More warm weather Friday; Cooling off this weekend

High temperatures today got close to 60 degrees in some spots of Northeast Michigan. Temperatures reached 59 degrees in Alpena and 63 degrees in Saginaw, Mich. Notice that temperatures were cooler out toward the western end of Lake Superior, where the high reached 45 degrees in Duluth. There’s more cooler air where that came from, back across northern Minnesota and North Dakota.

Highs will reach about 51 degrees Friday afternoon. Then cooler temperatures will arrive this weekend. Highs will be near 40 degrees Saturday and in the lower 40s Sunday. A weak cold front will move through our area late Sunday. Temperatures will become even colder Monday with highs in the upper 30s.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, then a small chance of patchy flurries during the evening hours. Brisk winds from the west, close to 15 mph. The day will start warm with early-morning temperatures in the lower 40s. Highs will reach near 51 degrees around midday. Evening temperatures will drop to the upper 30s.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cooler. Early-morning temperatures will be near 30 degrees. Afternoon highs will climb to about 40 degrees. Evening temperatures will cool to the lower 30s/upper 20s.

Sunday: Cloudy, then a late-day chance of rain or snow showers. Early-morning temperatures will go into the middle 20s. Temperatures will rise to the middle 30s in the late-morning. Afternoon highs will be near 41 degrees. Evening temperatures will go into the middle 30s.

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