(La Porte, IN) - Snow has arrived in Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan.  Winter Weather Alerts have been issued through today and into early tomorrow.  You can listen to the full forecast from Hometown News Now Staff Meteorologist, Wayne Mahar here:

The La Porte County Weather Forecast for today, Monday, November 30th:

We have a band of Lake Effect Snow that is organizing near La Porte.  We'll experience gusty North to Northwest winds for the remainder of the day, with substantial drifting likely.  Average accumulation along the Lake Effect Snow band of two to seven inches, with some areas of higher amounts of accumulation. 

We'll have a high temperature near 35 degrees today, with wind chills in the teens.  Low of 25 to 30 degrees for tonight.  The Lake Effect Snow will weaken by Tuesday morning with Sun likely in the afternoon.  Brisk winds and cold on Tuesday, with a high in the mid-30's.