Norway Mountain snow report

828 FXUS63 KMQT 270739 AFDMQT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Marquette MI 339 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - A warming trend continues through this weekend, bringing unseasonably warm temperatures and humid conditions into next week. This is leading to a potential for heat-related impacts to vulnerable populations. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 338 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026 Quiet weather persists early this morning with Upper Michigan still under the influence of high pressure both at the surface and mid levels per latest surface analysis. So far, temperatures are coming in slightly warmer than last night with ground-based obs across the area currently reporting upper 40s to mid 50s with some outlying low to mid 40s (interior) and upper 50s (lakeshores). With lowering dew point depressions, the main impact this morning will likely be areas of patchy dense fog in places. Ironwood is already currently reporting reduced visibilities below 1 mile, so use caution if driving this morning. Later today, the warming trend will intensify as highs jump back into the low 80s across much of the UP along with some mid 80s over the interior west. The warming trend continues into the weekend and onwards courtesy of a pattern shift that features a PacNW low moving through the Rockies, lifting into the Canadian Prairies early next week. This will set us up with Gulf air, bringing anomalously warm temperatures and humid conditions overhead. Thus, with the NBM highlighting high temperatures approaching 100 in some spots in the west and central Monday and especially Tuesday (when 850mb temperatures may exceed 20C), some heat related products (like a Heat Advisory) may need to be issued in the future given the stress the hot and humid weather may cause. In addition, with shortwaves expected to roll into the region from Colorado and the Southern Plains next week, we could see several rounds of showers and thunderstorms across the area. The first of these looks to move through late Sunday into Monday. With the European EFI highlighting CAPE and, albeit to a lesser extent, shear close to the max of modeled climatology, and with some areas of the U.P. approaching a Shift-to-Tails close to 1, there is a non- zero chance for some severe weather early next week. However, given that this is not our typical flow regime for severe weather, there are significant doubts on if this will actually materialize or if this will be yet another `bust` prediction again for this summer (severe weather threats are over-estimated from more southwesterly flow regimes so far this summer). Temperatures may taper a few degrees as we head towards the later half of next week. That being said, expect the very warm conditions to continue to the end of the forecast period and beyond as southerly flow from the Gulf continues. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 122 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026 VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. Passing high level (FL200+) cloudiness can be expected tonight. Winds will remain <10kt through the TAF period. Once again, fog chances are low (20- 30%) at CMX and SAW, but cannot be entirely ruled out. Should patchy FG form, it could be dense (50/50 chance that if fog forms, vis would be sub-1SM). && .MARINE... Issued at 237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026 Generally calm conditions (i.e. no significant weather and winds of 20 knots or less) continue over Lake Superior today into Sunday morning as high pressure ridging remains settled overhead. However, as a PacNW low lifts from the Rockies this weekend into the Canadian Prairies early next week, expect the change in flow to allow shortwaves to begin moving over the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes as early as Sunday. Therefore, expect to see winds increase from generally the east on Sunday, gusting up to 20 to 30 knots by the afternoon hours. In addition, expect the return of showers and thunderstorms, with a non-zero chance of severe weather possible early next week (there are serious doubts on whether this severe weather threat will materialize, but as for now the threat is at a non-zero chance given the hot and humid airmass moving overhead). Generally gusty east to south winds of 20 to 30 knots continue over the lake early next week until a shortwave low moving through on Tuesday potentially calms the winds down to 20 knots or less again behind it. && .MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Upper Michigan... None. Lake Superior... None. Lake Michigan... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...TAP/TDUD AVIATION...GS MARINE...LC/TAP