Winter Weather Advisory: Southeast Michigan waking up to snowy morning, blustery conditions

Winter Weather Advisory through late morning

Messy start to Thursday morning with snow covered roadways, blowing and drifting snow and bitter cold temperatures. The Winter Weather Advisory expires at 10 am with drier conditions this afternoon. We're in store for another cold night tonight!

(FOX 2) - Commuters should plan ahead and expect their trip to work to take longer than usual thanks to a snow band that dumped and continues to dump flakes across Southeast Michigan.

The National Weather Service ordered this season's first Winter Weather Advisory for metro Detroit with Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw Counties all under alert on Thursday morning.

And more snow is expected until mid-morning with the bulk of it falling by 8-9 a.m. on Thursday.

Where is it snowing?

The primary source of snow is a system traveling along the I-96/I-696 corridor, as well as parts of I-94 and I-75.

Communities that will get hit the most include those along the county lines between Wayne and Macomb and Oakland.

For some areas, up to an inch of snowfall is expected per hour during the most intense periods.

Weather advisory ordered for metro Detroit.

Most communities will see between 3-5 inches of snow.

School closures are in effect for dozens of communities. See the list here.

Cold temps and windy conditions

There is also visibility loss on the roads, which makes taking it slow all the more important until things start to melt - which isn't expected until this weekend.

Temperature highs will land around 21 degrees on Thursday with a wind chill making it feel even colder.

The wind gusts have reached as high as 35 mph, according to the NWS.

All of this amounts to slick roads, especially on bridges and overpasses.