Cold front could bring rain, hail, snow to northern Michigan Tuesday

A cold front moving through northern Michigan could bring thunderstorms and snow as it passes Tuesday.

The National Weather Service in Marquette expects rain showers to turn to snow over US-41 or M-38, though little to no snowfall is expected to stick as winds pick up to 20-30 mph.

Snow could fall over the region between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., according to a post on X from NWS Marquette.

Rain can turn to snow as the temperatures suddenly drop, with the cold air front passing quickly through after warm air, said Dan Thompson, a meteorologist with the weather service in Marquette.

"It's getting a little late in the spring, but we can see snow into may sometimes so it's not super uncommon," he said.

Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms could pass further south over the region in US-2 with winds between 15 and 25 mph.

High winds and lightning will continue to pose a threat across northern Michigan with the possibility of isolated severe storms, according to the NWS in Gaylord.

NWS Grand Rapids projects damaging winds and hail up to an inch in diameter further east between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible between Traverse City, Grand Rapids, Saginaw and Cadillac, according to an NWS Grand Rapids X post.

The hail could also reach Metro Detroit on Tuesday, as the cold front progresses south and the storm moves southwest to northeast at 50 mph, according to NWS Detroit.

Strom storms could occur between 5 and 11 p.m. with hail up to an inch and winds up to 60 mph, according to an NWS Detroit X post.