Rapidly Falling Temperatures Will Bring Wind Gusts, Icy Roads Tonight
Here's the latest on Birmingham-area weather.
The story of southeast Michigan's wild January weather continues tonight, as forecasters call for a 40-degree temperature drop accompanied by high winds and snow. In the Birmingham-area — as in all across southeast Michigan — we've experienced snow, sleet, rain, fog and even thunder this week. It was 56 degrees in Birmingham by 1:30 p.m. Wednesady — four degrees, warmer, in fact, that Birmingham, AL. Tonight, according to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to drop to the low 20s. There is a 70 percent chance of snow in Birmingham beginning at about 1 p.m. The hazardous weather outlook calls for "gusty winds" of up to 40 to 45 mph as well as icy conditions on the roads. "Temperatures will fall rapidly late today and …