668  
FNUS73 KDTX 231000  
FWSDTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEFORD OAKS...MIDNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
600 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY OUTSIDE OF AN  
ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CHANCE WEST OF I-75/US-23. LIGHT  
EAST FLOW THIS MORNING SHIFTS TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FOR INTERIOR  
LOCATIONS, WHILE MAINTAINING AN EASTERLY COMPONENT CLOSE TO THE  
SHORELINE. MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 35 AND 50 PERCENT EXPECTED THIS  
AFTERNOON AS PROFILES BECOME WELL-MIXED.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
DEWPOINT............37...INCREASING TO 46.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST UP TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL....GOOD (MAX...441).  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)..........9 20 13 9 4 16 24 20  
WEATHER COV......  
WEATHER TYPE.....  
TEMP.............56 62 66 69 71 72 73 73  
RH...............57 49 45 43 40 39 38 39  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)....1.1 1.4 2.0 2.9 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 12 10 12  
SMOKE DISPER......10 13 18 26 33 38 37 44  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
DEWPOINT............45...DECREASING TO 42 AFTER 3 AM.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL....POOR (MIN...49).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%)..........24 23 30 15 32 40  
WEATHER COV......  
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP.............72 66 60 55 54 52  
RH...............41 50 63 71 68 68  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 4 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)....4200 600 500 500 500 400  
TRANSP WIND DIR..S SE SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD..12 14 15 15 15 14  
SMOKE DISPER......42 8 7 7 7 5  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
DEWPOINT............44...INCREASING TO 53.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL....EXCELLENT (MAX...638).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%)..........35 42 61 68  
WEATHER COV...... LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TEMP.............50 54 65 70  
RH...............74 72 61 57  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 10 10  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 16 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)....400 700 2000 3300  
MIXNG WIND......SE 14 SE 15 S 20 S 22  
SMOKE DISPER......5 9 34 64  
 

 
FORECASTER...BEHNKE  
REQUESTED BY...JEFF VASHER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611385.0/DTX  
.DELDT 04/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL VASHERJ@MICHIGAN.GOV  
 
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