High Wind Watch | Michigan Weather 6 AM

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Michigan Weather Podcast. It's Thursday, February 26th. Thirteen degrees. That's what greeted your windshield this morning. Clear skies overnight let every bit of warmth escape into space. But sunshine is doing the heavy lifting today, pushing us back to 36 degrees this afternoon. Detroit and Ann Arbor wake up near 20 degrees under crystal clear skies. Gorgeous sunshine carries you to 36 by late afternoon. Tonight stays calm. Partly cloudy, lows near 29 degrees. Slide west to Grand Rapids and it's a chillier start at 16 degrees. Same destination though. You hit 36 with a light breeze and quiet skies. Tonight dips to 28 degrees under partly cloudy cover. Now push north.. Different vibe entirely. Northern Michigan sits at 12 degrees this morning under cloudy skies. Light snow develops after 1 P.M. and lingers into the evening. Nothing dramatic. Less than half an inch. Highs only crack 32 degrees up there. Folks, tomorrow is the real headline. Friday feels like someone fast forwarded to April. Southeast Michigan soars to 53 degrees. Grand Rapids hits 52. Even up north touches 45. Southwest winds gust past 30 miles an hour, so your recycling bins are going on an adventure. That warmth vanishes fast. A cold front barrels through Friday night. Saturday brings snow chances statewide with one to two inches possible. By Sunday, temperatures crash back into the 20s and teens. Classic Michigan bait and switch. One bright spot to hold onto. We're gaining nearly three minutes of daylight every single day now. The spring equinox is just three weeks out. I'll be tracking that Friday front all night. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the update. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.