The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory at 3:19 a.m. EST on Sunday valid from 4 p.m. EST until Tuesday 7 p.m. EST for Lake, Newaygo, Kent, Barry and Kalamazoo counties.

Those who can in Southwest Michigan are prepping for forecast freezing temperatures at the grocery store. Some groups are working with those with nowhere to go to keep them safe from the cold. Others are stocking up with supplies to shield their homes.

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Weather Advisory is blanketing the entire western edge of the Lower Peninsula, the counties hugging Lake Michigan all the way from Mackinaw City to north, down to Benton Harbor to the south. Snow and blowing snow are forecast in this area.

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Arctic blast on the way with the coldest air mass in six years with wind chills as cold as -20 through mid-week and heavy lake effect snow. Get the latest forecast from the FOX 17 Weather team.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for much of West Michigan through Tuesday evening. The heaviest snow will fall closer to the lakeshore with lower amounts the further east you go. This will be very light and fluffy snow due to frigid temperatures. That means the snow will easily blow around and could create whiteouts.

Single digit high temperatures and sub-zero lows early next week will be West Michigan’s coldest air mass in six years.