Motor City residents are looking at a chill in the air with a side of snowflakes, according to the latest weather forecasts for Detroit. Grab those gloves and brace for the cold as temperatures hover near the freezing mark. The National Weather Service reports a 30% chance of snow before 1 pm today, with a cloudy sky and highs struggling to reach a brisk 23 degrees. The wind won't be shy either; expect gusts from the northwest as high as 18 mph.
Tonight offers little respite from the cold as the forecast calls for a mostly cloudy evening and lows dipping to around 14 degrees. When the northwest winds around 8 mph blow, it will feel particularly frosty. Looking ahead to Friday, the sun might tease with a partial appearance, nudging the thermometer to a high near 28, while winds maintain a calmer 7 mph from the west-northwest.
The weekend spells a small reprieve for Detroit denizens, with Saturday bringing mostly sunny skies—though temperatures stay cuffed at a high near 27. Expect the southwest wind to pick up, reaching 9 to 13 mph and possibly gusting as high as 22 mph. Come nighttime, the clouds are staging a comeback to shield a low of around 20 degrees.
Into the early days of next week, the climate roulette continues. Sunday's play involves mostly cloudy conditions with a high teasing near 34 degrees. As the calendar page turns to Monday, there's a chance of rain and snow before the afternoon hours then a transition to just rain, says the weather oracle, beneath mostly cloudy skies at a high near 40. As nighttime falls, the chance of rain persists with lows settling around 34.
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