Bundle Up! Coldest Weather Of The Winter On The Way To Metro Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) - Just when you thought it couldn't get any colder, it will be getting colder in Southeast Michigan.
Forecasters say metro Detroiters should prepare for the most frigid weather of this season this week; and it looks like the worst of it will hit this weekend.
"Saturday and Sunday mornings we could be challenging record lows which are in the 5 to 10 below zero range — and that's air temperature, not real-feel temperature," said WWJ AccuWeather Meteorologist Dr. Joe Sobel. "So, get those parkas and gloves and scarves ready to go."
In the meantime, some snow will fall in southeast Michigan.
Sobel says to expect a light dusting, perhaps up to an inch, on Wednesday when temperatures will rise to a relatively balmy 32 to 33 degrees in the afternoon, before turning sharply colder overnight, with a low of 11 degrees and a real-feel of 20 below zero by daybreak.
More bad news: The ice-cold air will stick around during the day Thursday, as the temperature won't go up more than a couple of degrees.
Metro Detroiters should expect a couple more inches of snow on Friday, AccuWeather says, when the high temperature will get up to 19 degrees before dropping down, down, down for the weekend.
Here's the detailed forecast from the CBS Detroit weather team:
Wednesday: Cloudy with snow. High 36F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Accumulation less than one inch.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy skies. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low 11F. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday: Partly cloudy and windy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 11F. Winds NW at 20 to 30 mph.
Thursday Night: Mainly clear skies. Low -1F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 21F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Occasional snow showers. Low near 15F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60%. 1 to 3 inches expected.
Saturday: Cloudy with gusty winds. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High near 20F. Winds NW at 20 to 30 mph.
Saturday Night: A few clouds from time to time. Gusty winds diminish after midnight. Low -2F. Winds NW at 20 to 30 mph.
Sunday: Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High 6F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night: A few clouds overnight. Low near -5F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
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