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

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

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

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.

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.

Michigan schools typically close when wind chills reach 20 degrees below zero. Next week's weather is expected to approach that threshold.

Last year was the warmest on record for southeast Michigan, as the average temperature for 2024 was 54 degrees, 3.4 degrees higher than normal, according to National Weather Service's preliminary data released Monday.

Preparations are underway as an arctic blast dives into the nation's interior and southern regions and pushes a snowstorm into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast that will be followed by lethal cold.

Another round of winter weather is headed to Mississippi next week and will likely impact travel conditions. The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting sub-freezing temperatures and measurable snowfall that could extend from central Mississippi down to the Gulf Coast.