Rain To Switch Back To Snow Wednesday: Metro Detroit Weather

A burst of snow switched over to rain overnight across much of the Detroit area, making for a messy Wednesday morning commute. More than 400 schools in the area were closed.

The rain will continue through the morning hours in areas south of M-59 before changing back to snow when temperatures start falling in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

By Wednesday evening, those areas could see 1 to 4 inches of wet snow, with higher accumulations along M-59 and lesser totals near the Ohio border, the weather service said.

A winter weather advisory was in effect for areas north of M-59 until 4 p.m. as they continue to see straight snow, the weather service said.

Those areas will see 3 to 6 inches of fresh snow by Wednesday evening, with the highest accumulations in the Thumb region, the weather service said.

The moving cold front will knock temperatures back into the 20s with another round of light snow showers on Friday, the weather service said.

It will only get colder from there as lows across the Detroit region will fall into the single digits with sub-zero wind chills over the weekend, the weather service said.

Here is the full NWS forecast for the Detroit area:

Wednesday: Rain/Snow; High 38, Low 18

Thursday: Sunny; High 28, Low 17

Friday: Snow; High 28, Low 16

Saturday: Chance for Snow; High 24, Low 10

Sunday: Sunny; High 20, Low 8