DETROIT – Tuesday's cold front has ushered in a much cooler air mass, and reinforcements are on the way. This afternoon’s clouds will fade away around sunset, leaving us with mostly clear skies for at least the first half of the night. Partly cloudy skies are possible later on. Lows in the low to mid 50s (11-12 degrees Celsius). Northwest wind at 4 to 7 mph.
Partly cloudy on Thursday, with a widely scattered afternoon shower possible as a strong upper level disturbance crosses the area. Highs in Detroit will only be near 70 degrees (21 degrees Celsius), but areas north of 8 Mile could end up staying in the 60s (18-20 degrees Celsius). Northwest wind at 7 to 12 mph.
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NOTE TO BOATERS: The Great Lakes are at their warmest temps for the year, and this combined with unusually cold (for August) temperatures aloft moving in will create an especially unstable atmosphere over the Lakes. As such, be aware that a few waterspouts are possible on Lakes Erie and Huron Thursday.
Thursday’s sunrise is at 6:50 a.m., and Thursday’s sunset is at 8:20 p.m.
Becoming mostly clear Thursday night, with chilly lows ranging from the low 50s (11 degrees Celsius) in our Urban Heat Island, to the mid to upper 40s (7-9 degrees Celsius) in rural locations.
Mostly sunny on Friday…possible becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the low 70s (21-22 degrees Celsius).
Mostly clear Friday night, with lows in the low to mid 50s (11-12 degrees Celsius).
Get ready for some SPECTACULAR Pure Michigan weekend weather! Expect mostly sunny skies both Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the mid 70s (24 degrees Celsius) Saturday, and in the upper 70s (25 degrees Celsius) on Sunday. Combine this with very comfortable overnight sleeping weather, and we have all the makings for a gorgeous weekend for whatever you have planned. And if you don’t have plans, make some.
Tropical Depression Harvey
Just a quick word about Tropical Depression Harvey in the Gulf of Mexico, which appears headed toward the Texas coast. Most model forecasts strengthen the storm to near or above hurricane status. But I want to caution you that, as much as the mainstream media tends to focus on a hurricane’s wind, the big story you’ll eventually hear about with this storm is going to be WATER. Harvey will be a very slow moving storm, and will bring an extended stretch of torrential rain to southern Texas and Louisiana. The projected rain amounts are ridiculous…some areas could easily receive between ten and twenty inches of rain…that would be 100 to 200 inches of snow – from a single storm over a few days. So as you watch the news coverage of Harvey over the next week, keep WATER in your mind…that’s going to be the most widespread devastating part of this storm, and the resulting flooding is going to be incredible.