The event raised more than $15,000 and brought in thousands of socks and towels and hundreds of blankets.

Mother Nature helps with any recovery effort and just plain old good times with family and friends outdoors, today.

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

Midweek SnowOur one decent shot at snow this week arrives Wednesday. Even in the Metro and South Zones, any snow showers will accumulate less than one inch. There’s a fading chance at a rain or snow shower Saturday as a cold front falls apart as it approaches. Beyond that, there are no significant cooldowns, so expect to stay above normal all next week. Track the live Michigan Weather Radar here· Track severe weather alerts here· Submit storm photos here· Find more weather forecast articles at Weather Center

The Heat and Warmth Fund, or THAW, continues to provide assistance with utility bills and to help these people during a very difficult time in their lives. “Any season is bad when you can’t afford utilities,” said Brandi Turner THAW Utility Assistance Center Manager. Tuesday THAW Telethon -- 800-866-8429As of 6 p.m. Tuesday a total of $68,350 was raised with the goal of reaching $100,000 by the evening. To donate to the Gift of Warmth telethon, click here: https://thawfund.org/donate/online/All day Tuesday, Local 4 viewers can help THAW keep the lights and heat on for these families by donating to the Gift of Warmth telethon. Every dollar donated will be used to help pay utility bills.

And we don’t mean just cold temperatures. Weekend SnowWe’ll spend the first half of the weekend dry with mostly cloudy skies. Even though we expect some of this to be rain, it looks like a lot more could be wet snow. Whatever combination of rain and snow this delivers, the precipitation should transition back to a mix and then rain by late afternoon, before ending during the evening. We’ll stay dry throughout Thursday with more clouds than sun.

But we get another day of unseasonable warmth without the winds on Friday, before a half-wet weekend. Warmth PersistsWith average highs in the upper 40s, getting highs in the mid 60s seems like a gift. Typical NovemberThe cold air behind that front will have temperatures struggling to hit 50 on Saturday, and reaching only the mid 40s on Sunday. Dry conditions persist until daybreak on Sunday. That includes Thanksgiving Thursday when highs will reach the mid 40s under mostly cloudy skies.

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