Southeast Michigan Weather: Heavy periods of rain underway, 2-4 inches possible

The farther west you live, the less rain you'll see, but these expected totals are impressive and scary. Most of the Metro Detroit region will get between 2-4 inches with some spots locally seeing over 4 inches.

Great Lakes Water Authority warning residents about flood potential this week

Thunderstorms are expected to drop as much as 4 inches of rain over the next few days, including up to 1 inch per hour. GWLA says its system has the capacity to handle the rain load.

Welcome to Fall, the Autumnal Equinox is almost here!
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Fall officially begins this week with the equinox Wednesday. Meteorologist Lori Pinson explains the phenomena in this Weather or Not.

Rain on the way
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An approaching cold front brings the threat of rain to the area for much of the work week. Meteorologist Lori Pinson has your forecast.

Monday will near 80 degrees with chances of rain this afternoon. But a major shift in weather is on the way

Today's showers will be hit-or-miss this afternoon, but the rain expected later this week presents flood potential by late Tuesday. Some three inches of rain are expected to fall areawide.

Sunny Sunday. Midweek Fall Plunge
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It is going to be a beautiful day in Metro Detroit with highs nearing 80 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Enjoy the mid air because much cooler air is on the by way Wednesday.

Beautiful Sunday
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High pressure holds through Sunday with rain chances increasing this week. Meteorologist Lori Pinson has your forecast.

Sunny Weekend
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If you enjoy the sunshine, you will love everything about this weekend.

A cooler weekend is coming

A slight chance for rain overnight Friday as a cold front approaches. The main component to the front will be a wind shift to the north, allowing cooler, drier air to filter in for the weekend.

Return to the 70s
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Cooler drier air behind an approaching cold front brings comfortable, sunny conditions for the weekend. Meteorologist Lori Pinson has your forecast

Cooler Weekend Ahead
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We say goodbye to the 80s for at least a day. Little cooler Saturday with highs in the 70s. Even cooler next week. Meteorologist Lori Pinson has your forecast

Mostly Sunny & Warm Friday
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Get ready for a beautiful end to the week with highs in the low 80s along with lots of sunshine. Though clouds will be on the increase overnight with a few showers possible by the early morning hours on Saturday, the afternoon tomorrow looks great with highs in the 70s under partly sunny skies.

Temperatures peak in the 80s Friday with a chance of rain overnight

The weekend temperatures will also be warm, but with less humidity than Friday. After that, a gradual cooldown will begin next week as fall weather starts to emerge.