Detroit Area Weather Forecast: When Is Best Chance For Snow?

DETROIT, MI — Rain and snow and daytime temperature fluctuations between the mid 30s to the mid 50s are in the forecast for Metro Detroit for the week ahead. Overnight temperatures will dip into the 30s and below freezing, and

Here’s the seven-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47; southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Monday night: A chance of rain after 1 a.m.; mostly cloudy, with a low around 37; south-southeast wind 3 to 6 mph; chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Tuesday: Rain likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m; cloudy, with a high near 54; east-southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south-southwest in the afternoon; chance of precipitation is 60 percent; new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm; low around 47; south-southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph; chance of precipitation is 80 percent; new rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain; high near 54; chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Wednesday night: A chance of rain, mixing with snow after midnight, then gradually ending; mostly cloudy, with a low around 28; chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 3 p.m., then a chance of rain between 3-4 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow after 4 p.m.; mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Thursday night: A chance of snow before 1 a.m.; mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.