We don't have hurricanes, tidal waves, earthquakes, or sharks, but Michigan winter may very well make you want to swim surf on a Great White while riding a tsunami. According to the National Weather Service and The Weather Channel, the Mitten State will see colder temperatures than Alaska and Antarctica.

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These icy temperatures are courtesy of a shift in the Polar Vortex, about 20 miles above us, in the Earth's stratosphere. So technically, it's not the Polar Vortex delivering this week's bone-chilling mercury drop; it's the jetstream swirls several miles below it and gets pushed toward Michigan and the Midwest, providing a soul-crushing Arctic Blast. But how cold will it get?

Temperature Forecast January 20 - 24, 2025: Michigan v. Alaska v. Antarctica

Clockwise from left to right: Nome, Alaska, a seal on Deception Island, Antarctica, and the Capitol Building in Lansing, Michigan.
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It's not often the thought of comparing Michigan's forecast to that of the North or South Pole, but with temperatures threatening to dip below and stay below zero next week, I thought I'd take a look.

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The results? Well, if you want to go somewhere to warm up this week, punch Nome or Deception Island into your GPS because while we're dealing with the Arctic Blast, they'll enjoy some unseasonably warm temperatures.

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It's not often we can say it, but yes. It will be colder in Michigan than in either pole this week. Here's a look at the next 5 days in Lansing, Michigan, Nome, Alaska, and Deception Island, Antarctica:

Michigan Weather Week of January 20-24, 2025 vs Nome, Antarctica

According to The Weather Channel and the National Weather Service, here's a comparison of temperatures in Lansing, Michigan, Nome, Alaska, and Deception Island, Antarctica, for the week of January 20, 2025, through January 24, 2025, to see which city will be coldest.

Gallery Credit: Scott Clow