Metro Detroit’s Hottest Summer on Record: First Day of School Forecast

Metro Detroit is entering the last weeks of what has been the hottest summer on record, according to the National Weather Service. And the next few days will be a reminder of that, with temperatures in the upper 80s.

“Even though we didn’t set records for (number of) 90-degree days, it was just consistently warm through the summer months,” meteorologist Dave Kook told The Detroit News.

That’s despite the fact that a 100-degree day was never recorded this summer, Kook said, noting summer’s highest temperature was 98 degrees, reached on July 23.

Warm overnight temperatures — lows in the upper 60s and lower 70s — raised the average temperature, he said.

More heat is on the way. Here’s the seven-day forecast for Metro Detroit from the National Weather Service:

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90; southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74; west southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. west southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75; southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms; mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms; partly sunny, with a high near 80. Friday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely; mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms; mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

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