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It Will Feel Almost 100 Degrees Warmer In Michigan By Monday

We survived wind chills of -45 degrees. Now for a high of 50 degrees.

SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN -- Michigan survived the Polar Vortex and now for a heat wave. Midweek we braced for temperatures that felt like 45 degrees below zero with the wind chill, but by Monday, temperatures will soar to a high of almost 50 degrees.

How's that for a Michigan winter.

Here's a look at the forecast over the next few days:

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Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -5. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

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Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of freezing rain. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Monday

Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Monday Night

A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

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