Metro Detroit is enduring an unusually cold stretch to start the week, part of one of the coldest openings to December in decades for parts of Southeast Michigan.
Wind chills could go as low as -10° to -15° by early Sunday morning
Bitter cold air continues to spill into Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan tonight as a strong cold front pushes through the region. A chance of light snow develops late this evening and overnight, mainly after midnight.
Metro Detroit will see a quick burst of light snow Friday evening, followed by a surge of Arctic air that locks in bitter cold through the weekend.
A round of heavy, wet snow that fell across Southeast Michigan Tuesday night and Wednesday morning is creating a new hazard as temperatures rapidly drop below freezing.
More snow is on the way for Metro Detroit. Snow moves in after 10 p.m. and continues until about 6 a.m., when most of Metro Detroit will see a changeover to rain.
A messy morning is expected in Metro Detroit as snow moves in early Tuesday, making roadways slippery.
1 to 2 inches of snow accumulation is expected by the time we get to Sunday afternoon and evening
Light snow moving into Metro Detroit early Sunday will be followed by another surge of cold air, bringing slippery travel for the first half of the day and wind chills that fall below zero by late Sunday night and Monday morning.
Temperatures will remain well below average into the better portion of next week as well
After a record-breaking low of 5 degrees Thursday night, we stay in the upper teens and low 20s Friday night.
Metro Detroit is getting its coldest air since last winter, with temperatures falling well below normal and wind chills expected to drop into subzero territory by Friday morning.
The answer is “no”; it should not be this cold in early December. Our average high is 41 degrees, and Thursday and Friday will run a solid 15-20 degrees below normal.
After a wintry end of the weekend, we’ve got more winter weather on the way through the overnight hours and early on Tuesday morning.
A Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect until 10 a.m. Sunday, with most areas on track for 4 to 8 inches of accumulation by the time the storm winds down. Some communities near Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie could see 2 to 4 inches.
A winter storm is expected to leave several inches of snow across the Southeast Michigan region on Saturday into Sunday.
A winter storm is set to move into Michigan Saturday afternoon, and it is expected to drop five to eight inches of snow across much of southeast Michigan by Sunday morning.
A winter storm warning has been issued for Lenawee, Livingston, and Washtenaw counties ahead of a significant snowstorm approaching this weekend.
A developing winter storm is expected to bring widespread accumulating snow Saturday afternoon through early Sunday, following a sharp drop in temperatures Friday morning.
A quiet but chilly Sunday night will ease Metro Detroit into a busy holiday week that features rain, a sharp temperature drop and possible snow showers just in time for America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday.
Detroit kicks off the holiday season Friday evening with the 22nd Detroit Tree Lighting at Campus Martius Park, and the weather will cooperate. Comfortable temperatures and dry skies will welcome large crowds downtown before a colder weekend settles in across Southeast Michigan.
Mostly cloudy skies and mild November temperatures will set the stage Friday evening as an expected crowd of more than 100,000 gather for the 22nd annual Detroit Tree Lighting at Campus Martius Park.
A few evening showers will come to an end, leaving us with clearing skies overnight. By the time you wake up on Wednesday, it will be dry and cold with a morning low of 31 degrees.
After plenty of sunshine and reasonable temperatures to start the week on Monday, we are going to bring colder air and the chance of winter weather into the forecast for Tuesday.
You can expect some light rain mixed with a few wet snowflakes in Metro Detroit overnight and into Wednesday. By the weekend, there will be a nice warm-up with highs above average in the mid-to-upper 50s.
We’ve seen some snow showers, some clouds, and some sunshine in most locations to start the week, after the snow showers to end the weekend on Sunday.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Macomb and St. Clair counties until 4 a.m. Monday as Southeast Michigan experiences its first days of snow this season.
Snow showers will remain in the forecast for Monday with wind chills in the single digits and teens in the morning
We only need about a tenth of an inch of snow to officially mark our first accumulating snowfall of the season, and it looks like we’ll reach that threshold, especially by Monday.
An isolated rain shower is possible Saturday, with the main event arriving late Saturday night into Sunday morning. A low-pressure system will bring rain and snow showers as colder air moves in Sunday.
You might need your boots this weekend, but the shovels can stay in the garage. Much of what falls on our warm ground will melt pretty quickly.
Much colder temperatures will also work into the region by the start of next week.
Say it isn’t snow! Fall comes to a screeching halt this weekend as the first snowflakes of the season start flying in Metro Detroit.
Skies will clear overnight, leaving us with a very cold morning across Metro Detroit. Lows will dip into the upper 20s to mid-30s. Great viewing of the Supermoon, also known as the “Beaver Moon,” as this is the time of year when beavers build their dams.
Rain showers and breezy winds move into the region on Wednesday, the middle of the week; first rain/snow chances arrive by the weekend.
For parents and students heading out early, a few light rain showers could make for damp commutes and slippery roads. Make sure the kids grab a rain jacket — not the umbrella — since winds will be picking up through the morning.
Metro Detroit settles into a classic fall pattern tonight with partly cloudy skies and a chill in the air. Overnight lows dip into the lower- to mid-30s, with the coldest readings near Howell, Ann Arbor, and Lapeer, where frost may form by daybreak.
Rain showers develop during the morning, becoming more widespread by afternoon. It will be a raw and windy day, with highs near 50°F. North winds 15–25 mph will gust close to 30 mph, making it feel colder. Rainfall totals up to a quarter inch are possible before tapering by early evening.
After lots of sunshine and breezy winds throughout the day on Tuesday, we are going to keep the dry weather in the forecast for most of Wednesday.
Sunshine continues into the start of next week as Hurricane Melissa is forecast to strengthen into a Category 5 Hurricane
In Metro Detroit, temperatures will dip into the 30s Saturday night. Some of the coldest spots in the Thumb will see freezing temperatures, while Metro Detroit holds in the upper-30s to near 40 degrees.
Sunshine makes for a fun day of tailgating in East Lansing, but make sure you’re prepared for a cold game as temperatures will drop into the mid-40s by the second half.
The Michigan State Spartans and Michigan Wolverines will have a full day of tailgating in the sunshine and temperatures in the 50s. But make no mistake: with a kickoff at 7:30 p.m., it will get pretty cold during the game.
Looking ahead to Wednesday, the area of low pressure off to the north of the region will continue to control the forecast, bringing scattered rain showers throughout the entire region.
Overnight on Monday, a few showers develop just in time for the morning commute. There will be a chance of showers in the afternoon and evening on Tuesday.
Southeast Michigan will kick off the new week with temperatures near seasonal norms, but it will trend cooler than average from mid- to late week.
Rain showers will come to an end on Sunday Night before drier weather moves into the region early next week
A strengthening low-pressure system is expected to bring periods of moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds to Southeast Michigan Saturday night and Sunday.