Metro Detroit weather update: Dec. 17, 2021 afternoon, evening forecast
Brett Collar, Meteorologist
The Michigan weather radar on Dec. 17, 2021. (WDIV)
DETROIT – Here is the Metro Detroit weather forecast update for Dec. 17, 2021, afternoon and evening.
Local forecast
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Wintry mix Friday night/snow Saturday
Closer to 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. Saturday, a wintry mix moves in from the south.
As this precipitation continues to move north and encompass the area, most of it switches over to snow, but areas near the Ohio state line may stay as a wintry mix.
Anything left in the late morning/early afternoon should be all snow, and would be more scattered in nature.
Still confident in an area-wide 1-2 inches, but high resolution models continue to spit out a few spots getting around 3 inches between I-94 and I-96.
Staying cold
Going forward, highs will remain in the 30s for some time. We may touch the lower 40s later next week, but that’s about it.
Christmas Eve snow chance
Long-range models aren’t in great agreement here, but there is some growing confidence that we’ll have some snow later Friday of next week, possibly lingering into Christmas morning.
WARNING: There’s a lot to shake out with this, as it’s seven days out. So don’t 100% run with pre-Christmas snow, but as mentioned, confidence is growing.
Winter starts next week
Winter Solstice is at 10:58 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 21).