As expected, lingering cloud cover this morning eroded this afternoon, and we’re finishing the day with plenty of sunshine in most areas.

It’s great to see Friday afternoon sunshine. Don’t let it deceive you, though. Some of us are headed below freezing to start the weekend.

Tuesday was beautiful and breezy, but the coldest and wettest part of the forecast is just around the corner.

As quickly as winter rolled in, it will be rolling out.

Highs in the upper 20s (-2 degrees Celsius) will feel more like upper teens (-8 degrees Celsius) due to a north wind at 10 to 17 mph. AdFun fact: Today’s average high increased a degree to 33 degrees (0.5 degrees Celsius). Cloudy skies prevail Monday night, with lows near 20 degrees (-7 degrees Celsius). Snow showers are still possible Friday night, with lows in the mid teens (-9 degrees Celsius). Highs Saturday in the mid 20s (-4 degrees Celsius), and then only near 20 degrees (-7 degrees Celsius) on Sunday as a new surge of Arctic air arrives.

Today’s sunrise was at 6:06 a.m., and today’s sunset is at 8:54 p.m.Mostly cloudy Thursday night, with lows in the mid 50s (13 degrees Celsius). Becoming partly cloudy Friday night, with lows in the mid 50s (14 degrees Celsius). Scattered showers are possible Saturday night, with lows in the low 60s (16 degrees Celsius). Highs in the low 80s (28 degrees Celsius). Right now, Memorial Day appears mostly cloudy with a better chance of showers, and highs in the low 80s (28 degrees Celsius).

DETROIT - Chilly starts in Metro Detroit will pay off with beautiful afternoons -- for a while, at least. A sharp, strong and wet cold front will slowly inch its way across the state this weekend. The low pressure center at the northern end of that front should stay a bit further north than earlier data suggested. So snow chances look lower for northern Michigan. After so much time above normal, the majority of our 10-day forecast will be below seasonal average temperatures.

DETROIT - When Monday starts this nice, are we setting ourselves up for a big fall (no pun intended)? But there will be some North Zone spots that briefly touch the upper 30s. West Michigan will not, though. Highs will reach the mid-60s to 70 degrees, and those numbers will come with mostly sunny skies. Rain will finally return Saturday morning before leaving us mostly dry for the remainder of the weekend.

DETROIT - Our flirtation with fall will continue into the weekend, but there is definitely some summer left in the 10-day forecast. Thursday will be another cool night, with most of our daytime clouds taking off. Metro Zone lows will end up in the mid-50s, but 40s might show up again in the West and North zones. Friday will bring our only remaining shot of rain this week, but it will only be light, scattered showers, primarily from midday to the early evening. Temperatures will rise again next week, with highs returning to the 80s.