DETROIT – Good Wednesday afternoon.
Morning rain showers will become widely scattered and minimal this afternoon.
High temperatures will head into the low and mid 50s under mostly cloudy skies. An occasional area of drizzle possible. The winds will be picking up today, moving S at 10-15 mph, gusting to 20-25 mph at times.
Stronger, more dangerous winds will start cranking later tonight.
Wednesday wind advisory
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for all of SE Michigan, and this includes our family and friends in Southern Ontario. The advisory begins at 10 p.m. Wednesday and lasts all the way through Thursday afternoon. Warming winds from the South will be blowing at 15-30 mph, and we will likely see gusts of 40-50mph again. That makes traveling more hazardous due to blowing or flying debris, and sporadic power outages are possible -- if not likely -- again.
The advisory comes just days after strong winds caused widespread power outages and damage cross the region.
Today’s sunset is at 5:02 p.m.
Extra warm Thursday
We will stay with the mild air again on Thursday, as we take aim at 60 degrees or warmer.
Again, the winds will be problematic all day, but we expect very little precipitation. There will be a frontal passage in the mid morning that may spark a few rain showers.
Most of Thursday will be partly sunny and blustery. And, it will be the last day with such warm air around Metro Detroit.
Cold returns Friday
Friday is the beginning of a colder stretch, with morning lows in the 20s to near 30 degrees and then highs near 40 degrees. A wintry mix Friday night should become more of a snow issue by Saturday morning, and we may have some minor accumulation that could slow down some of your holiday shopping. Be careful!
Sunday will be brighter and drier, with temps in the mid 20s to mid 30s.
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