Meteorologists Warn: Michigan Could Stay Below Freezing for Weeks

So much for that January thaw.

Subfreezing temperatures have infiltrated Michigan once again, and weather experts say we can expect them to stick around for quite a while.

Meteorologists Say the Cold Isn’t Leaving Anytime Soon

"No signs of going above freezing," says WILX News 10 Meteorologist Andy Provenzano in Lansing. "Not anytime soon."

In fact, News 10's 7-day forecast through January 21 shows multiple nights in the single digits, and several days when temperatures don't rise above the teens.

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Other forecast providers seem to be in agreement with Provenzano's assessment.

National Weather Service Predicts Below-Normal Temps Through January

The National Weather Service temperature predictions closely mirror those of WILX over the same period. The NWS Climate Prediction Center expects temps to remain below normal (and below freezing) through the end of the month, at least.

AccuWeather Warns of Extended Polar Vortex Pattern

Forecasters with AccuWeather believe Michigan's subfreezing temperature trend could extend throughout much of February.

"Over the next couple of weeks, the jet stream will develop a large buckle with a northward bulge along the Pacific Coast and a southward dip centered on the Great Lakes," AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok says.

AccuWeather says a dip in the polar vortex centered on the Great Lakes means wave after wave of arctic air, and temperatures that may not rise above freezing until the final week of February.

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Any precipitation to fall in the next several weeks would undoubtedly be snow, and all the forecasters project multiple chances for that to occur throughout Michigan as well.