Forecast: Storms for part of the weekend in metro Detroit

But wait until you see next week's forecast!

DETROIT – Skies will be mostly clear for most of the night, although we may start seeing some high, thin cirrus clouds streaming in late tonight. Lows in the low 50s, with a light southwest wind.

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The first half of our Saturday will be beautiful, with sunshiney skies becoming partly cloudy by midday. As we get into the mid to late afternoon hours, scattered showers and thunderstorms should pop up, with some of the most robust storms possibly approaching severe limits. This is a marginal situation, but something to monitor if you'll be spending your afternoon outdoors (especially if you'll be at Michigan Stadium or Spartan Stadium).

Remember that you can access instant radar loops with zoomable street level maps on our FREE Local4Casters Weather App…just search for WDIV in the app store, and you'll see it right there. Highs in the mid to upper 70s, and it's going to become windy, with gusty southwest breezes at 10 to 20 mph.

Showers and thunderstorms are still possible Saturday night, with lows in the low 60s.

Sunday could start with a shower, but we'll then get several hours of dry weather if you'll be tailgating before the Lions game. However, scattered thunderstorms are possible once again Sunday afternoon, so keep an eye out for those. Highs in the low 70s, as temperatures struggle to rise with the developing northwest winds.

Any showers and storms Sunday evening should end rather quickly, with lows in the mid 40s.

And now all that's left for me to share with you in this forecast is a SPECTACULAR week ahead. As I mentioned yesterday, the big dip in the jet stream that has plagued us all week will finally be nudged eastward, and replaced by a nice mountain of high pressure. And get this: the long range computer models suggest this pattern holding tight for perhaps a week, ten days, or maybe even most of the next two weeks!

Obviously, a lot can change over that time -- typhoons over the western Pacific can move eastward and change our jet stream pattern, Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico hurricanes can do the same, or a strong segment of jet stream wind not analyzed well over the Pacific can cause changes.

But as of this afternoon, the models show mostly sunny skies from Monday through the end of next week, with highs starting off in the mid 60s on Monday, then steadily rising into the low 70s by Thursday and Friday. Wow -- let's see how long this lasts!