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DETROIT – A cold Arctic front is approaching the area early Friday morning.
At the time of writing this article, (4:00 am on Friday), temperatures ahead are between 30 and 30 degrees (0 to 1 degree Celsius), and temperatures behind the front have already dropped to 20 degrees (-7 degrees Celsius) on Lake Houghton.
As soon as the front passes, our temperatures will drop to around 20 degrees (-4 to -3 degrees Celsius) and will remain almost stable during the day. However, a gust of northwest wind at 10 to 20 mph will keep chills very low in adolescence (-11 degrees Celsius).
There are a few blows of snow accompanying the front, but I don’t expect any buildup for most of us – maybe dust on my thumb.
Today’s sunrise is at 7:55 AM and today’s sunset is at 5:35 PM
It is getting clearer on Friday night, and it will be our coldest winter night yet, with minimum temperatures of 20 ° C (-11 degrees Celsius).
Saturday seems like a fantastic day to go to the slopes, whether you are a skier or snowboarder! We will have mostly sunny skies in the morning and then some high clouds will seep through the afternoon. Highs above 20 ° C (-2 degrees Celsius) will not be very difficult to withstand if we can maintain sunlight. Oh, and the wind will be below 10 mph too!
The clouds increase on Saturday night, with lows close to 20 degrees (-7 degrees Celsius).
Light snow comes on Sunday, and that doesn’t seem like much – an inch or less of accumulation (probably less). Highs close to 30 degrees (-1 degrees Celsius).
I’m starting to see a bit of a trend towards a more common solution in nighttime computer models, and our Monday storm now looks more like a Monday night storm.
I think most of Monday’s day will be dry, with maybe a little snow coming at the end of the day near the state line.
While there are still some slight differences in the models that make a BIG difference in our forecast, it looks like snow will fall north on Monday night. The best chance of seeing several inches of accumulation is between the M-59 / Hall Road and the state line. Certainly, the further south in our area you are, the greater the chances of seeing impacting snow.
Obviously, I cannot be specific about the amount of snow so far in advance – especially with a situation like this storm (an abrupt cut in the snow on its northern edge). But in general, this seems to be a scenario where the thumb reaches only an inch or two, while values close to the status line can approach five or six inches.
Again, this is PRELIMINARY and can change. Fortunately, with Monday evening hours, Brandon and I should be able to be very specific with you on Local 4 News Today Monday morning, as well as on ClickOnDetroit.com and our app.
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