Physical geography of the land, water and wind direction are all components that factor into where the snow will fall. In Michigan, lake effect snow most often tends to fall in western Upper ...

During the summer months, the Keweenaw Peninsula – a rocky wilderness jutting out into Lake Superior – has more sunshine than ...

Lake effect snow has already pummeled some parts of Michigan this winter, and more is forecast to fall. The heavy snowfall in some places — the UP and the northwestern Lower Peninsula — has ...

Subzero temperatures, high winds and ice-free Great Lakes combined this past week to increase lake effect snow totals across much of Michigan, the National Weather Service said. Some locations in ...

Michigan woke up to a frigid, snowy morning, with heavy lake effect snow in northern and western regions — and it may not be over for many Michigan residents. Parts of northern Michigan ...

Parts of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula could see a foot of new snow by Friday, thanks to lake effect moisture, the National Weather Service said. Winter weather advisories are in ...

Monday's intense lake effect snow band caused a pileup in Michigan. A wintry blast is slamming the Great Lakes region with 3 to 5.5 feet of snow -- and more lake effect snow is in the forecast for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Welcome back, Old Man Winter! Meaningful lake effect snow will return to a portion of West Michigan by the end of the week as a colder-than-average weather pattern ...

Cities across northern parts of lower Michigan and eastern Upper Michigan, will see lake effect snow through Monday night that will create "hazardous travel conditions", the NWS said. Some cities ...

If the weather is cold enough and the lakes freeze over, less snow falls because the water can't evaporate into the air. In Michigan, lake effect snow most often tends to fall in western Upper ...