Forecast Details for Detroit, MI

Recent Locations: Orlando International Airport, FL Scooba, MS Detroit, MI

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Light south southeast wind.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of showers after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Friday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds