Pleasant, cool, dry weather this Labor Day weekend in Metro Detroit

This Labor Day weekend’s weather will be splendid in Metro Detroit.

The weather will be ideal for hanging out at the Romeo Peach Festival, Soaring Eagle Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak, the Detroit Jazz Festival in Hart Plaza and Cadillac Square, parades, and any other events.

Skies will be mostly clear Saturday night with lows around 60 degrees in Southeast Michigan. Winds will be around 5 mph.

Sunday

Sunday will be a fun day for going to the park or beach, grilling, or simply relaxing on the patio. A cold front will move through the area and reinforce the cool, dry air on the first day of meteorological fall in the Northern Hemisphere. (The first day of astrological fall is September 22.)

Skies will be mostly sunny on Sunday morning, but clouds will increase in the afternoon. Under a mix of sunshine and clouds, highs will be in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees in Detroit, Adrian, Monroe, Dearborn, and Warren. Temperatures will top out in the mid 70s in Ann Arbor, Howell, Flint, Troy, and Macomb Township. It will be in the lower 70s in much of the Thumb. Expect a northwesterly breeze from 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Sunday night, we will be able to open the windows and get crisp air. Under partly cloudy skies, lows will be in the mid 50s.

Labor Day

The cooldown will continue into Labor Day. Monday will be mostly sunny as a high-pressure system centers itself over the state. Highs will only be in the lower 70s. The average high for Labor Day is 79 degrees. Light winds will be out of the north at 5 to 10 mph.

Monday night will be great weather for a bonfire. Skies will be mostly clear with lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s.

Tuesday and Wednesday

A dry stretch will last for several days, but temperatures will gradually rise back to normal.

Highs will be in the mid 70s on Tuesday and near 80 degrees on Wednesday. Both days will bring lots of sunshine.

Thursday and Friday

Thursday will warm into the lower 80s with partly cloudy skies. The chance of showers will return at night.

The chance of showers will continue Friday, and there will be a lower chance on Saturday. Temperatures will drop sharply into next weekend. Highs will only be in the 60s on Saturday in many Southeast Michigan communities.

With mostly sunny skies, temperatures will warm back to around normal by midweek.