We have had a cold spring here in northern Michigan. Look at the March numbers here. 
We are just starting to see a bit of moderation this week, with high temperatures finally in the 40s. With the cold temperatures we had a very heavy spring storm that dumped about 8-12 inches of snow on areas north of M-72 last week. However, the April sun is strong and we have been seeing the snow sublimate/melt. The snow depths have been slowly sinking back toward zero. So when will see the snow leave?It looks like from a rough guess, and looking at the temperatures trends, if not by next week, definitely the following week. The only caveat to this would be that a storm could pop up again, but the later we get into April, that even our high temperatures will support rain rather than snow. We are all looking forward to that.
Cold Spring – When is the Snow Leaving- 04-10-18
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Today, 20 years ago, I started work with the National Weather Service. I was an meteorological intern (GS-5) at NWS Jackson, KY. A year and half later, I got hired and transferred north to NWS Gaylord, MI. I’ve been here ever since (now a GS-12 step 9). For those that saw my 20 year award last August, that was 20 years of government service, which factors in my active duty time in the U.S. Navy. I can retire when I’m 62, so in 10 years.
As the sun is shining over northern Michigan this morning, I pause to remember…
The big take away from this shows lake effect will be the driving factor with the winds in the NNW to NW band configuration. A lot of this will fall early Thursday morning just after the front moves through the region. It looks like there may be some lake enhancement as the front moves through as well, helping to kick the amounts up a notch, for the early morning hours.
Looks like the amounts begin to fall fast for the next 6 hours (7a-1p 10 Nov) as the front moves through the region. Keep an eye out, as this may be some fast pacing changes with this system.
