Late Week Storm Will Bring Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds: MI Weather

SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN — A strong low pressure system will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to southeastern Michigan to wrap up the week, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters expect the heavy rain to move into southeastern Michigan sometime overnight Wednesday and linger all the way through Friday, dumping a total of 1 to 2 inches of rain in the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Skies will be clear and sunny with highs in the mid 60s Wednesday before the rain moves into the southern region of southeastern Michigan around midnight, according to the National Weather Service.

The showers will become more widespread and expand farther north early Thursday morning when the heaviest rain is expected in the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Scattered thunderstorms could also pop up across southeastern Michigan Thursday in the afternoon hours when the showers become more scattered in the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Any lingering showers and thunderstorms should fade away from southeastern Michigan by Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.

The back edge of the weather system should roll into southeastern Michigan by Friday morning, bringing light but steady rainfall to the region, according to the National Weather Service.

The light rain showers will stick around through Friday as high temperatures fall down into the 50s and gutsy winds pick up with gusts reaching 40 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather system should move out of southeastern Michigan by Friday evening, leading to sunny skies Saturday with temperatures climbing back into the 60s, according to the National Weather Service.