Observed 7:20 AM EDT at KDET

Ferndale, MI weather

Clear and 43°6°.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · up to 51°11° by 12 PM
Humidity: 100%; Air 43°6°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 71Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Fog until 9 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 65°18° today at 4 PM
Fog tonight 5–9 AM
Fog tomorrow night from 3 AM

This morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Fog	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	27%	0
Sat 8a	Fog	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	28%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	20%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	5%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	1%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	2%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	5%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	2%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	13%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	1%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	1%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	6%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	37%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	39%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	18%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	28%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	11%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	40%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Fog	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sun 6a	Fog	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	61%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Fog	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	80%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	69%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	71%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	65%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	88%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	45%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	48%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	26%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	34%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	57%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	59%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Fog	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	66%	0
Mon 4a	Fog	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	64%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	49%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	46%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 56°13° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 70°21°).
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.32 in8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Rain 0.8 in20 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 42°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–70°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DTX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rouge River at Southfield

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rouge River at Detroit

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Rouge at Dearborn Heights

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 44 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Lower Rouge at DEARBORN

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 115

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

DETROIT CITY AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1934–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

±0°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Ferndale weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:54 PM; Morning 7:38–8:35 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 PM; Morning 7:27–7:38 AM; first light 7:27 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:07 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Ferndale. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ferndale, MI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rouge River at Southfield

Rouge River at Detroit

Middle Rouge at Dearborn Heights

Lower Rouge at DEARBORN

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon