Falling temps, windy conditions in store for weekend

First got here the sturdy winds, adopted by chilly air and ending with accumulating snow.

That 1-2-3 blow is what’s in retailer for Friday and the weekend, a day after Macomb County and the remainder of Southeast Michigan have been underneath a wind advisory on Thanksgiving Eve. Excessive winds have been anticipated to proceed by means of Thanksgiving after the advisory expired.

In the meantime, dropping temperatures and snow would be the focus of this vacation weekend.

Steve Considine, a meteorologist for the Nationwide Climate Service in Oakland County, mentioned Macomb County residents can anticipate snow Saturday afternoon into the in a single day hours.

“Our subsequent storm is anticipated Saturday afternoon and evening, and it appears like it can add one other 1 to three inches by the point it strikes out of right here,” he mentioned.

Dropping temperatures in a single day, mixed with persistent snow showers, may create icy patches on roads and sidewalks this weekend, Considine mentioned.

“We’re late November to early December, so the snowfall in all probability will not proceed as a result of the bottom remains to be too heat,” Considine mentioned.

Excessive winds are believed to have brought on some telecommunications wires to interrupt on Ryan Highway on Wednesday morning, in keeping with a DTE Vitality spokesperson. Police have closed the street from 10 Mile to Frazho to visitors whereas work crews assess harm and take away fallen strains. The street has now been reopened.

Windy circumstances may also make driving tough, particularly for top profile automobiles. Motorists are urged to be additional cautious on the street.

The forecast for the approaching days requires:

• Friday – Partly sunny with a excessive of 36 levels, dropping to an in a single day low of 21 levels
• Saturday – Search for partly sunny skies through the day, with a excessive of 35 levels, with a 90% likelihood of snow accumulation from late afternoon and into the evening
• Sunday – Anticipate combined precipitation and a excessive of 38, dropping to 22 in a single day