Metro Detroit is slated for an early taste of summer Monday as the mercury climbs above normal, but cooler conditions approach after a round of rain sweeps in, the National Weather Service said.
The NWS office in White Lake Township predicts temperatures rising into the mid 70s on Monday, which should be a “true spring day, breezy,” meteorologist Steven Freitag said.
The average high temperature in Detroit for May 4 is 66 degrees.
The warm spell won’t last long. A band of showers could escalate to thunderstorms in southeast Michigan late Monday evening as the system crosses the Great Lakes, NWS said.
Rainfall totals are expected to be modest, but the timing will be enough to cool the region down by early Tuesday.
Behind the front, highs dips back into the 60s on Tuesday, with overnight lows dipping into the 40s.
“There’s going to be renewed showers tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon into the evening,” Freitag said.
What to expect later this week
NWS expects the rest of the week to feature near-to-below normal temperatures and only small chances for additional showers on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Highs are projected to hover near 60.
Another warmup may develop late in the week, but forecasters caution that spring patterns can shift quickly.
May swings follow warm month
Last month ranked as Detroit’s seventh-warmest April on record, continuing a trend of above-normal temperatures in recent years. The city saw frequent stretches of mild days and fewer cold snaps than typical for early spring.
Meteorologists say that while one warm month doesn’t define a long-term pattern, the persistent tendency toward warmer-than-average conditions is consistent with broader climate trends observed across the Great Lakes region.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Metro Detroit starts week warm before rain, cooler conditions
Reporting by Myesha Johnson, The Detroit News / The Detroit News
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