After Last Year's Storms, Saturday's Cruising Forecast is Cool and Sunny

We know it's hard to accurately predict the weather in Michigan, but it looks like the stars are aligning for the 2012 Woodward Dream Cruise.

According to the National Weather Service, the high Saturday is expected to reach 72 degrees under mostly sunny skies — perfect cruising weather.

This is in stark contrast to last year's event, which was nearly rained out halfway through by . In Birmingham, more than 950 households lost power and the Birmingham Cruise Event was shut down an hour early.

In total, that fateful Dream Cruise Saturday, with dozens of trees and power lines knocked down by 60-mile-per-hour winds

In response, the Woodward Dream Cruise was shut down early, . In Birmingham, police called back nine of their auxillary officers originally sent home during the storm to patrol the wet but still crowded Woodward.

Still, despite the sunny forecast, rain is still in the cards for the weekend. The National Weather Service says there's a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms Friday and another chance of showers on Sunday.