4Warn Weather – We should be in the range of freezing midday here in Metro Detroit with highs heading into the middle and upper 30s later this afternoon.
We will see more and more sunshine by mid-afternoon and some of our neighborhoods will be flirting with 40F which is right at or just above our average for late February. The winds are on the lighter side all day SE to SW 5-12mph which means wind chills won’t be a big problem today.
There is a monster storm in the Western United States with flooding rains in California and feet of mountain snow. That is on the way here but is still a couple of days away.
SUNSET: 6:18 p.m.
Skies will be crystal clear tonight and most of the day tomorrow here all across Metro Detroit. Our morning temps will be in the middle and upper 20s with afternoon highs taking a nice leap. Abundant Sunday sunshine will help highs into the middle and upper 40s which means some of our neighborhoods will be flirting with 50F to end the weekend.
The one tradeoff is the wind which will be starting picking up WSW 10-15 gusting 20-25 mph at times keeping it feeling cooler than it will be out there. It’s still a great day to get out and soak up some of that free Vitamin D in the way of sunshine.
Next week
Wet weather comes back into play here on Monday. Some early computer model data hints at an hour or two of freezing rain possible before sunrise on Monday. Most of the data shows mainly just plain rain hitting Metro Detroit after 7-8 am on Monday. We will keep an eye on any ice threats but prepare for a wet and windy day on Monday with highs in the middle 40s and gusty winds ESE 20-30mph.
Rain may change to light snow as this system winds down late Monday into early Tuesday. Most of Tuesday looks dry right now and only slightly cooler. It will be quite gusty Monday and Tuesday and we should be mindful of power outage potential after this past ice storm weakened many of our trees and power lines. We will be on top of this and keep you well ahead of the action.
Wednesday and Thursday do look mostly dry with a weak little rainmaker possible either late Wednesday or early Thursday with more middle and upper 40s likely through the middle of this coming week ahead. There is a weak cold front coming late in the week with cooler temps in the 30s by Friday with some spotty rain and snow.
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