Observed 7:45 AM EDT at KDET

Southfield, MI weather

Foggy and 43°6°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Fog

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the north. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 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 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 70Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 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

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (49°9° then, 42°6° now)

Good hours for

Fog until 9 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 65°18° today at 3 PM
Fog tomorrow 6–9 AM
Fog tomorrow night 3–6 AM

This morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 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 · Mostly 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	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	26%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	20%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	6%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 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 5 mph9 km/h	75%	2%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	4%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	2%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	14%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	42%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	12%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	19%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	38%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	36%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Fog	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	62%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Fog	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	80%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	78%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	76%	69%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	82%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	61%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	91%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	42%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	21%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	57%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	64%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	82%	61%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	83%	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%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Fog	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	66%	0
Mon 4a	Fog	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	63%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	54%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	92%	53%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	68%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  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 66. East 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°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  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 46. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°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 41°5°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 43°6°. 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 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 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. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°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: A slight chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
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, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly 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 45.
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 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  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, 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
57°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°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 in8.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 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 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Rain 0.83 in21 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 58°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°–67°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 41°, 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

2.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rouge River at Detroit

7.1 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

9.1 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: 12
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 8°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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:54 PM; Morning 7:39–8:36 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 PM; Morning 7:28–7:39 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Southfield. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 28 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Southfield, 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