When to Expect Michigan’s First Snow of 2024

Right around this time of year, the talk begins: "When are we gonna see snow?" Even though leaves are changing, albeit slowly, and the nights are cooling down, you may have to wait a while before we see the first Michigan snowflake of 2024.

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Warmer-than-average temperatures are forecasted for much of the country, including Michigan, throughout October and November. Here's what you can expect across the state and in surrounding areas.

First Snow in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

The Upper Peninsula typically sees its first accumulating snow in mid to late October, but this year's lingering warmth may push that back -- considerably. The Weather Channel predicts the above-average temperatures forecast to stay in the Great Lakes region through November. Snowflakes may hold off until early to mid-November for cities like Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie, but it could wait to make an appearance as late as December.

Michigan's Lower Peninsula First Snow Prediction

As for the Lower Peninsula, where snow usually arrives fashionably late and stays way past its welcome, this year's delay could mean southern Michigan, including Jackson, Lansing, and Ann Arbor, might not see measurable snow until closer to Thanksgiving or early December. That's good news for Trick or Treaters in Michigan.

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If you're wondering when snow will fall on our neighbors in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, expect similar delays. First snowfalls there might not arrive until late November or early December, as the warmth stretches across the majority of the Midwest.

What December Brings The Mitten State

This could shift in December. A weak La Nina pattern is expected, which brings the possibility of a cold-than-average winter for most of the northern United States, including Michigan. This could mean early onset of bitter cold by December, especially for the Upper Peninsula.

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The silver lining here is that our ice scrapers and snow shovels will get a longer rest, but those winter coats and gloves will likely be needed sooner than we'd like. Bundle up, Michigan. It's going to be another "fun" winter. Keep scrolling for 2024's predictions for the first frost in Michigan, a city-by-city breakdown.