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While it’s been warm this week and snow and ice have been melting, don’t put your shovel away just yet — Michigan winter is bringing another snowstorm this weekend.
Portions of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula will be coated in snow this weekend. The National Weather Service is predicting a mix of snow and rain in some areas, and warning of dangerous road conditions amid heavy, blowing snow and low visibility to the north.
Areas from the Mackinac Straits to Sault Ste. Marie could see 6-10 inches of snow this weekend, the Gaylord NWS office said.
“A clipper system moving across the Great Lakes region this Friday will deliver widespread accumulating snowfall mainly north of M-32,” the Gaylord NWS said on X.
Here’s what the NWS is saying about the forecast.
How much will it snow in northern Michigan?
Northern Michigan is expected to get a mix of snow and rain Thursday and snow Friday as a clipper system moves in from Canada, the NWS Gaylord office said.
A winter storm watch for some areas is set for 3 a.m. Friday until 1 a.m. Saturday. Snowfall between 5-10 inches and up to 30-mph wind gusts will make roads hazardous, with low visibility, the NWS said.
Snow accumulation could reach 6 inches or more Thursday night into Friday night in the Mackinac Straits area and north, the weather service says. Expect less snowfall in the regions farther south. Highs could be in the teens, 20s and 30s across the area. Lows are set for the 20s and teens overnights.
The heaviest accumulation is expected to be from north of Harbor Springs across northern Michigan toward Rogers City with 6-8 inches possible.
How much will it snow in the Upper Peninsula?
The Marquette area will see snow Thursday and a mix of freezing rain. A storm will bring moderate to heavy snow in the northern and eastern Upper Peninsula Friday, the Marquette NWS office said. Expect highs in the up to the low 40s, dropping to 20s, teens and single digits overnights.
“A storm system could bring in moderate/heavy snow over northern and eastern portions of the U.P. late (Thursday) into Fri,” the weather service said.
The National Weather Service’s snowfall prediction website shows a wide swath of the Upper Peninsula — particularly from Munising east to Sault Ste. Marie, could see 10 inches of snow this weekend. Some areas inland from Munising could see nearly 11 inches.
Areas near Negaunee and Ishpeming also could see nearly 11 inches, the NWS said.
In Sault Ste. Marie, there is a winter storm watch, with a forecast for a mix of rain and snow Thursday, to be followed by heavy snow and blowing snow Friday, the NWS Gaylord office said. Snow accumulation could be up to 9 inches this weekend.
Will it snow in west Michigan?
West Michigan could see a mix of rain and snow Thursday and Friday, the Grand Rapids NWS office said. Expect highs in the reaching the 40s before a cooling trend, with overnight lows in the 20s and teens. Conditions are set to be dry with sun and clouds this weekend.
“Windy conditions and a chance of rain and snow are expected through Saturday morning. We then cool down for the weekend before warming up early next week. Rain then returns to the forecast for Tuesday,” the NWS said.
Will it snow in Lansing?
The Lansing area is expected to see rain Thursday, and a mix of snow and rain Friday, the Grand Rapids NWS office said.
Conditions should be dry with a mix of sun and clouds this weekend. Expect highs in the 20s, 30s and 40s dropping to the 20s and teens overnights.
Will it snow in Detroit this weekend?
Detroit is set for a mix of rain and snow Thursday, followed by dry, cloudy skies over the weekend, the NWS office in White Lake said.
“Localized pockets that see higher precipitation rates will experience mainly snow, with minor accumulations possible,” the weather service said.
Highs will reach the low 50s Friday before dropping back down to the 20s and 30s over the weekend. Overnight lows could be in the 20s and teens.
Will it snow in Port Huron and the thumb?
Port Huron is set for snow and a mix of rain and snow Thursday and Friday, the Detroit/Pontiac NWS office said. The weekend will see dry conditions with sun and clouds. Thursday could see about half an inch of snow accumulation.
Expect highs to reach the 40s before dropping, and 20s and teens overnight this weekend.
In Port Austin in the thumb, Thursday and Friday will see a mix of rain and snow, the Detroit/Pontiac NWS office said.
Snow accumulation could be around 2 inches Friday. Expect highs in the up to the 40s, dropping to the 20s and teens overnights. The weekend will be dry with a mix of sun and clouds.
Will it snow in southwest Michigan?
In southwest Michigan, including Sturgis and Coldwater, Thursday could see rain or rain, and snow overnight, and Friday night will bring a chance of snow, the Northern Indiana NWS office said.
The region will be dry otherwise with a mix of sun and clouds this weekend. Expect highs reaching the low 50s Friday. Lows will drop to the 20s and teens overnights.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
ROTHBURY, Mich. — Michigan State Police (MSP) detectives shared some more information Friday about their investigation of the infant death at this year’s Electric Forest music festival in Rothbury.
Troopers recently received a tip about a Muskegon woman who was said to have information about the incident, but after interviewing her and completing other necessary investigative steps, MSP said they ruled her out as a suspect.
A restroom vending company employee at the festival found the body of a neonate, a newborn infant who is four weeks old or younger, in a portable restroom in the festival camping area on June 28, according to troopers.
The festival is hosted at the Double JJ Resort, which was locked down to anyone entering the following day as police surrounded the scene.
Troopers are asking for tips from the public at michigan.gov/michtip.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Harmful algal blooms have been reported on two notable lakes in West Michigan: Gun Lake and Muskegon Lake.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says cyanobacteria was reported on Muskegon Lake July 3, but no tests have confirmed it.
The Barry-Eaton District Health Department says a harmful algal bloom was confirmed Thursday on Gun Lake. The lake remains open, but the BEDHD is encouraging visitors to use caution and avoid water that has “visible algae.”
