You may recognize her from “Sunday’s Best” on BET, Tasha Page Lockhart was the season 6 winner of the popular show and has a new holiday song out this year.

Many of us are waking up to a cold rain or a wintry mix this Monday morning but the precipitation is mostly snow north of M 59 and I-69 bringing a little reminder that it is Winter for a couple of weeks still.

It is a cold and mostly cloudy start to the week, as we awake to temperatures in the mid-teens to low 20s.

Cool air and a cool breeze combine for a cold start to your Monday morning around Metro Detroit with temps in the mid to upper 20s to near 30F feeling more like teens to low 20s as our wind chill.

It’s a mostly clear and cool start to your day with temps dipping down into the low and mid 30s for most of our Metro Detroit suburbs, and just slightly warmer closer to downtown Detroit.

I’ve always been thankful that I was born with my mother’s skin…she has a darker skin tone that tans, and never had skin cancer in her life.  My late father, on the other hand, had very fair skin.  That, compounded with extensive sun exposure when he was stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico during World War II, caused him all sorts of problems later in life.  He had several skin cancers removed from his head, face and ears, and many, many other pre-cancerous lesions proactively removed.  It seemed like every few months he was coming home from the dermatologist with bandages all over his face and scalp.

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

DETROIT – Since warming weather is the story of the day, it’s appropriate to share with you a pretty significant Detroit weather anniversary: On this date in 2000, we set a record high of 80 degrees (27 degrees Celsius). AdWe’ll see partly cloudy skies today, with highs reaching the low 60s (16 degrees Celsius) -- and possibly even warmer than that. Lows Wednesday night will be very mild…in the low 50s (11 degrees Celsius), with highs Thursday in the low 60s (16 degrees Celsius). Thursday, Friday forecastRain ends overnight Thursday night, with lows in the low 40s (5 to 6 degrees Celsius). Partly cloudy Friday night, with low in the low 30s (0 degrees Celsius).

DETROIT – A powdery trace to two or more inches of snow will fall by the end of breakfast Sunday morning. Track the live radar in the video player above. Have a smart TV? Watch the weather radar on your TVIf you have a smart TV (Apple, Roku, etc. ), you can go to the WDIV Local 4 Detroit channel and stream the live weather radar right there on your TV.

DETROIT – Snow is headed for Metro Detroit once again. Track live radar in the video player above. Have a smart TV? Watch the weather radar on your TVIf you have a smart TV (Apple, Roku, etc. ), you can go to the WDIV Local 4 Detroit channel and stream the live weather radar right there on your TV.

DETROIT – It appears that our overall quiet weather pattern is going to continue through the entire upcoming week. We’ll just have some flurries and light snow showers for the first half of the day, and then snow shower activity should increase by mid-to-late afternoon into Monday evening. TuesdayMostly cloudy on Tuesday, and a snow shower cannot be ruled out, although I think they’ll be more the exception than the rule. Mostly cloudy Tuesday night, with lows near 20 degrees (-7 degrees Celsius). Mostly cloudy with a light snow shower possible on Friday.

The battle to collect unemployment benefits continues for many Michigan residents, but state officials said the $300 COVID-19 bonus is coming soon. State officials said that money is slowing making its way to Michigan. READ: Whitmer signs $106M relief bill, extends COVID-19 unemployment benefits through MarchThe Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments run from Dec. 27, 2020, through March 13, 2021. They offer an additional $300 in benefits per week to Michigan claimants who were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Claimants don’t have to take action to receive the additional payments.

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan has started making the $300 weekly COVID-19 unemployment payments to eligible residents who were affected by the pandemic. The Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments run from Dec. 27, 2020, through March 13, 2021. They offer an additional $300 in benefits per week to Michigan claimants who were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. PEUC provides 11 additional weeks of benefits for those who have exhausted regular state unemployment benefits. PUA provides unemployment benefits to those not typically eligible for unemployment including self-employed and gig workers.

DETROIT – We are starting out on the cool and quiet side around Metro Detroit with temps in the lower 30s as you head out the door. Our skies are mostly cloudy, and that only lasts for part of the day as we anticipate a wintry mix on the way. Another weather maker is moving in Wednesday and with temps in the upper 30s to low 40s, this will likely start as a wintry mix late afternoon or evening Wednesday, and then change to snow heading into Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve, Day forecastThis scenario could bring some measurable snow on Christmas Eve. Temps will fall through the 30s into the 20s Christmas Eve, and will be in the teens to 20s on Christmas Day.

Snowfall totals expectedAs far as total snowfall is concerned, there will be a steady gradient of diminishing snow totals from east to west. Here’s how I see those totals breaking down:The far east side should receive 2 to 4 inches of total snow. Remember that the Local4Casters weather app has everything you need to prepare you for the two days ahead -- including live radar and a road conditions product. If you’re one of the few who doesn’t have the nation’s best weather app, what are you waiting for? Highs will generally be near 40 degrees (4 to 5 degrees Celsius), with lows generally in the mid to upper 20s (-4 to -2 degrees Celsius).

DETROIT – We are waking up to chilly temps in the 20s and a stiff breeze still, which means some blowing snow is possible in spots. SUNRISE: 7:08 AMToday is the last of the noticeably colder days for the rest of the week as we battle through mostly cloudy skies through the morning hours. Skies will become partly cloudy through the afternoon, but highs will only get into the mid and upper 40s. Thursday may be a bit more cloud filled with low to mid 60s still in sight as we stay dry. There won’t be any meaningful weather makers heading into SE Lower Michigan and Southern Ontario for a week or longer.

Highs will reach the low 70s (22 degrees Celsius) for most of us, so the mild weather continues. Tuesday looks like a spectacular day, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 60s (20 degrees Celsius). Highs near 60 degrees (15 to 16 degrees Celsius). After a frosty start Saturday morning, clouds will increase and we’ll scratch and claw our way barely to 50 degrees (10 degrees Celsius) for a high. Mostly cloudy Saturday night, with lows in the mid 30s (2 to 3 degrees Celsius).

DETROIT – After a weekend with highs in the mid 50s (13 to 14 degrees Celsius), today begins the improvement I promised in last week’s articles. Highs this afternoon will approach 60 degrees (15 to 16 degrees Celsius), so we’re moving in the right direction. Highs near 70 degrees (21 degrees Celsius). Highs in the low 60s (16 degrees Celsius) will still feel plenty pleasant in the sunshine! Mostly sunny on Friday, with highs edging back upward into the mid 60s (18 degrees Celsius).

Highs will range from upper 70s (26 degrees Celsius) south to low 70s (22 degrees Celsius) in parts of the Thumb. Highs in the low to mid 70s (22 to 24 degrees Celsius). Highs in the low to mid 70s (22 to 23 degrees Celsius). Partly cloudy on Friday, with highs in the low 70s (22 degrees Celsius). Highs in the mid 70s (23 to 24 degrees Celsius).

Gretchen Whitmer announced a dramatic loosening of statewide coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on Monday, but some popular businesses will remain closed. MORE FROM ROD MELONI: Broad takeaways from Whitmer lifting state’s stay-at-home orderThe stay-at-home order, which was originally announced in March, has been lifted. Monday’s changes could mean a lot of money staying in Michigan instead of going to other states. Michiganders near the border have started going to Indiana and Ohio for services such as nail and hair salons. Gyms, exercise studios, fitness centers, spas, hair salons and movie theaters are among the businesses that will remain closed.