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.
ALT Graphic shows the areas across Michigan for which a risk for severe thunderstorms is in place for Thursday.
ALT The graphic shows the SPC Severe Weather Outlook for today, with most of Southeast Michigan included within a Marginal (1 out of 5) Risk level. A broken line of showers and storms is expected to move through with isolated strong to severe storms. The main threat will be between noon and 7 PM. Storm motion will be southwest to northeast at 50 mph.
ALT The slide image shows a map of high temperatures for today and text boxes decribing the weather today through this weekend. Weather today will be cloudy with rain likely (60%). There is a chance of morning wet snow. Highs in the lower to mid 40s. Cloudy tonight with a chance of rain and snow showers (40%). Lows 30 to 35. Mostly cloudy Friday. A chance of snow showers in the Thumb region. The weekend outlook shows dry conditions. Partly to mostly sunny and slightly warmer each day. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Cooler near Lake Huron.
ALT Announcement for Michigan Severe Weather Awareness Week and Statewide Tornado Drill on Wednesday March 20th at 1pm.
ALT Radar is shown on a map of Southeast Michigan, with showers and thunderstorms set to reach metro Detroit by 9 or 10 AM. Temperatures will also drop into the 40s during the course of the morning and early afternoon.
ALT Heat indices will hit or peak above 100 across the Metro Detroit area and into the Ohio border on Thursday. Heat headlines will likely be needed for a portion of Southeast Michigan for Thursday.
ALT The image highlights the area across lower Michigan designated for a Marginal Risk.
ALT One image is a map of southeast Michigan showing peak heat index values today ranging from the mid 80s inthe thumb to the low 90s near Ohio. The other map is of Southeast Michigan for Friday showing forecast heat index values ranging from the upper 80s in the thumb to near 100 in Detroit and points south. The test indicates that there is a good deal of uncertainty with respect to thunderstorm timing which will have implication on the temperature forecasts. Cooler and less humid conditions are expected this weekend.
ALT A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for all SE MI through 7PM with severe wind gusts as the primary hazard. Heavy rain leading to localized flooding is also likely. An isolated tornado south of I-69 can't be ruled out.
ALT Image on right hand side shows the Day 1 Severe Weather Outlook for southeast Michigan. The map centered on southeast Michigan outlines a Slight Risk mainly across the Tri-Cities and Thumb and Enhanced Risk mainly along the I-69 corridor and south.
