DETROIT – The weather is expected to be relatively quiet across the eastern half of the U.S. this week, but the FOX Forecast Center is tracking a fast-moving clipper system diving out of Canada that will deliver snow, freezing rain and rain to portions of the Midwest and Great Lakes region starting Tuesday.
It’s not expected to be a strong storm system, but the FOX Forecast Center said it has the potential to produce heavy bursts of winter weather that could impact travel in the region.
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That means the Tuesday morning commute could be tricky as the snow begins to break out in Michigan.
The FOX Forecast Center noted that Michigan has the highest chance of seeing accumulating snow, although it will be light.
In terms of snow totals, the FOX Forecast Center expects no more than an inch or two in places like Alpena, Saginaw and Detroit in Michigan.
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A mix of rain, snow and freezing rain will expand to the south and west into Illinois, Indiana and Ohio through the day on Tuesday.
On Tuesday night, the precipitation is expected to reach the central Appalachians, where the higher elevations will allow it to remain all snow.
Slick travel conditions are expected there for anyone heading out onto the roads Tuesday night.
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The snow is then expected to wind down on Wednesday as the system continues to slide off to the east, bringing rain to the Carolinas and Virginia in the mid-Atlantic.
The system is expected to exit off the East Coast on Wednesday night, bringing an end to the precipitation.