4Warn Weather – SATURDAY: Mostly sunny skies. A few flakes are possible North. High: 25.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear skies. Much colder temperatures. Low: 8.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy skies, continued cold. High: 25.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies, increasing clouds. Mostly cloudy late. Low: 19.

MONDAY: Cloudy skies. Snow develops in the late afternoon and evening. High: 33.

After a wintry end of the week with snow for most of the region, we will get a break from the snow with some much-needed sunshine looking ahead into the upcoming weekend.

The clouds have thinned out overnight last night into this morning, and I’m expecting lots of sunshine looking ahead throughout our Saturday. There may be a few more clouds in some of our northern communities up into the thumb, with a few snowflakes possible thanks to the northwesterly flow that will continue for the start of the weekend. High temperatures warming below freezing throughout the day, only heading for the middle 20s by the time we get to Saturday afternoon.

Mainly clear skies will be expected overnight tonight, and that will allow temperatures to drop pretty fast. Overnight low is dropping into the single digits, with windshields also going into the single digits overnight Saturday night into early on Sunday morning.

Looking ahead to the end of the weekend on Sunday, we will keep some sunshine into the forecast with a little more cloud cover sticking around as well. High temperature is remaining below freezing, only in the middle 20s by Sunday afternoon.

Our next chain of winter weather moves back into the region, looking ahead into the start of next week, we will see another area of low pressure move towards the region, and that will overspread snow into the region Monday afternoon into Monday evening. High temperature is warming up to right around the freezing mark, end of the lower 30s by Monday afternoon.

Then, dry weather sticks around, looking ahead into Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for Tuesday and Wednesday. Mostly cloudy skies can be expected both days, high temperatures continuing to warm, into the upper 30s both days.

The cloud cover sticks around for Thursday, before rain showers are back into the forecast, looking ahead into the end of next week on Friday. The warming trend continues into the end of next week. It temperatures are expected to warm into the lower 40s both Thursday and Friday.

DETROIT – Members of local Community Violence Intervention (CVI) groups across the city of Detroit are working to make sure some of the families in the areas they serve are not ignored this holiday season.

Organizations, including Detroit Friends and Family, Force Detroit, and 55th Foundation, are hosting Christmas Toy Giveaway events.

CVI groups are committed to helping reduce gun violence and other crimes while addressing community challenges in specific target zones, or hot spots, across the city.

“We’re letting the people know how to put down guns and, more than likely, pick up a hammer,” explained Michael Rogers of 55th Foundation. “We help them do some work.”

Members of local CVI groups said they are seeing positive results by forming relationships with neighbors and businesses.

They are helping residents access critical resources and providing support in areas where some residents believe neighbors have been ignored or neglected.

The work of local CVI groups has resulted in up to an 83% reduction in gun violence in some areas, according to city of Detroit leaders.

“The work is proactive,” said Darrell Ewing of Detroit Friends and Family. “We do the work that the police can’t do. We stop the crime before it happens, and we mediate with the youngsters, and we push them into purpose, where they don’t have to worry about feuding and warring.”

This holiday season, 55th Foundation is hosting a Christmas Toy Giveaway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, at Carmen’s, 14650 Gratiot Avenue.

Detroit Friends and Family is partnering with rapper Icewear Vezzo and Detroit Lions player Za’Darius Smith

for its Christmas Toy Giveaway scheduled for Monday, Dec. 23, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Impact Church located at 12844 Elmdale Street.

The group said Smith was also helping them give away a car to a family in need during their event.

“To actually get into the free raffle you have to send a video in to @MrBeatTheOdds on Instagram,” Ewing said. “Let the people know this is why I’m in dire need of this car and why.”

The CVI groups said the holiday events are their way of giving back this holiday season and looking out for the communities they serve.