DETROIT – Here is the Metro Detroit weather forecast update for Dec. 20, 2021, afternoon and evening.
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Few flakes Tuesday evening/early Wednesday
Not much, but models hinting at a few flakes flying Tuesday evening and very early Wednesday.
No accumulation expected really, very little impact.
Christmas Eve showers
Next system winds up and brings us a few showers on Friday. Some drops/flakes may try to swing through Thursday, but any precipitation. Thursday will be fighting dry air at the surface.
Friday is looking to be a soggy day, but the rain should exit in time for Christmas morning.
Christmas Warm-up/wind
We’re in the 30s for highs most of this week, but Friday and Saturday we’ll warm into the middle 40s.
Along with higher temperatures, gusty winds return as well Thursday and Friday. Gusts will exceed 35mph, but could be as high as 40mph. Other Headlines
Winter starts Tuesday
The Winter Solstice is Tuesday at 10:59 a.m.
Daylight hours/sunrise to-knows
Tuesday (start of Winter) is the day that we see the least amount of daylight hours. We’ll have 9 hours, 5 minutes and 29 seconds of daylight. This number goes up though after tomorrow!
Friday the sunrise is at 8 a.m. The Sun continues to come up later and later through January 3rd, when it will rise at 8:02am.