Snow Squalls May Impact the Northeast on Thursday; Dangerously Cold Arctic Air Impact the North-Central US
Snow showers and snow squalls are likely to develop across the Northeast on Thursday. Lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures, gusty winds and dangerous wind chills to the Northern Plains before expanding to the South and East. A major winter storm will begin impacting the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley Friday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Holland to Grand Haven MI (LMZ846) Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Rapids, MI Last Update: 928 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 | |
Through Early Evening: West winds 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Tonight: West winds to 30 knots becoming gales to 35 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Freezing spray after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to 8 to 12 feet after midnight. Thursday: West winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to 35 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 7 to 11 feet. Thursday Night: West gales to 45 knots. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Friday: Northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots early in the afternoon. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Friday Night: North winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering east after midnight. Snow showers likely. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Saturday: East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Sunday: East winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves around 1 foot. Monday: Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots backing west to 30 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 4 to 6 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Holland to Grand Haven MI (LMZ846) | |
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