A warm April gives way to May showers for Metro Detroit
A low-pressure system is expected to move in Thursday into Friday, bringing widespread showers and a drop in temperatures.
Southeast Michigan is wrapping up April with temperatures trending slightly higher than average, according to the National Weather Service. Despite several days in the 80s, early April brought cooler conditions.
“Overall, I think we are coming in just slightly above normal,” meteorologist Trent Frey told WDET. “We did have a couple of really hot days. We had 83 degrees on the 18th and then we had 80 [degrees] on the 23rd and 82 [degrees] again on the 24th.”
Rainfall totals for the month are near typical levels, with just under 3 inches.
Frey say a low-pressure system is expected to move in Thursday into Friday, bringing widespread showers and a drop in temperatures.
“This week is kind of a microcosm of the whole month,” Frey said. “We’ll be kind of up and down the rest of this week.”
Looking ahead to summer, Frey says the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center gives southeast Michigan a 30% to 40% chance of warmer-than-normal conditions.
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