Forecast Details for Detroit, MI

Recent Locations: Detroit, MI  
Current Alerts for Detroit, MI: Winter Weather Advisory
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Snow and sleet likely before 4am, then freezing rain and sleet. Low around 24. East wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 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.
Thursday: Freezing rain, mainly before 7am. High near 39. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 21.
Saturday: Snow likely after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: Snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus Clouds Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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