Metro Detroit Weekend Weather Forecast: Cold, Wet

So much for the warm fall, Metro Detroit. Temperatures have dipped way below normal — the average high is still 50 degrees — and it’s not going to warm up much all weekend.

Friday will be the coldest day, according to the National Weather Service. Look for a high of just 30 with a bone-chilling low of 22. For the first time this season, “wind chill” comes into play, too, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Here’s a closer look at the forecast:

Friday: Scattered flurries before 1 pm. Sunny, with a high near 30. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday (Veterans Day): Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday: A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and 11am, then a chance of rain after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

The “warming trend” will continue Monday with a high of 44 under mostly sunny skies, the National Weather Service says.

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