Temperatures will climb to around 80 degrees this weekend before surging close to 90 degrees Monday, giving the region its first extended taste of summerlike warmth and humidity.
As warmer air settles in, the forecast also calls for several opportunities for showers and thunderstorms from this weekend through early next week.
Comfortable conditions will make for a great end to the workweek in Metro Detroit, with light winds and a pleasant spring feel across the area.
Temperatures will climb steadily through the weekend and into next week, with highs nearing 80 degrees Saturday and Sunday before potentially pushing into the upper 80s by Monday and Tuesday.
A much more noticeable warmup arrives this weekend. Highs will be in the mid-80s Saturday and Sunday, with even warmer weather possible early next week.
Afternoon highs are reaching only the low to mid-60s on Thursday, which is about 5 to 10 degrees below normal. However, it’s definitely an improvement from yesterday.
Metro Detroit is about to experience its warmest stretch of weather since the first week of October, marking a dramatic turnaround after weeks of chilly spring temperatures.
Cloudy and cool conditions hold through your Wednesday with a stray shower chance and gusty winds.
Wednesday will feel noticeably cooler and breezy behind the front. High temperatures may struggle to climb much beyond the mid 50s in Metro Detroit, while communities farther north could remain even cooler at times under mostly cloudy skies.
A Freeze Warning remains in effect for the Thumb region, while a Frost Advisory covers the remainder of Southeast Michigan through 8 a.m.
Metro Detroit is in for another cold night, with frost and near freezing temperatures possible early Tuesday morning before a wetter pattern arrives Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The Detroit National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne, Livingston, Oakland, and Genesee counties from midnight tonight until 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Scattered rain and possibly strong storms will develop across southeast Michigan Saturday afternoon.
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A Frost Advisory remains in effect until 8 a.m. for all counties in Southeast Michigan except Macomb, Wayne and Monroe.
A Frost Advisory remains in effect overnight for parts of Metro Detroit, including Oakland, Livingston, Washtenaw, Lenawee, and St. Clair counties, as unseasonably cold air continues across southeast Michigan.
Showers continue in Monroe County but will finally end overnight. The next few days will all be pretty similar with temps below average in the upper 50s and a chance of showers from time to time across Metro Detroit.
Scattered showers continue this afternoon and evening, especially south of I-94. Temperatures are about 15 to 20 degrees cooler than Monday, when we had highs in the mid-70s.
After a beautiful start to the workweek, the chance of stormy weather increases as the evening progresses.
The primary window for potential severe storms is between 6 PM and midnight. An isolated storm could produce damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and large hail up to 1 inch.
Below average temperatures continue through the weekend, before we warm-up briefly for the start of next week
A freeze warning has been issued for the entire Lower Peninsula, with the 4Warn Weather team cautioning that temperatures could dip into the mid-20s to low 30s overnight.
Temperatures in the 30s tonight in our Northeastern Communities will give way to temperatures that could dip below freezing by Saturday morning, potentially leading to patchy frost in the advisory area on Friday Morning and the potential for another freeze by the time we get to Saturday morning.
A chilly night ahead with lows in the upper 40s. Overnight skies will remain cloudy with a few passing showers early. Lows stay in the mid to upper 40s.
It’s always a little tempting for some to plant a little early, hoping we are done with the frost/freeze season. Not this year, folks!
An abnormally warm and mostly quiet stretch across Southeast Michigan is coming to an end as a more unsettled pattern develops heading into Friday and the weekend.
We will be mostly dry today with sunshine and seventies. An isolated shower or thunderstorm chance returns west of I-75/US-23.
Warm sunshine returns Thursday before rain chances increase heading into Friday and the weekend across Southeast Michigan.
Southeast Michigan saw some sunshine this morning and midday. As a cold front sinks across the region, we’ll introduce the chance for rain this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms are possible, but nothing severe is expected.
The majority of Southeast Michigan will be under a Freeze Warning tonight and stay chilly tomorrow before warmer air arrives
A Freeze Warning is in effect Sunday night into Monday morning as temperatures go well below freezing overnight...
Overnight low temperatures will drop into the 30s by Sunday Morning; 20s by Monday Morning
Showers and thunderstorms will move through Metro Detroit to start the weekend, but the threat for severe weather is expected to remain mainly west of Southeast Michigan.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Lenawee and Monroe counties until 9 p.m. A Flood Watch remains in effect for all of Metro Detroit until 2 a.m. Friday, April 17, 2026.
The calendar says April, but Michigan’s early severe weather is happening because the atmosphere has been acting more like late spring/early summer.
The calendar says April, but Michigan’s early severe weather is happening because the atmosphere has been acting more like late spring/early summer.
All of Southeast Michigan is under a slight (level 2) risk for severe thunderstorms. Storms will be capable of producing wind gusts to 60 mph, large hail, isolated tornadoes and flooding.
There are storm chances five of the next six days in Metro Detroit, and we’ve got a look at some of the early timing and when the risks are greatest.
High temperatures will remain well above average into next week with the active forecast