The weekend is ending on a pleasant and mild note in Metro Detroit. Temperatures reached the mid 70s on Sunday afternoon.
Sky conditions will be mostly clear on Sunday night. Lows will be in the upper 40s to 50 degrees in most of Southeast Michigan, but it will be in the lower to mid 40s in the Irish Hills and Ann Arbor area.
Monday
Monday is back to school and work for many people, but Monday will deliver “t-shirts and shorts weather” to Metro Detroit. Temperatures will start off in the 50s in the morning and push into the 70s by early afternoon. Expect highs in the upper 70s to 80 degrees, which is about 20 degrees above normal and record territory. Detroit Metro Airport’s record high for Monday’s date, Oct. 21, is 81 degrees (2007).
Monday night will be mostly clear with lows in the upper 40s to 50 degrees.
Tuesday
Tuesday will still be warm with highs will be in the lower to mid 70s, but there will be a mix of sunshine and clouds. Lows will be in the lower to mid 50s.
Wednesday
Wednesday will bring the chance of an isolated shower as a cold front sweeps across the region. Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy. Highs will be in the mid 60s to 70 degrees.
There are decent odds of dry weather as people celebrate in Downtown Detroit and walk to and from Little Caesars Arena for the Pistons home opener on Wednesday evening.
Wednesday night will be mostly clear. Lows will be in the upper 30s to 40 degrees.
Thursday
By Thursday, as cooler and drier air flows into Metro Detroit behind the cold front, temperatures will only reach the mid 50s. Lows will be around 40 degrees.
Friday
Friday will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
Next Weekend
Temperatures will be near normal next weekend with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. A few rain showers could pop up on Sunday.
Tracking the Tropics
Internationally, Hurricane Oscar made landfall on the northeastern coast of Cuba as a Category One on Sunday. The storm is expected to move over the Bahamas as a tropical storm on Tuesday with heavy rain and gusty winds. Its path is expected to shift and head northeastward over the Atlantic and away from the U.S. mainland.