Detroit residents are bracing for a mixed bag of early spring weather as forecasters predict a week filled with cloudy skies, potential snow showers, and brisk breezes. Today's outlook stays mostly cloudy with a high near 46 degrees, while steady southwest winds could whip up to gusts as high as 25 mph, making it a day to hold onto your hats, according to the National Weather Service.

As the sun sets, Detroiters can expect the clouds to break up a bit, giving way to partly cloudy skies and temperatures dipping to around 31 degrees, the wind settling slightly but those gusts still climbing up to 22 mph tonight it can feel pretty raw out there, Wednesday will not let up as the chill persists, with the mercury topping out at a nippy 34 degrees, alongside a "breezy" west northwest wind that could reach speeds of up to 29 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

Thursday is expected to bring a respite from the wind with sunny skies and a high near 38; however, a shift is anticipated by the weekend as snow showers are likely to enter the scene Friday afternoon with a 60% chance of precipitation. Things are expected to calm down for the beginning of the weekend, with Saturday seeing partly sunny conditions and highs hovering around a consistent 39 degrees.

Yet, the tranquility may only be a brief interlude, as forecasters warn of another batch of rain and snow showers likely to come Sunday night, rolling into Monday with the area facing blustery conditions again and temperatures reaching into the low 50s indicating that springtime in Detroit is as capricious as ever, the pattern a dance of winter's last breath and the tentative steps of the incoming season, the forecast valid for 4 Miles S Hamtramck MI from this morning till the coming Monday evening.