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Memorial Day weather: Rainy, cool start to the holiday weekend before temps head up

By and FOX 2 Staff
Published  May 22, 2026 6:55 AM EDT
Weather Forecast
FOX 2 Detroit
Rain moves in tonight to start the holiday weekend

Rain moves in tonight to start the holiday weekend

Rain later Friday will continue into Saturday, but it won't be a total washout this Memorial Day weekend. 

The Brief

    • Rain later Friday will continue for much of Saturday, leading to a cool and gloomy start to the weekend.
    • Rain fades for the back half of the weekend, with a stray storm possible Sunday afternoon.
    • Memorial Day will be warmer with much lower chances of rain.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Memorial Day weekend is getting underway, but first…

Did you see this morning’s sunrise?!? 

Clouds increase ahead of our next system, which brings rain in tonight and keeps it around through most of Saturday. 

It’s a wet, windy, and cool start to the holiday weekend, with most spots picking up between .25" and .75" of rain. 

The back half of the weekend looks better as rain fades into less of a factor. A stray storm is possible Sunday afternoon, and we may even squeeze out a dry Memorial Day with temps climbing back into the 70s. 

The warmer weather sticks around into next week too. 

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