Visitors are encouraged to avoid any contact with water that appears bright green, blue-green, brown or red or has “floating mats of scum.”
Pets should also avoid the water. If they come into contact with the algae, pets should be rinsed off as soon as possible with clean, fresh water.
Exposure to algae can cause a rash or irritation to the skin, eyes, nose and throat. It can also cause stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, fever and trouble breathing.
“If you become sick, contact your healthcare provider. Seek medical care right away if you have trouble breathing, severe vomiting, or other serious symptoms,” the BEDHD said in a statement. “If your pet was exposed, rinse them well with clean water and do not let them lick their fur until they have been washed. Contact your veterinarian right away if your pet has vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, trouble walking, excessive drooling, shaking, or seizures.”
Harmful algal blooms are powered by the sudden growth of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae. Cyanobacteria occur naturally in lakes, rivers and ponds but is often boosted by a sudden excess of nutrients, often caused by fertilizer runoff from farms or failed septic systems.
They can last for several days and sometimes even months. The water will look “scummy” or like “spilled paint or pea soup.” They are typically found in the summer and fall — usually peaking in August or September and dying off by the end of October.
You can report a suspected harmful algal bloom to EGLE at AlgaeBloom@Michigan.gov or 1.800.662.9278.
Sterling Stamping Plant is the largest in the world
Ed Daniels, vice president of North America injection and stamping operations, discusses the process of producing metal parts for Stellantis models.
Warren — Hulking metal presses line one wall of Stellantis NV’s cavernous stamping plant here, punching out the raw shapes of Jeep doors, Dodge hoods and Ram tailgates in rapid succession.
Nearby, swinging yellow robots continue the tightly choreographed work, gluing and pressing and welding smaller components to the sheet metal that eventually will start to resemble the shape of a truck or SUV.
Seven miles north, in Sterling Heights, Stellantis operates an even larger stamping plant — the biggest in the world, at 2.7 million square feet — that does much of the same work, churning out various shapes of steel and aluminum 24 hours a day.
Together, these lesser-known links in the manufacturing supply chain support all of Stellantis’ big North American assembly plants — from next-door Warren Truck Assembly Plant, where the Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV is built, to facilities in Windsor and Mexico that make minivans and pickups.
Inside Stellantis’ Huge Detroit Stamping Plants
The Detroit News recently got a rare look inside the automaker’s Sterling and Warren stamping plants, which are key to the company’s turnaround plan.
The Metro Detroit stamping plants, the automaker’s only two such facilities in the United States, have at times struggled in recent years, facing major job cuts and worker morale issues amid slowing sales and shifting production plans. But under Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, the facilities are expected to cram in more workload — and add staff — as Stellantis begins a new five-year strategic turnaround plan, which includes a heavy focus on its most profitable North American market.
The carmaker’s goal: grow sales by more than a third to 1.9 million annually by 2030 as it launches 23 vehicles, including 11 all-new models. The company also is directing billions of dollars of investment into its U.S. manufacturing footprint due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“Stamping has never really been viewed as the sexy side of automotive manufacturing, we’re relatively invisible,” said Ed Daniels Jr., vice president of North America injection and stamping operations. “Because when you look at the commercials and advertisements, it’s always a beautiful Ram rolling off the assembly line or climbing the side of a mountain.
“But we’re the inception of that vehicle,” he said. “This is where raw materials are turned into commodities and parts.”
The Detroit News recently got a rare look inside the two plants that combined employ about 3,000 people. The automaker wanted to show off a newly-installed blanking press at Warren Stamping and other machinery like a high-speed transfer press and a robot that spots flaws in the metal.
Hiring expected
The blanking press unspools long coils of metal and chops them up into pieces that can then be shaped into roofs, fenders and floor pans. Stellantis shipped the massive machine to Warren from its idled Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois last year.
After upgrades to the machine, executives said it’s able to produce as many as 120,000 metal blanks per week. It will save Stellantis money since the plant will no longer need to pay a supplier to break down the coils before the metal arrives there.
The blanker addition is a big deal for the plant and signals that the company wants to bring more work in-house and invest in the facility over the coming years, said Romaine McKinney III, president of United Auto Workers Local 869, which represents workers at the factory.
The plant has already brought back all of its laid-off UAW workers, and McKinney said he anticipates more hiring to get underway if sales grow and new Stellantis vehicles come to market.
In another corner of the Warren facility, one of the fastest press lines in the world — known internally as the Hellcat — pushes as many as 15 pieces of metal through per minute. Dies that weigh up to 50 tons apiece squish the material into the shapes of doors and hoods before robotic arms snatch them out and place them on conveyor belts. Midway through a shift, workers can reconfigure the machine to make a different component, a process that takes just five minutes.
Robots check for quality
Curtis Booth, who manages Warren Stamping, said manual processes inside the plant have become increasingly automated, and safer, over the last couple decades, even as the automaker’s two stamping factories still utilize some presses that were installed in the 1960s.
The latest high-tech addition is the Automated Body Inspection System, or ABIS. It’s a camera system mounted on a robot that automatically checks the quality of components and flags anything in need of repair.
Auto plants of all kinds are increasingly turning to these types of camera systems, infused with artificial intelligence, to catch flaws in sheet metal and other components before they are shipped. Booth said worker visual inspections are still used. But in some cases the human eye has too much subjectivity, and the ABIS removes the guesswork.
Greg Bauer, who manages Sterling Stamping, said his plant has added staff over the past year, and expects to continue hiring as more work is assigned to the facility. There is no space at the plant to add more presses, but officials have figured out how to increase efficiency — quickly toggling back and forth between making doors for a Chrysler Pacifica and Dodge Charger on on a single machine, for example.
“We want to bring high-volume parts into the plant, and we want to maximize the capacity of the equipment,” Daniels said.
lramseth@detroitnews.com
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