-25 Wind Chills Across Detroit Area Before Weekend Snow

An arctic blast will bring dangerously cold temperatures to the metro Detroit area beginning Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.

A cold weather advisory has been issued for the area from 1 a.m. through 10 a.m. Friday. Lows will fall below zero with wind chills reaching -25 degrees, the weather service said.

Highs will stay in the single digits again Saturday with below zero wind chills, the weather service said.

Forecasters warned the cold winds will cause frostbite and hypothermia on exposed skin within 30 minutes.

A major winter storm moving across the south could track slightly farther to the north and bring widespread snowfall to southeastern Michigan on Sunday, the weather service said.

Several inches of snow will be possible with the highest accumulations across the metro Detroit region and areas farther south, the weather service said.

Here is the full NWS forecast for the Detroit area:

Thursday: Chance of Snow; High 22, Low 2

Friday: Sunny; High 4, Low -8

Saturday: Sunny; High 9, Low 3

Sunday: Snow; High 17, Low 5

Monday: Sunny; High 17, Low 6