West Michigan Weather

Established 2019

Providing live weather coverage and storm chasing, weather forecasting, community weather education, and school closing predictions for more than 22,000 square miles of Western Lower Michigan!

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Supporters - Severe Weather Risk Returns To Parts of West Michigan This Friday

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the increasing costs of website hosting, we are forced to make a difficult decision this month. We can no longer offer paid subscriptions here on our website, as it costs West Michigan Weather nearly $800/year. Beginning April 1st, 2026, we will no longer offer early access to our public forecasts or exclusive access to our supporter-only forecasts here on our website. Instead, these will now be released on our Patreon page.

Jonah Drake (Owner & Co-Founder)

8 hours ago2 min read

School Closing Outlook for Monday 02/23/2026

Some school closures or delays will be possible on Monday morning across portions of our area due to continued impacts from lake effect snow.

School Closing Outlooks

Jacob Melton

Feb 223 min read

School Delay Outlook for Thursday 02/19/2026

Scattered school delays will be possible on Wednesday morning, especially for some of our eastern areas, due to the potential for areas of dense fog.

School Closing Outlooks

Jacob Melton

Feb 182 min read

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West Michigan Weather Was Founded In 2019 By Jonah & Owen Drake.

Two Brothers That Share Their Passion For Weather With Their Neighbors & Make West Michigan Part of A #WeatherReady Nation!

What Started As Watching Storms Out of The Windows of Their Home Has Become A Full Fledged Community With Over 10,000 Cross-Platform Followers That Covers Over 22,000 Square Miles!

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