Forecast Details for Grand Rapids, MI

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Current Alerts for Grand Rapids, MI: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Snow likely before 4pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Patchy fog before 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 28. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 7am, then snow. Patchy fog before 11am. Temperature rising to near 35 by noon, then falling to around 26 during the remainder of the day. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -6. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. North wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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