Metro Detroit weather update: A few snowflakes this weekend, no warm-ups in sight
Brett Collar, Meteorologist
The weekend snow model for Southeast Michigan, as of Jan. 19, 2022. (WDIV)
DETROIT – Here is the Metro Detroit weather forecast update for Jan. 19, 2022, afternoon and evening.
No warm-ups in sight
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We’ve managed to sneak into the lower 40s on Wednesday afternoon, but say goodbye as the cold takes back over.
Temperatures overnight drop into the teens, but wind chills will be near zero (in the Metro and South zones, and below zero in the West and North zones).
We’re steady in the 20s for highs for the foreseeable future.
Few snowflakes this weekend
Long-range models are still a little split on what we’ll get Saturday night into Sunday, but it looks like we’ll get a light accumulation of a few tenths of an inch -- perhaps a touch more in a few spots.
Better chance for snow early next week
Long-range models continue to spit out different solutions between different runs, meaning there’s a good deal of question as to what transpires Monday into Tuesday.
A low will drop down from the Dakotas during this time period, but the exact track of this low is still very much in question.
As a result, it’s uncertain how much snow we’ll get. But it’s safe to say we’ll have to move some snow.
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