Weather Forecast Wet For Rest Of Thursday, Friday

METRO DETROIT, MI — It’s not even April, but metropolitan Detroit is being hit with plenty of showers Thursday. The steady rain is going to continue through most of the next few days, according to the National Weather Service.

During the day Thursday, rainfall amounts are expected to reach a quarter to half an inch. An equal amount is likely tonight, and an occasional thunderstorm may pop in scattered areas across the region. Thursday’s high will only reach 44 degrees, the National Weather Service predicted.

As for Friday, expect more of the same. It will be a touch warmer with the high predicted at 51, but up to a half-inch of rain will fall. The rain will finally begin to taper off Friday night, but about a tenth-of-an-inch more wet stuff is expected.

The good news is that the weekend looks to be much nicer with partly sunny conditions and highs of 50-53 degrees on Saturday and Sunday. Here’s a more detailed look at the next few days:

Thursday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 44. East wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 41. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain. High near 51. East wind around 7 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Friday night: Rain likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 36 degrees. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of percipitation is 60 percent.

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