Seasonable weather returns to Metro Detroit, rain chances increases late week

The cool, breezy weekend is coming to a close with clearing skies.

A few communities picked up light rain on Sunday, but it was nothing like 10 years ago on this date. On Aug. 11, 2014, four to six inches of rain fell in as little as four hours across Metro Detroit and caused major flooding. The hardest hit communities were in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. Detroit Metro Airport received a record 4.57 inches. This is the second highest single-day rainfall total ever recorded at the observation station. The all-time record is 4.74 inches, which was set on July 31, 1925.

Sunday night, it will be cool with partly cloudy to mostly clear skies. While Detroit and neighboring communities, including Dearborn, River Rouge, Warren, Hazel Park, Eastpointe and Harper Woods, will be in the upper-50s overnight, temperatures will fall to the mid-50s in most of Southeast Michigan. Winds will subside to 5 to 10 mph out of the west-northwest.

Monday

The temperatures will return to normal for the workweek, which is 82 degrees.

It will be partly cloudy on Monday with the chance of a stray shower. Highs will be in the upper 70s to 80 degrees. Winds will be out of the west-northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday through Thursday

Tuesday through Thursday, skies will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs will be in the lower-80s. Lows will mainly be in the lower- to mid-60s.

Rain Returns

Rain showers will approach Metro Detroit early Friday morning. The chance of showers and thunderstorms will last through the weekend. Daytime temperatures will peak around 80 degrees. Lows will be in the mid- to upper-60s.

Flood Alert

Despite a break from any heavy rain, a flood warning continues for the Huron River near Hamburg in Livingston County. The flood stage is 7 feet. Moderate flooding was being observed at 7.8 feet on Sunday evening. It is forecast to fall below flood stage by next weekend.