Metro Detroiters should get out their snow shovels if they haven't yet, as the first significant snowfall of the season is expected on Saturday, Nov. 29.

The National Weather Service office in White Lake predicts 4-7 inches of snow in metro Detroit to start falling on Saturday afternoon and continue until Sunday morning. More: How much snow will Michigan get? Winter storm snowfall predictions

NWS meteorologist Steve Freitag said if a similar amount of snow falls within a 6-hour time frame, it can trigger a winter weather advisory. There is no winter weather advisory this weekend, because the snow is spread over a longer duration. It's a pretty standard Michigan snowstorm, he said.

Freitag said the snow rate is expected to be about a half-inch per hour.

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