more in his Winter gallery on Flickr!