Ellen Bacca is an Emmy Award-winning Chief Meteorologist at WOOD TV8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is certified by the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association and also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Valparaiso University. Ellen provides accurate and up-to-date weather forecasts for the local community and has been featured in various news outlets and publications.
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Wind will take a bite out of temperatures today, but we could see blue sky in the afternoon.
Mostly dry until late Thursday when lake effect snow begins.
By: Ellen Bacca
Several inches of accumulating snow is expected through Saturday morning for most of West Michigan, with some seeing 6 inches or more.
Posted: Updated: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Careful on those roads today with areas of snow and blowing snow.
Lake-effect snow has been stacking up across West Michigan, with some communities recording more than a half-foot of fresh powder.
Posted: Updated: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Heavy lake effect is expected along portions of the lakeshore through the morning with quieter conditions for everyone by the afternoon.
By: Ellen Bacca
One viewer wants to know why the indoors of her home seemed brighter this fall than it did this summer.
Cloudy today with snow arriving after dark
The last two winters in West Michigan have been vastly different. The 2022-2023 winter brought the third snowiest winter on record in Grand Rapids. The 2023-2024 winter brought well below average s…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Mostly cloudy and quiet today before a few mid-week systems swing in.
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