DETROIT – Give yourself a few extra minutes on the roads throughout the day today. It might be a bit slower and slick.
There is a chance for a rain and snow mix from the morning rush through the evening rush. Snow and sleet, changing to rain and melting snow is likely today, mainly southwest of a Saginaw to Mount Clemens line. Some patchy freezing rain is possible in our Southwestern communities.
Most snow will melt, but if snow persists from Southwest Washtenaw County and down into Lenawee and Monroe counties, we could see some minor accumulations on grassy surfaces.
Rest of the Week
Dry and seasonally cool conditions Wednesday with highs in the 40s. We rise above average, into the 50s on Thursday and Friday. As of this writing, rain is possible Thursday night into Friday morning, but mainly in our northern communities with the bulk of the rain staying south of the state line later in the day.
Downtown Tree Lighting
It’s looking promising! The evening looks dry as temperatures slide back into the 40s during the event.
Early Look at Thanksgiving
The Climate Prediction Center has the temperature outlook trending above average into Thanksgiving. Long-range models are putting highs temperatures near 50 and chances for rain later in the day, but dry for the parade. There is still quite a bit of time to see that change. We will fine-tune the forecast in the week ahead.