Not ready to let winter go? The chance of snowflakes is in Metro Detroit’s 4Warn Weather forecast, but so is 70-degree weather.
Thursday night’s skies will be mostly clear to partly cloudy, which will provide good viewing for the overnight lunar eclipse. Lows will be around 35 degrees. Winds will be out of the east and southeast around 5 mph.
The penumbral eclipse will begin at 11:57 p.m. Thursday, which will mean that a light shadow from Earth will begin touching the moon. The partial eclipse will begin at 1:09 a.m., and the moon will begin to look red. The total eclipse will begin at 2:26 a.m., reach maximum eclipse at 2:58 a.m., and end at 2:58 a.m. During the total eclipse, red light from the sun will be refracted through Earth’s atmosphere and cast onto the moon. The partial eclipse will end at 4:47 a.m.
Lunar Eclipse Timeline
Thursday night and Friday morning
11:57 p.m. - Penumbral eclipse begins
1:09 a.m. - Partial eclipse begins
2:26 a.m. - Total eclipse begins
2:58 a.m. - Maximum eclipse
3:31 a.m. Total eclipse ends
4:47 a.m. Partial eclipse ends
6:00 a.m. - Penumbral eclipse ends
Friday
Friday will be partly cloudy with increasing clouds. Highs will be in the upper 60s to 70 degrees. Then, it will become mostly cloudy at night. Lows will be in the lower to mid 50s. Winds will be out of the east during the day and become southeasterly at night at 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Early Saturday morning, showers and a few thunderstorms will begin to roll into Southeast Michigan after 3 a.m. from the west. Detroit will begin to see the rain after 4 a.m. Conditions will be mostly cloudy and windy during much of the day, but showers will return during the evening. A few thunderstorms will be possible, and a couple could become strong. Non-thunderstorm winds will be out of the south at 15 to 25 mph with gusts in excess of 40 mph.
Saturday’s highs will be in the lower 70s. The average high for March 15 is 45 degrees, and the record high is 77 degrees.
After the chance of showers and thunderstorms, the chance of showers will continue into Saturday night. Lows will be in the mid 40s. Southerly winds will be 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Sunday
The chance of showers will stick around for Sunday morning and early afternoon. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy. Cooler air behind the stormy weather will keep highs in the lower to mid 50s. Sunday night’s temperatures will fall back to freezing, with lows around 30 degrees.
Monday
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations will be met with pleasant weather. Under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, temperatures will peak around 50 degrees. Lows will be in the mid to upper 30s.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Highs will increase to the lower 60s for Tuesday and Wednesday. While Tuesday will be partly cloudy, it will be cloudier on Wednesday with a slight chance of rain showers.
The rain will move into Southeast Michigan at night, with lows in the mid 30s.
Thursday
Rain and snow showers will be possible on Thursday, which is the first day of spring. Highs will range from the mid 40s to around 50 degrees.
