Metro Detroit Welcomes Warmth
DETROIT (WWJ) - Spring is in the air. Not officially, but it feels like spring, Thursday, in Southeast Michigan.
AccuWeather forecaster Dave Bowers says Metro Detroit is in for a very mild day — with temperatures rising to about 15 degrees above normal to a high around 60 — for the first time this year.
We could see a couple of rain showers Thursday night into Friday as a front slips through, but, other than that, Bowers says we'll see cloudy skies as the warmer temps continue, before dropping a bit, back into the upper 40s, for the weekend.
The warmth will be bounded by areas from Houston, northward to Chicago, eastward to Boston, New York and Jacksonville and beyond.
AccuWeather's Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said the potential is there for some of the warmest weather since last fall for portions of the South, Midwest and the Northeast Thursday into Saturday.
Not only will Friday be the warmest day yet this year for Philadelphia, but it could also end up being the warmest day for the date on record. The temperature is forecast to rise near the record high of 78 degrees, which was set in 1989.
As fine-tune your St. Patrick's Day and weekend plans, be sure to stay tuned to WWJ Newsradio 950 for the latest, every 10 minutes on the 8s, 24-hours a day.
Here's the Forecast:
Thursday – Partly sunny during the morning. Mostly cloudy during the afternoon. Highs 59 to 63. South winds 5 to 15 mph…becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night – Cloudy during the evening. Partly cloudy overnight. A chance of light showers. Lows 50 to 54. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph…turning to west late. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday – Partly sunny during the morning. Mostly cloudy during the afternoon. A chance of light rain late. Highs 57 to 61. Lows 30 to 34. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday – Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 49. Lows 27 to 31.
Sunday – Partly sunny. Highs 45 to 49. A 40 percent chance of rain overnight. Lows 34 to 38.
