Memorial Day Weekend Forecast, Weather in the Week Ahead in Metro Detroit

DETROIT, MI – It’s going to feel like summer in Metro Detroit over the next several days and over the Memorial Day weekend, setting up what meteorologists say will be a hotter than normal summer.

Daytime highs in the 70s and 80s and overnight lows in the 50s and 60s are forecast throughout the period.

At this point, it looks like you may have to plan outdoor Memorial Day Weekend plans around a thunderstorm or two.

Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist, for The Weather Company, an IBM Business, said the last half-dozen summers have been the hottest six-year stretch in the last 120 years, barely eclipsing the very hot 1930s.

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One reason for this summer’s expected heat is the a historically strong El Niño event that is weakening rapidly.

“We should transition into La Niña conditions by late summer.” Crawford said.

Well-above-average temperatures are expected this summer for the northern tier of states from the Pacific Northwest into the northern and central Plains, Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

The northern Plains and Upper Midwest are forecast to see temperatures the farthest above average, Crawford said.

In the short-term, here’s how Accuweather sees the forecast through Memorial Weekend:

Monday: Pleasant with sunshine and a high of 77 and overnight low of 51.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 82 and an overnight low of 64.

Wednesday: Periods of sunshine with a chance of a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 63.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms possible, with a high of 79 and a low of 64.

Friday: Partly sunny with thunderstorms possible, with a high of 82 and a low of 68.

Saturday: Thunderstorms possible, with a high of 87, low of 66.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with thunderstorms possible and a high of 84 and low of 62.

Monday, Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with thunderstorms possible and a high of 80 and low of 59.