What to know:
- Highs will reach the lower 60s, with overnight temperatures falling into the 40s and some upper 30s possible farther north.
- Forecasters expect a mix of clouds and sunshine with an east-southeast breeze of 5 to 10 mph.
- Highs will rebound to around 70 degrees as warmer air moves into Southeast Michigan.
- Highs are expected to reach the lower to mid-70s, with a high near 74 degrees possible. A stray shower cannot be ruled out.
- Highs should remain in the upper 60s.
- Saturday’s high is expected to reach the upper 60s, with temperatures remaining in the 60s during evening trick-or-treating.
4Warn Weather – Metro Detroit gets a brief reminder that it is late October on Tuesday, but the cooler weather will not stick around for long.
Temperatures tumble into the lower 60s Tuesday before a quick warmup sends highs back near 70 degrees Wednesday and into the lower to mid-70s Thursday. Then, attention turns to Halloween, with an increasingly encouraging forecast for trick-or-treaters.
A cooler Tuesday
You may want the jacket again Tuesday morning.
Temperatures overnight will fall into the 40s across much of Metro Detroit, with some upper 30s possible farther north. Detroit Metro Airport is forecast to drop into the lower 40s.
Tuesday afternoon will be noticeably cooler than Monday, with a high in the lower 60s in Metro Detroit. Communities farther north may stay in the 50s.
The day remains dry, with a mixture of clouds and sunshine and an east-southeast breeze around 5 to 10 mph.
Then comes a fast warmup
The cooler air will not last long.
Highs rebound to around 70 degrees Wednesday as winds turn more southerly and warmer air spreads back into Southeast Michigan.
Thursday looks even warmer, with Metro Detroit climbing into the lower to mid-70s. A forecast high around 74 degrees would put temperatures more than 15 degrees above normal for this point in October.
There is a chance for a stray shower Thursday, but much of the day should remain dry.
Temperatures ease slightly Friday but remain mild, with highs around the upper 60s.
Halloween forecast looking increasingly favorable
Halloween falls on Saturday this year, and the early trick-or-treat forecast looks pretty comfortable by late-October standards.
High temperatures are expected to reach the upper 60s Saturday before settling into the 60s during the evening.
Right now, mainly dry conditions are expected during the heart of trick-or-treating. A shower chance could develop later Saturday night, but the better opportunity for rain appears to hold off until Sunday.
That timing will continue to be fine-tuned as Halloween gets closer.
Don’t forget to fall back
Halloween weekend also brings the end of daylight saving time.
Clocks move back one hour early Sunday, Nov. 1, giving people an extra hour of sleep.
This year’s calendar puts the time change on the earliest date possible. Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday of November, and this year that Sunday happens to be Nov. 1.
The change will be noticeable in the evening. Sunset in Detroit is around 6:28 p.m. Saturday, but after the time change, sunset comes around 5:26 p.m. Sunday.
So while Halloween evening should stay relatively mild, much earlier sunsets return immediately afterward.
Keep checking back with the 4Warn Weather Team as we continue to fine-tune the Halloween forecast and the timing of our next rain chance.
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