Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Houghton County Memorial Airport (KCMX)

Lat: 47.17°NLon: 88.48°WElev: 1060ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	E 6 mph
Barometer	30.08 in (1020.0 mb)
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	15 Mar 2:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Laurium MI

Blizzard Warning March 15, 05:00am until March 17, 02:00am

Lakeshore Flood Warning March 15, 08:00pm until March 16, 11:00pm

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Blizzard Warning

Lakeshore Flood Warning

Overnight
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 10 °F
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 14 °F
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 5 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tuesday
High: 17 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday Night
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Snow, mainly after 8am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 11am and 5pm. High near 29. Blustery, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 8 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 7pm. Low around 10. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 8 inches possible.

Monday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow. High near 14. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Windy, with a north wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 7 inches possible.

Monday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.