A winter weather advisory is in place Thursday, Dec. 11, as bands of snow move southeast through Michigan, with accumulation expected in the northwest Lower Peninsula and eastern Upper Peninsula counties.

NOAA is using those traditional forecasting models as frameworks for its new AI forecasting systems. The agency has estimated that the AI programs will require between 91% and 99% less computing resources than traditional models, while at the same time extending the life of a particular forecast, potentially by as much as 18 or 24 hours.

A winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service offices in Albany and New York through 1 p.m. Dec. 27.