4Warn Weather – Grab the sunglasses and sunscreen again! Today will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs will be in the low 80s across Metro Detroit, and the 70s in the Thumb region.

The day will remain dry before wet weather arrives late tonight.

Tonight’s sunset is at 8:57 p.m.

Scattered showers and storms are possible late Friday night into Saturday morning.

Tracking rain, storms this weekend

We’ll have a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) for severe weather early Saturday morning.

The risk for severe weather will be stronger on the west side of the state.

The leading edge of that line of showers and possible storms will edge into the western part of our area around 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Those showers will become widespread by 4 a.m., and should push out around 6 a.m.

Another line of showers may brush through Metro Detroit around 8 a.m.-9 a.m., and should move out of the area by 11 a.m. or so.

Saturday afternoon will be dry and sunny. Highs will be in the mid-70s to near 80 degrees.

Most of Sunday will also be dry for Metro Detroit. Highs will also be in the mid-70s to near 80 degrees.

Rain and storm chances return Sunday afternoon at around 4 p.m. for Metro Detroit. Rain is possible earlier in the day for those on the west side of the state.

Wet weather will likely be widespread through Sunday evening, and into Monday morning. Most of Southeast Michigan — those along and south of I-69 — will be under a marginal risk level (level 1 of 5) for severe weather on Sunday.

Rain continues into next week

We’ll be slightly cooler on Memorial day as highs fall to more seasonal low and mid-70s by Monday. We’ll struggle hover around 70 degrees early next week.

Periods of rain are expected on Monday, particularly in the morning but possibly into midday. Rain chances will linger into Tuesday.

Memorial Day weekend travel

Catching a flight Friday morning? No major airport delays were being reported, even with the strong storms heading toward the Great Lakes out of the Plains.

Heading Up North for the holiday weekend? Partly sunny conditions are forecasted in northern Lower Michigan, with chances for showers each day and highs in the 60s to low 70s.

Elsewhere …

Nationally, heavy rain and severe weather chances extend from the Midwest to the southern Plains on Friday. Severe weather then develops across the central/southern Plains Saturday evening before shifting into parts of the mid-Mississippi and Ohio valleys on Sunday. Potentially record-breaking heat continues across southern Texas, the Gulf Coast, and southern Florida through Memorial Day.

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Michigan baseball will have to play for its postseason lives the rest of the weekend.

One day after winning its Big Ten tournament opener, the Wolverines fell short in the quarterfinal round Thursday, losing 9-5 to eighth-seed Penn State at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.

A six-run eighth inning proved to be the difference for the Nittany Lions, who plated four runs on a go-ahead grand slam off the bat of Bryce Molinaro. Michigan had taken a 5-3 lead earlier in the inning thanks to a three-run home run by Mitch Voit, only to watch it evaporate minutes later.

Reliever Ricky Kidd took the loss after giving up back-to-back singles and a walk to load the bases for Molinaro (3-for-4), who blasted a 1-0 pitch over the left-field wall. Michigan will play an elimination-round game against Big Ten regular-season champion Illinois at 8 p.m. ET on Friday.

Michigan fell behind 1-0 early, but a Will Rogers two-run homer in the fifth gave the Wolverines new life. They totaled 10 hits in the game but left eight runners on base in the loss.

Starting pitcher Chase Allen lasted just 4 1/3 innings, surrendering three runs on seven hits while striking out three. He walked two. Penn State regained the lead, 3-2, in the fifth after Allen allowed three hits, including a go-ahead single by Adam Cecere.

The Wolverines missed out on another scoring opportunity in the seventh, when Rogers (3-for-3, walk) was thrown out at home plate to end the inning. Penn State starter Jaden Henline went seven innings, allowing two earned runs on eight hits while striking out a season-high nine. He only walked one and threw 103 pitches.

Michigan bested Iowa on Wednesday. For it to make a run and reach the Big Ten tournament title game, it will have to beat Illinois on Friday night and win a rematch over Penn State on Saturday.