Michigan residents may have a few more weeks before snow falls, as warmer temperatures are forecast for the remainder of October, but it won't be long before flakes hit the ground, according to historical data.
"No snow is in the forecast for the remainder of October as the temperatures will be too warm," Grand Rapids National Weather Service meteorologist Brandon Hoving said in an Oct. 19 email. "It's too early to anticipate what date we'll get the first snowfall, but based on what I've looked at we may get cold enough temperatures as early as the middle of November to support some snow in places."
Though Michigan has already seen below-freezing temperatures that created frost and some hard freezes, the daily highs have been too warm to create snow. On Saturday, Oct. 18, for instance, m