As temperatures fluctuate in Metro Detroit throughout this week, expect dangerously cold temperatures to follow.
Looking ahead into the first half of next week, it looks like we could see some of the coldest air we have seen yet this winter moving into the region.
Subzero temperatures
Most major model data shows that the cold outbreak will move in late Sunday into Monday, then stick around into Wednesday. If this happens, we could see high temperatures into the single digits and lower teens, with overnight lows near or below zero, which is where we are forecasting temperatures to go as of right now. Once you factor in the wind, wind chills could go as low as -15° to -25° from Monday through Wednesday Morning, which would allow frostbite to occur in a short period of time if skin is left exposed to these temperatures.
- High Temperatures (Monday & Tuesday): 5° to 10°
- Low Temperatures (Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Night): 3° to -8°
- Wind Chills Sunday Night-Monday Morning: -10° to -20°
- Wind Chills Monday Morning-Monday Evening: -10° to -15°
- Wind Chills Monday Night-Tuesday Morning: -15° to -25°
- Wind Chills Tuesday Morning-Tuesday Evening: -10° to -20°
- Wind Chills Tuesday Night-Wednesday Morning: -5° to -15°
When temperatures and wind chills go this low, there is the potential for school delays and/or closures due to the dangerous cold. Stay tuned for continued updates over the next few days and into the weekend. There will be some adjustments to the forecast over the next few days, so stay tuned for updates.
We will keep the cloud cover into the forecast, looking ahead to the start of next week as well. No major wintry systems are in the forecast, but with the northwesterly flow bringing in this Arctic outbreak, we will hold onto the chance of a few snowflakes and/or flurries in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday.
