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New Year's Week Weather May Start with Freezing Rain
Also, what's the weather going to be like on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day?
METRO DETROIT – Periods of snow, sleet and freezing rain are in the Metro Detroit forecast Monday afternoon into Monday night as a low pressure system lifts into the western Great Lakes and an arctic high pressure system north of the state feeds shallow cold air into the area under gusty winds, according to the National Weather Service
So far, no warnings or hazardous weather statements have been issued.
The weather service said the freezing rain will transition to light rain or drizzle overnight Monday as winds turn toward the south and bring warmer air northward into the region.
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Here’s the seven-day forecast:
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29; north northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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Monday: An 80 percent chance of snow, freezing rain and sleet between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., then freezing rain and sleet; high near 34; breezy, with an east wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday night: Freezing rain and sleet before 7 p.m., then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m, then rain after 1 a.m. Low around 35. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph becoming south southeast 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday: A chance of rain before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Wednesday night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
New Year’s Eve day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
New Year’s Eve night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
New Year’s Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
New Year’s Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
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