Metro Detroit is getting a damp, stormy start to the week. It will cool down, with more comfort and calmer weather next weekend.
As Sunday night progresses, more showers and thunderstorms are possible, including some with the heavy rain. After midnight, the chance of showers will continue.
If you plan to spend time outdoors or hang out on Sunday, have an umbrella or rain jacket and be alert for storms.
Through the overnight hours, it will stay mostly cloudy with intermittent thunderstorms. Temperatures will gradually cool to the lower-60s in most communities. Temps will settle in the mid-50s in Grosse Pointe, Detroit, Wyandotte, Grosse Ile, and Flat Rock.
Monday
Monday will be cloudy with chances for more showers and thunderstorms. A few showers could impact the morning commute. Allow extra time for getting to school or work. Then, after a break in activity, showers and thunderstorms will develop again in the afternoon and early evening. Highs will be in the mid-70s. Lows will be in the lower-60s. Fall will occur at 2:19 p.m.
Tuesday
Tuesday will be warm and humid. Morning thick clouds will give way to a mix of sun and clouds in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms are possible. Highs will be in the mid- to upper-70s. Lows will be around 60 degrees, with the chance of rain showers.
Wednesday
Wednesday will be cloudy, with a chance of a passing shower or two. It will also be cooler than earlier in the week, with highs in the lower- to mid-70s and lows in the lower-60s.
Thursday
Variable cloud cover can be expected for Thursday, with the chance of a few showers and a rumble of thunder. Highs will be in the lower- to mid-70s. Lows will be in the upper-50s to 60 degrees.
Friday
Friday will see highs in the lower-70s, with the chance of an isolated rain shower or two.
Next Weekend
Improvement seems likely for next weekend. Saturday looks sunnier, with highs climbing back up into the mid-70s. Sunday should be partly cloudy and warm. Sunday’s highs will also be in the mid-70s.
Hurricane Gabrielle: What we know and what to watch
Gabrielle strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane late Sunday afternoon. At 5 p.m. EDT/Detroit, the hurricane was located roughly 320 miles southeast of Bermuda and moving north-northwest at about 10 mph.
Forecasts show likely rapid intensification over the next day or two. Gabrielle may even become a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher). Its projected path keeps it well east of Bermuda, though the territory may still see hazardous surf, rip currents, and swells.
There is no current threat of Gabrielle making landfall on the U.S. East Coast, though swells from the storm are expected to impact coastal regions from North Carolina northward and into Atlantic Canada.
Two other tropical disturbances are being monitored in the Atlantic, including one which has a medium (40 to 60 percent) chance of development over the coming week.
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