Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Ford Airport (KIMT)

Lat: 45.81°NLon: 88.11°WElev: 1181ft.

Fair

8°F

-13°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint -6°F (-21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 20 Jan 2:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Alpha MI

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -19.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Alpha MI
 46°N 88.49°W (Elev. 1427 ft)
3:18 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
3pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 26, 2026
 
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