In addition to the cold, lake-effect snow that began Sunday will continue through Tuesday night, creating icy, snow-covered roadways. Between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, a widespread 6 inches of lake-effect snow is expected along and west of US-131, with isolated higher amounts of up to 10 inches likely in Ottawa and Allegan counties.

Between the dangerously cold weather and treacherous driving conditions, you might be staying home with your family. Here's some ideas to stay entertained.

Winter weather advisories are in place for much of Michigan to start the week, the National Weather Service said.

With widespread school closings in West Michigan this week, some districts have now seen a half dozen or more snow days this school year. Frigid wind chills and

GRAND RAPIDS, MI--Michiganders are experiencing some of the coldest temperatures since the 2019 Polar Vortex this week. Most of Michigan is experiencing wind chill temperatures in the -10 to -25 degree range on Monday and Tuesday. In the western Upper Peninsula, a wind chill of 50 below zero was recorded.

Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College are among those with snow days on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

TODAY Lake-effect snow will continue, especially along and west of US-131, with an additional 2-6 inches likely in the favored areas. Snow should begin to gradually let up by evening, though icy roads will persist in many areas. West winds of 5-15 mph will keep wind chills in the -10 to -20 degree range.

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

A chain reaction crash developed Tuesday morning in white-out conditions along Interstate 94 in west Michigan.

Lake-effect snow blowing in with the Arctic blast made for messy road conditions Monday, causing a number of crashes on West Michigan roads, including a multivehicle wreck that stalled traffic on I-96 near Grand Rapids.

The coldest air in six years blasts into Michigan to start the week, with highs in the single digits, wind chills ten to twenty-five below zero, heavy lake effect snow

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