I'm really having a lot of trouble holding myself back here...
As per the NWS office in Grand Rapids, MI:
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A RISK FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW EXISTS FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A STORM TRACKS FROM TEXAS THROUGH
OHIO. UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH THE TRACK...STRENGTH AND
PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED
CLOSELY AS THE STORM EVOLVES.
NWS in Detroit/Pontiac, MI
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING/NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST FROM THE WESTERN
GULF COAST STATES...REMAINING WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS.
UNFORTUNATELY...THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW REMAINS IN
QUESTION...AS A FARTHER WEST TRACK NEAR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COULD
RESULT IN A MOSTLY RAIN EVENT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE DETROIT METRO
AREA. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND REVISIONS TO THE FORECAST.
And finally, the NWS in Northern Indiana:
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A SIGNIFICANT LATE FALL STORM IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MUCH UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS WITH REGARDS TO THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES
FROM THE GULF COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY NORTHEAST TO NEW ENGLAND BY
THURSDAY. WHILE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN LATE
WEDNESDAY...A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER ACCUMULATING
SNOWS WILL OCCUR. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LATER UPDATES ON THIS
POTENTIAL STORM.
MUCH MORE CERTAIN IS THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION BEHIND THIS STORM FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH HIGHS LIKELY
REMAINING IN THE 30S...WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
All appear to be showing consistency in that there is likely to be a massive storm that will have some impact on us, and regardless of what precip or how much precip falls during the wrath of the storm here, there will be some cold air that is finally below average being ushered in behind the system.
But that is where the consistency stops.
Obviously, there is a good likelihood for snow. But there is over 2 daze from now up until this onset of the event. One issue that I am also looking at (which is influencing my thoughts on this) is that we have had two other storms, right at this exact time of year (immediate end of November, immediate beginning of December) both in 2006 and last year as well. BOTH appeared as though they were going to be major impacts to the area. BOTH were changed at the literal last minute, and things went downhill from there.
So at this point, I am abstaining from telling people the possibility is there until I see more consistency with the ingredients. I have to see the system formed and heading this way before I am convinced we could see something. It's frustrating though, being the person everyone asks about the weather at school.