Sections of Michigan Brace for 2 Extra Feet of Snow During Weak La Nina Winter

The winter of 2024-2025 is forecast to be a 'weak La Niña' year. El Niño/La Niña refers to the warming and cooling periods of the tropical zones of the Pacific Ocean. The two weather patterns don't have much affect on summer weather in the United States, but do make a difference in winter. And what happens in the Pacific Ocean will impact weather across the continent including, of course, Michigan and the Great Lakes region.

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With the winter of '24 being a weak La Niña, the National Weather Service has some thoughts on what that will mean for our cold weather season. The NWS produced a map showing the average change in snowfall in years that are like this winter is expected to be.

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Some portions of Michigan will see a perfectly average winter in terms of snowfall. However some regions of the state will see more than normal. In the Western Upper Peninsula will see seasonal snowfall totals up to 2 feet more than average. The Central Lower Peninsula from say, roughly, Sturgis north to Kalkaska and Tawas to Saginaw could see up to a foot of above average snow for the season.

The map was recently shared on Reddit, but not because of the snowfall impact, but rather how the NWS oddly drew the map with a misshapen Upper Peninsula and missing Keweenaw.