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Cold temps stick around this weekend after first snowfall of season in Metro Detroit

Friday, Saturday highs in upper 40s

Wind chills will be in the lower to mid 20s on Thursday night and Friday morning in Southeast Michigan. (WDIV)

4Warn Weather – Did you see snow today?

Metro Detroit got its first snowfall of the season on Thursday.

Metro Detroit Airport picked up a dusting of snow, or 0.1 inches, in the morning. The Romulus weather observation station also reported its first freeze of the season.

The thermometer recorded 32 degrees at 8:24 a.m. Nov. 21. This is the latest date for the first freeze of the season on record for the official climate observing station of Metro Detroit.

Nov. 21, 2024 marked the latest date for the first freeze of the season on record for the official climate observing station of Metro Detroit in Romulus. (WDIV)

[Several other Southeast Michigan communities had already recorded freezing temperatures, including lows in the 20s, this season.]

A few scattered rain and snow showers will move across Southeast Michigan through evening. Due to warm ground temperatures, accumulation is not expected.

Air temperatures will be colder. Red Wings fans, who attend the game at Little Caesars Arena, will have to brace for evening temperatures in the mid 30s and wind chills in the upper 20s and lower 30s. People will encounter sprinkles and flurries.

The rain and snow showers will diminish during the evening. Thursday night will be mostly cloudy with a few spots of patchy fog and mist.

Wind chills will be in the lower to mid 20s on Thursday night and Friday morning in Southeast Michigan. (WDIV)

Temperatures will tumble to the lower 30s. Wind chills will be in the lower to mid 20s. Winds will be out of the northwest at 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Friday

Friday will bring more rain showers, including some wet snow mixed in at times. While all of Southeast Michigan will have a chance of rain, the chance will be better north of I-696. Otherwise, it will be cloudy, cool, and windy. Highs will be in the mid 40s, which is normal. Winds out of the north-northwest at 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph, will make it feel even cooler. Wind chill values will be in the 20s in the morning and lower to mid 30s in the afternoon.

Friday night, plan for the chance of a spotty shower. Lows will be around 40 degrees.

Saturday and Sunday

This weekend will be mostly cloudy, but a stray shower will be possible on Saturday, mainly near the Lake Huron shoreline.

Saturday and Sunday’s highs will be mid to upper 40s.

A few rain showers will develop late Sunday night into Monday morning.

Monday

A few more rain showers will be possible during the day Monday. Highs will get back into the lower 50s. Monday night’s lows will be in the lower to mid 30s.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Tuesday and Wednesday, which are expected to be very busy travel days, will be mostly cloudy with highs in the lower to mid 40s.

Thursday, or Thanksgiving, will be mostly cloudy and cool. Morning temperatures will be in the 30s with an afternoon high around 40 degrees. While most of Southeast Michigan will remain dry, a stray shower is possible. The Ohio Valley will have a better chance of rain.


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Ron is a Detroiter and MSU grad who has a tremendous passion for meteorology. He joined the 4Warn Weather Team in March 2023.

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