(WWJ) – Metro Detroit is preparing for a rare February warm-up Thursday and even record-breaking heat on Friday, but weather experts say residents should enjoy it while it lasts as a potential winter storm could target the listening area next week.
While some Michiganders may break out the golf clubs, short sleeves and other warm weather gear as temperatures creep up in the mid 50s on Thursday with sunny, breezy conditions, AccuWeather meteorologist Dean DeVore said Friday’s daytime highs will be one for the record books.
“I think upper 50s to near 60 [Friday] with some showers in the afternoon,” DeVore said. “The record that day is 56, so I think we may break the record on Friday.”
The record heat for the same day was set back in 2001.
But things won’t be warm for long, DeVore warned.
According to AccuWeather, a flip in the weather pattern has the potential to turn the unusual warmth on its head and as the spring-like weather fades, chances of a snowstorm over parts of the Midwest and Northeast continues to grow.