Get ready for a warmer and wet week in Metro Detroit.
Sunday’s high of 35 degrees was the highest temperature recorded at Detroit Metro Airport since Feb. 3, when the temperature reached 43 degrees. Feb. 3 is also the only date this month, which had a high of more than three degrees above the average high.
What’s normal?
The average high is 32 degrees for the first couple of days of the month and 33 degrees by February 3. The average highs for the final week of February are 38 to 39 degrees.
Through Feb. 23, high temperatures were at least three degrees cooler than the daily average high on 15 days at Detroit Metro Airport.
The workweek will see temperatures near normal and above normal in Southeast Michigan.
Monday
As temperatures settle into the mid to upper 20s on Sunday night and Monday morning, clouds will increase and skies will become partly cloudy. Winds will be out of the south-southwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday’s highs will range from 40 degrees in Port Huron to 45 degrees in Adrian. Many Metro Detroit communities will have highs of 43 to 44 degrees, which is the warmest in three weeks. Besides being milder, it will be mostly cloudy and breezy. Winds will be out of the south-southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Gusts as high as 35 mph will be possible during the late morning and early afternoon in the Thumb.
Monday night will be mostly cloudy, but an area of rain will skirt the lower Great Lakes and clip Southeast Michigan after midnight. These rain showers will be possible into early Tuesday. Overnight lows will be around 35 degrees.
Tuesday
Once the rain showers exit on Tuesday morning, Southeast Michigan will be left with mostly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the lower to mid 40s.
Tuesday night, skies will be mostly cloudy. Lows will be in the upper 20s to 30 degrees.
Wednesday
Melting snow and rainwater will lead to standing water on some sidewalks and roads on Wednesday. Rain showers will be possible from late morning until night. There will be a chance of a few snow showers, especially north. Expect lows in the upper 20s to 30 degrees.
Pothole Central
The rainwater and melting snow, combined with the freeze-thaw cycle, will help potholes to form during the week.
Thursday
Metro Detroit will have a chance of rain showers Thursday morning, and the Thumb will have a chance of snow showers. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy. Expect highs around 40 degrees and lows in the upper 20s to 30 degrees.
Friday
Friday’s skies will range from partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. Highs will be around 40 degrees. While skies will be mostly cloudy at night, a couple of snow showers cannot be ruled out. Lows will range from the mid 20s to 30 degrees.
Saturday
Next Saturday, March 1, plan for the chance of rain and snow showers as a low-pressure system glides across the Great Lakes region. Highs will be in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Lows will be in the teens to lower 20s.
Next Sunday
We will have sunshine on Sunday. Skies will be partly cloudy, and highs will be around 30 degrees.
Looking Ahead
Another sign that spring is near, includes the countdown to needing to “spring forward.” Daylight Saving Time will begin on Sunday, March 9. The spring equinox will occur on the morning of Thursday, March 20, 2025.