Observed 7:45 AM EDT at KDTW

River Rouge, MI weather

Foggy and 43°6°.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Fog · Feels like 39°4°

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · up to 52°11° by 11 AM
Humidity: 100%; Air 43°6°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
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
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Fog tonight 5–9 AM
Fog tomorrow night 3–7 AM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°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 8a	Fog	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	95%	11%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	4%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	5%	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	68%	5%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	6%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	4%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	3%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	36%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	39%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	26%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	26%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	98%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	16%	0
Sun 5a	Fog	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	42%	0
Sun 6a	Fog	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	60%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Fog	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	97%	61%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	66%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	70%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	56%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	51%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	57%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	84%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	70%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	42%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	28%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	33%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	51%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Fog	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	62%	0
Mon 4a	Fog	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	53%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	44%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	59%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	63%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 65. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  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 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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
57°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.6 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.3 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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Highs 59–70°; 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

Lower Rouge at DEARBORN

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Ecorse Creek at Dearborn Hgts

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Rouge River at Detroit

9.5 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

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 44 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 114

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Detroit Metro Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1874–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

River Rouge weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 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 1–5 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 southwest from River Rouge. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

River Rouge, MI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Lower Rouge at DEARBORN

Ecorse Creek at Dearborn Hgts

Rouge River at Detroit

Middle Rouge at Dearborn Heights

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