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Cold Weather Advisory, Michigan

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 19 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill
As low as 19 below zero

Map

Map of Michigan with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Sault Ste. Marie, Cadillac, Alpena. I-43US 27US 10Sault Ste. MarieCadillacAlpenaPetoskeyWISCONSINMICHIGANLake SuperiorLake MichiganLake HuronGeorgian Bay50 mi I-43US 27US 10Sault Ste. MarieCadillacAlpenaPetoskeyWISCONSINMICHIGANLake SuperiorLake MichiganLake HuronGeorgian Bay50 mi I-75US 27Sault Ste. MarieCadillacAlpenaMICHIGANLake SuperiorLake MichiganLake Huron50 mi I-75US 27AlpenaMICHIGANLake SuperiorLake MichiganLake Huron100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills as low as 19 below.
Where
Portions of Eastern Upper and Northern Lower Michigan.
When
Until 10 in the morning this morning.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 29, 2026
  2. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 28, 2026