Snow will continue into the overnight hours before winds bring in more lake-effect snow Thursday morning on a northwesterly wind.

Motorists should be prepared for slippery roads and rapid changes in visibility and road conditions due to lake effect snow, the weather service said.

Coats, gloves, boots, and everything else we need to combat winter cold help keep you warm in the cold, but sometimes bitter, frigid conditions arrive and you need to take warning.

The National Weather Service issues a variety of weather warnings and advisories. Here's what they mean in Michigan.

After every public school district in West Michigan cancelled school on Tuesday, Jan. 21 due to severe weather and extreme cold, over 50 West Michigan school districts will remain closed on Wednesday,

Many school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, as snowfall continues - particularly along the lakeshore - in a weeklong winter storm.

Up to 15 vehicles were involved in a crash that temporarily shut down a highway in western Michigan Monday amid snowy conditions.

The National Weather Service said reported readings as low as minus 27 Tuesday as an Arctic air mass spread across Michigan.

The Marquette NWS office said wind chills in some areas could reach 44 below zero early in the week and residents should prepare.

Frigid air will gradually move out of Michigan this weekend. Temperatures will climb to the 20s this weekend and next week for more residents.

Lake effect snow is expected to fall across much of Michigan this week as high winds sweep across Lake Superior, Lake Michigan.

The recent Arctic blast transformed the Lake Michigan lakeshore in Muskegon and Grand Haven into an icy wonderland.