The 4Warn Weather Alert issued for Metro Detroit on Friday has extended through Saturday.
After most of the region saw a little bit of snow overnight Thursday night into early Friday morning, snow will continue to fall throughout Friday.
Our next snowmaker moves through the region throughout the day on Feb. 6, thanks to a cold front moving from the northwest down to the south and east throughout the day. Snow is expected throughout the morning, changing to snow showers or snow squalls Friday afternoon into early Friday evening. High temperatures are warming into the mid-30s by Friday afternoon.
Latest forecast --> Accumulating snow turns to dangerously cold wind chills on Friday in Metro Detroit
Once this front boundary moves through the region by Friday afternoon, we will clear the clouds overnight Friday night and early on Saturday morning, ushering in another Arctic blast with another round of dangerously cold wind chills overnight Friday night through the first part of the day on Saturday.
What is a 4Warn Weather Alert?
We issue a 4Warn Weather Alert when we’re expecting weather conditions that will be inconvenient to our viewers.
Why did we extend the alert into Saturday?
With gusty winds overnight Friday night through the first part of the day on Saturday, in tandem with that Arctic air mask, wind chills will drop as low as -15° to -20° overnight Friday through midday on Saturday. A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for the entire region through 12 p.m. on Saturday due to forecasted wind chill temperatures.