4Warn Weather – MONDAY: Partly cloudy skies. High: 66.
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. A few storms could be strong late Monday night and overnight. Low: 57.
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Breezy winds are anticipated. Some storms could be strong Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening. High: 73.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low: 42.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of rain showers. High: 49.
After some sunshine and warmer temperatures to end the weekend on Palm Sunday, that trend of warmer temperatures will continue as we work throughout the next few days, but it comes with shower and thunderstorm chances returning to the forecast.
High pressure to the north of the region will keep us dry for the majority of the day today before those thunderstorm chances return to the forecast. Expect a mixture of sunshine and clouds to start the day, before more clouds roll in by the afternoon. High temperatures warming into the 60s by late Monday afternoon.
Showers and thunderstorms will return to the forecast late Monday night, and we’ll also bring in the chance of showers and thunderstorms for Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening as well. That southerly flow will continue to warm things up by Tuesday. Expect high temperatures to go well above average, into the lower 70s by Tuesday afternoon.
With the cold front rolling into the region, we could see some stronger thunderstorms late Monday night and into the overnight, and then also Tuesday afternoon and evening as well. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the region under a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) on our severe weather scale for Monday night, then a Slight Risk (2 out of 5) for severe weather on Tuesday as the cold front rolls through.
Damaging winds above 60 MPH, as well as large hail, will be the primary threats, along with heavy rainfall tonight and into Tuesday. But, once we get to Tuesday afternoon and evening, there will be enough shear in the lowest few miles of the atmosphere that we may have enough “spin” to have the chance of an isolated tornado.
Once that cold front rolls through the region, we are looking at a series of disturbances that will roll through the region, keeping the forecast on the active side of things through the end of next week. Chances for rain will remain in the forecast Wednesday all the way through Friday, with high temperatures into the upper 40s and lower 50s into the second half of next week as well, temperatures warming into the upper 50s and lower 60s by Friday.
Looking ahead to the Detroit Tigers’ Opening Day against the Cardinals on Friday afternoon. Temperatures into the mid to upper 50s can be expected, with a chance of rain showers in the forecast as well.
We’ll keep the chance of rain showers in the forecast looking ahead into the start of Easter Weekend on Saturday. High temperatures are warming up again, back into the mid-60s by Saturday afternoon.
Looking ahead to Easter Sunday, we will finally start to dry things out, but we will keep the cloud cover around throughout the day. High temperatures dropping into the upper 50s by Sunday afternoon.