DETROIT (WWJ) -- With rare winter tornadoes, stunning temperature swings, and not too much snow — it's been a pretty strange winter in Metro Detroit.
And it's been overall much warmer than average, as well.
According to the National Weather Service, Detroit is experiencing its warmest winter in nearly a century.
NWS says the average temperature of 34.9°F from December of 2023 to February of 2024 is the fourth warmest on record, and the highest since the 1931-1932 season, when looking at records dating back to 1874.
Meanwhile, Flint and Saginaw each experienced their warmest winters (December to February) on record, with seasonal average temps of 34.0°F and 33.2°F respectively. Flint records date back to 1921 and Saginaw records date back to 1912.
Looking at this weekend, WWJ AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore says it'll be a sunny start to the weekend in Metro Detroit. After a cool Friday morning in the 30s, it'll warm up to around 50° in the afternoon.
DeVore said there could be some sprinkles overnight, with temps dropping into the upper 30s. It'll be a decent little Saturday, he said, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s and some sunshine.
"And then it really warms up Sunday in the low to mid-60s. The record that day is 67; I think we may be a little bit short," DeVore said.
"The record on Monday is 69. That record may get broken to about 71, before some showers and maybe some rumbles of thunder come in Monday night into Tuesday, knocking us back into the mid to upper-50s for Tuesday with some more chances of rain later Tuesday into Tuesday night. So kind of a roller coaster ride in temperatures."
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