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Strong to severe thunderstorms possible in Metro Detroit over the next few days

Thunderstorm chances continue into the start of next week before drier weather moves into the region

Strong to severe thunderstorms return to the forecast in Metro Detroit from Sunday, and into the start of next week on Monday as well (WDIV)

4Warn WeatherSUNDAY: Partly cloudy skies, a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Some could be strong to severe. High: 88.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low: 70.

MONDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy skies, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some could be strong to severe in the late afternoon and evening. High: 89.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some could be strong to severe early. Low: 68.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy skies, a chance of a few rain showers. High: 84.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear skies. Cooler temperatures. Low: 62.


After plenty of sunshine to start the weekend on Saturday, we’ve increased the cloud cover a bit overnight last night into this morning, and after a nice dry stretch of weather, thunderstorms return to the forecast looking ahead into the end of the weekend.

We will continue with sunshine and some clouds, looking ahead into the end of the weekend on Sunday, but we do start to look ahead to our next chance of showers and thunderstorms for some of us in the afternoon and evening. The Storm Prediction Center has expanded, and now placed the entire region under a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) for severe weather on Sunday. Damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall will be the primary threats with any thunderstorms that develop. High temperatures warming into the upper 80s to near 90° by Sunday afternoon.

Thunderstorms return to the forecast, looking ahead into the start of next week on Monday. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire region under a Slight Risk (2 out of 5) on our severe weather scale on Monday as we watch an area of low pressure work through the state. As of right now, damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall would be the primary threats, but we will continue to fine tune that forecast as we look ahead into the weekend. There is the potential for an organized severe weather threat as we as look into Monday. With that in mind, we have declared a 4Warn Weather Alert for Monday afternoon & evening.

Once that system moves off to the east, we will keep the chance of a few showers and thunderstorms into the forecast on Tuesday, but I do not think the day will be a washout. High temperatures warming into the middle 80s by Tuesday afternoon, then expect more sunshine by the middle of next week on Wednesday. High temperatures warming into the lower 80s by Wednesday afternoon.

Drier weather continues into the second half of next week as well. Mostly sunny skies will give way to a mixture of sunshine and clouds looking ahead into the end of next week on Friday. High temperatures will cool down a bit as well. High temperatures into the low to mid 80s can be expected.

Our next chance of showers and thunderstorms after what we are looking at to start the week, doesn’t arrive until we look ahead to the start of next weekend on Saturday. High temperatures warming back up into the mid-80s by Saturday afternoon.