Haze, heat, and humidity is taking over Metro Detroit. Showers and thunderstorms will also move into the region before the weekend is over.
Air Quality Advisory is scheduled to end Saturday night
Smoke from wildfires and fireworks reduced air quality in Metro Detroit this weekend.
An Air Quality Advisory was scheduled to be in effect through 11:59 p.m. Saturday for St. Clair, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, and Monroe counties. The air was forecast to reach levels that are “unhealthy for sensitive groups.”
Expect less polluted air and clearer skies Saturday night. Lows will be in the lower-70s.
Sunday
Under partly cloudy skies, showers and thunderstorms will begin to develop Sunday afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms will increase in coverage after 3 p.m. An isolated thunderstorm could become strong with gusty winds and downpours. Highs will be around 90 degrees, and heat index values will reach the mid- to upper-90s.
A cold front, which is set to move across Metro Detroit on Sunday, will bring the risk of thunderstorms through the evening. Storm activity will move out by late Sunday night, with lingering clouds and lows in the mid- to upper-60s.
Monday
Monday will bring a drop in daytime temps (lower- to mid-80s) and a much-needed break in humidity.
The break may be short-lived as another round of showers and thunderstorms is likely from Wednesday into Thursday.
Tracking the Tropics
Tropical Storm Chantal, which became a named storm Saturday morning, was on track to become the first named storm of the season to strike the United States. It was expected to make landfall in South Carolina early Sunday, with the threat of gusty winds and flooding. After landfall, it is projected to weaken and merge with an advancing cold front over the Mid-Atlantic.
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