ALT Warmer air sticks around today with highs around 50 for some, but will be accompanied by rain through the first half of the day. A cold front will sweep the rain east bringing drier but cooler air into the area. Even colder air arrives Tuesday night dropping highs into the 30s for Wednesday and opening the door for snow showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
ALT A few lingering snow showers will occur today. West winds gusting around 35 MPH will maintain cold conditions today. While afternon highs will top out in the upper 20s to lower 30s, wind chill readings will be in the single digits this morning and teens this afternoon. Morning lows on Friday will be in the teens while afternoon highs will again be in the upper 20s to lower 30s. A few flurries are possible on Saturday with morning lows around 20 and afternoon highs into the low to mid 30s. Partly sunny skies are forecast on Sunday. Daytime highs are forecast to rise into the mid to upper 40s.
ALT Severe Weather Potential Today. Main Threat Window: 3 PM to 10 PM. Storm Motion: Southwest to Northeast at 30 to 40 mph. Risk level: Marginal, or 1 out of 5. Maps show far southeastern Michigan under this risk level for severe weather and for excessive rainfall. Storms will be capable of: Dangerous Lightning, Damaging Wind, Isolated Tornado, and Heavy Rainfall. Montior for forecast updates. Have multiple ways to receive warnings. Strong winds and flooding can occur suddenly.
ALT The slide shows bullets of weather highlights text and tombstones of weather icons and temperatures for each day today through Sunday. The forecast calls for continued dry and warm weather today under mostly sunny sky. High temperatures reach the lower 80s. Partly sunny and continued warm Friday with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms possible late day and Friday night. Highs in the mid 80s. Partly sunny Saturday with highs still in the mid 80s. Mostly cloudy Sunday with scattered showers and storms possible Sunday night.
ALT The images pick the high temperature forecast through Friday with the sky conditions forecast superimposed. Temperatures in the 70s today and Thursday will build to around 80 Friday as skies remain mostly to partly sunny.
ALT Here is the forecast outlook. Today and Tonight: Patchy dense fog clears out this morning, with partly cloudy skies developing this afternoon. Shower and thunderstorm chances increase this evening and overnight as a cold front tracks through the area. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely throughout the day as a cold front tracks across the area. A few storms may be strong. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Rest of this week: Drier pattern expected as high pressure builds in. Highs on Thursday in the 70s with a gradual warm up into the mid 80s by this weekend.