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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Houghton County Memorial Airport (KCMX)

Lat: 47.17°NLon: 88.48°WElev: 1060ft.

Mostly Cloudy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	SW 9 mph
Barometer	29.64 in (1006.0 mb)
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	6°F (-14°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:53 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW L'Anse MI

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 10:00pm until January 24, 01:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 17 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 2 °F
Snow Showers
Thursday
High: 6 °F⇓
Snow Showers
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: -14 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Friday
High: -6 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: -15 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 7 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow showers likely, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow showers, mainly after 7pm. Low around 2. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a temperature falling to around 1 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -6. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -15.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 12.