DETROIT – Happy Friday!
The skies over Pure Michigan will be similar to Thursday’s with just a few more clouds coming and going.
We will definitely see more sun than clouds, allowing our afternoon high temperatures to climb into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. Winds will be on the lighter side, moving ESE at 5-12 mph -- which means some of our east side communities will be a degree or two cooler as those winds pump dry air off of the big lakes.
It will be comfortable for afternoon activities all around, with no excuses from your Local4Casters. Get out there and enjoy a really nice end of the work and school week (even though we will still be about five degrees below average).
Today’s sunset is at 8:31 p.m.
Warmer Saturday
Saturday will be the better day of our weekend as we say goodbye to April and welcome in May.
Saturday sunshine will fade quickly in the morning, bringing in high clouds that will keep filling in throughout the day. We should still see high temps in the lower 60s under partly sunny to overcast skies into the afternoon. The winds will be a bit stronger, moving ESE at 7-15 mpg, gusting to 20-25 mph at times. Again, those winds will keep east siders just a touch cooler.
Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase late Saturday and especially Sunday morning.
Rain chances Sunday
We will see garden variety rain and isolated thundershowers through Sunday morning, with touch and go shower chances into the afternoon as well.
Highs should take off to near 70 degrees with some sunshine in between showers.
So, Saturday is the better day to get some yard work done, or just doing a little playing outside. Sunday won’t be a washout, but it may be difficult to dodge some of the showers and really get anything accomplished outside.
Next week preview
Next week’s weather pattern looks active without a huge swing in temperatures again. We should be done with the deep freeze for the rest of the season as the long range forecast data doesn’t show any signs of a rare May chill. So it’s mainly mid 60s here in Metro Detroit all of next week with shower chances Tuesday, dry Wednesday, and more showers on Thursday into Friday as May comes in a little bit like a lion.
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