Northern Michigan will have a low chance of viewing the northern lights Saturday night, with a G1 minor solar storm expected, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center. The stronger the solar storm, the farther south the aurora will appear.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

So you might want to take this with a grain of salt, but the latest seasonal outlook for February, March and April that takes us through the end of winter and leads us into Meteorological Spring (which is March, April, May) has most of Southeast Michigan with near average temperatures and above-average precipitation.

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.

The extended weather data continues to show a different weather pattern compared to what we've had in January.

The Farmers' Almanac predicts January temps around 27°F, with about 1.5 inches of snow—right on par for this time of year.

The Storm Tracker 12 Weather Team has declared Alert Days for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with the potential for dangerously cold air.

Here's what the Michigan weather outlook for February, March, April says about temperatures and precipitation amounts.

A stunning view of a frozen Lake Michigan met a local drone operator on Tuesday, January 21, amid freezing temperatures. Nathan Voytovick, who posts to his Nate’s Dronography Facebook page, recorded what he said was Lake Michigan “frozen as far as the eye can see.

A family of three played on shelf ice on Lake Michigan on Saturday as a drone photographer captured the scene.

NV5, the world’s leading provider of geospatial software and services, is marking 20 years of providing valuable geospatial services to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). During the past two decades,

The Great Lakes region is a major recipient of federal funding to protect and clean up the basin as well as protect its rich history.