The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory at 3:19 a.m. EST on Sunday valid from 4 p.m. EST until Tuesday 7 p.m. EST for Lake, Newaygo, Kent, Barry and Kalamazoo counties.

The National Weather Service issued an updated winter weather advisory at 3:46 p.m. EST on Saturday valid from 7 p.m. EST until Monday 1 a.m. EST for Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren counties.

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

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

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

On Feb. 9, 1934, Vanderbilt, in Otsego County, recorded the all-time coldest temperature in Michigan — minus 51 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Michigan saw a wintry January weekend with snow reported across much of the state. Here's how much fell where you live.

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

After most of Michigan saw accumulating snowfall last Friday into Saturday, snow has continued to fall across the state into Tuesday. From sporadic flurries to more significant accumulations, the weekend winter storms seem to have kicked Michigan's traditional winter weather into gear for the entire state.

In Grand Rapids, a cold weather advisory is issued when there is forecasted three or more hours of temperatures or wind chill (the “feels-like” temperature) at -15 degrees or colder. An extreme cold warning will be issued when there is forecasted three or more hours of temperatures or wind chill at -25 degrees or colder.

Temperatures in central Michigan are expected to dip into the single digits for the next several days, and state police are urging residents to prepare early for the extreme cold weather.

Throughout the region, snowfall totals have landed around 2-6 inches, with some areas of Petoskey and Harbor Springs reporting upwards of a foot of snow, said Matt Gillen, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Gaylord.