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Here is an early look at where the accumulating snow could occur on Sunday and Sunday night. Watch closely for daily updates.

(Weatherbell.com/Mark Torregrossa)

If you are tempted to leave the recent snow on the sidewalk and let it melt, I have some advice. I'd shovel the sidewalk clean to make room for more snow.

There appears to be a fairly widespread snow on the way for much of Lower Michigan Sunday into Sunday night and maybe even early Monday.

I want to caution you that this is an EARLY look at what could happen this weekend. I plan on posting daily about this system, so check back with me here through the weekend.

A storm system is expected to move southeast out of Canada, with the center of the storm passing just to Michigan's south through Indiana and Ohio. This type of track usually gives Lower Michigan an accumulating snow. This track is what we call an "Alberta Clipper" since it moves southeast out of Alberta, Canada.

Typically this type of snow is the lightweight fluffy kind, that can blow around if winds are strong enough.











































Currently most of the information points to just snow showers on Saturday, then a steady snow starting in Lower Michigan late Sunday morning or early afternoon. The timing of the start of the snow will probably still need to be adjusted, but by sometime Sunday afternoon roads could be snowy. The snow may continue through Sunday night and end Monday morning.

The top graphic is again just an early look at how much snow could fall. The point here is it could be enough to cover the roads solidly in snow.

So if you want to travel on dry roads this weekend, Saturday could be a much better day than Sunday.

I'll keep you updated with a new post on it tomorrow. In the meantime, if you have any questions ask them below.

MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has been forecasting Michigan weather for more than 20 years. He's been chief meteorologist at three television news stations in Michigan, and he's an avid gardener and hunter. Email him at mtorregr@mlive.com and find him on Facebook at facebook.com/mark.torregrossa and Twitter @weathermanmark