DETROIT – There’s a risk of severe weather Saturday in Metro Detroit, as strong storms could develop later in the day.
Saturday storms
Saturday starts off dry, but the rain and storm chances arrive by the evening and could last into the early overnight hours.
Some of the storms could be strong to severe. All of Southeast Michigan is under a level 2 of 5 risk for severe weather.
Damaging winds and heavy rainfall are the primary threats, but some storms could produce hail and even an isolated tornado.
High temperatures rebound back into the lower 80s by Saturday afternoon.
Sunday weather
Any rain showers will move out before sunrise on Sunday, so we will dry things out for the end of the weekend, as high pressure builds back into the region for the end of the weekend.
High temperatures remain in the lower 80s by the end of the weekend on Sunday.
Next week’s forecast
A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected as we start next week on Monday, temperatures remaining near where we should be for the end of July heading into the lower 80s on Monday, before mostly cloudy skies can be expected and we start to warm things up once again.
High pressure builds into the region with plenty of sunshine for Tuesday before a little more cloud cover works into the region by Wednesday. High temperatures into the middle 80s on Tuesday give way to the 90s by Wednesday.
Another upper-level ridge of high pressure will build in south of the region. This will act as our heat pump, sending plenty of heat and humidity into the region from Wednesday through the end of next week.
High temperatures will soar back into the 90s once again from Thursday and into next Friday, but once you factor in the humidity, we are looking at the potential for another round of heat index values into the upper 90s to possibly lower 100s.
With the region also on the edge of that upper-level ridge of high pressure, it puts us in the favorable track for chances for showers and thunderstorms as well, so we will keep those into the forecast from Thursday and into next Friday.
