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

Copper Harbor (KP59)

Lat: 47.47°NLon: 87.88°WElev: 623ft.

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	58%
Wind Speed	SW 8 mph
Barometer	30.14 in (1022.0 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	14 Mar 12:51 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Copper Harbor MI

Winter Storm Warning March 15, 05:00am until March 17, 02:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon
High: 30 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 28 °F
Heavy Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 16 °F
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 7 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Tuesday
High: 18 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Snow, mainly after 8am. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. High near 28. Blustery, with a northeast 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 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 9pm. Low around 12. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a northeast wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Monday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow. High near 16. Windy, with a north wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.