4Warn Weather – A low-pressure system moving through the region will bring rain chances later today through tomorrow. Although temperatures are currently a tad below average, that changes next week.
Rain chances
Much of Wednesday will be dry for Southeast Michigan. We began the morning with bright blue skies before midday brought increasing cloud cover. We’ll see rain showers follow late this afternoon.
Scattered rain will continue throughout the evening.
Shower chances linger overnight and into Thursday, when we could hear a few rumbles of thunder.
A stray shower closer to the Ohio border can’t be ruled out on Friday, but most will stay dry as this system exits. We’ll see some sun Thursday and Friday with mostly sunny conditions expected this weekend.
Temperatures
The normal high temperature in Metro Detroit this time of year is 82°. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons highs will stay a bit below that mark in the mid 70s to near 80°.
There is a big pattern shift coming into next week that will give our temperatures a boost.
There is currently a big ridge over the western side of the country, bringing very warm weather to those in the Pacific Northwest.
This ridge shifts eastward into the coming week, causing temperatures for the Great Lakes region to soar well above normal.
Under mostly sunny skies, highs Saturday will be around 80° before we jump to the low 80s Sunday. We turn even warmer Monday and Tuesday.
Humidity levels will also increase, so expect hot and humid conditions for the start of the coming week.