Area Temperatures

Marquette County

Williams Park: Pine & Michigan on the eastside of Marquette

30° (03:45 am)

McCarty's Cove: U.S. Coast Guard Station on lakefront

31°(03:36 am)

Trowbridge: Near Trowbridge Park

27° (03:53 am)

Negaunee: Negaunee MDOT station on Hwy 41

57° (02:03 pm)

Sawyer Airport: near Gwinn

28° (03:38 am)

Big Bay: Big Bay HADS station

27° (03:40 am)

Republic: Co Rd LD & 601

27° (03:45 am)

Upper Michigan

Chatham: U.S. Climate Reference Network site for Upper Peninsula

30° (03:45 am)

Munising: Munising Lakeshore AWOS station

31° (03:56 am)

Escanaba: Delta County Airport

30° (03:50 am)

Iron Mountain: Ford Airport

30° (03:54 am)

Houghton: Houghton County Memorial Airport

24° (03:53 am)

Ironwood: Gogebic County Airport

28° (03:50 am)

Sault Ste. Marie: Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Airport

27° (03:50 am)

All times Eastern

Marquette County Weather Forecast

via the National Weather Service

Updated: 02:21 AM EDT Apr 19, 2026

Early This Morning: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Today: Partly cloudy. A chance of flurries in the morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Cold with highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
Tonight: Cold. Clear with a chance of flurries. Lows 14 to 19 inland to around 22 at the shore. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph, diminishing to light after midnight.
Monday: Warmer. Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 45. Light west winds, becoming south 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows around 36. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Tuesday: Warmer, sunny. Highs around 58 inland to around 49 at the shore. Temperature falling to around 50 in the afternoon. North winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday: Clear. Lows around 31. Highs 61 to 66 inland to around 55 at the shore.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 41.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs 66 to 71 inland to around 61 at the shore.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 49. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Friday: Cooler. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 58.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Lows around 37.
Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs 48 to 53. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

U.P. Weather Story

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XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 9:14PM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...

Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

.Recent rainfall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical
levels.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Michigamme River near Republic.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 7.7 feet, Water begins to impact the yards of homes
near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic
At 10.0 feet, Portions of County Roads 601...LE and LG experience
significant flooding
At 12.8 feet, Water reaches the level from April of 2002

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 AM EDT Saturday was 9.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.4
feet early Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.9 feet on 04/20/2002.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/marquette.

The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 300 PM CDT
/400 PM EDT/.
XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 9:14PM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Michigan...

Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

.Recent rainfall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical
levels.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Michigamme River near Witch Lake.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Water inundates low lying areas along the
river in Republic and South Republic...and will impact the yards
of homes near Bengtson bridge on County Road LI in South Republic
At 8.5 feet, Water begins to cover County Road LG 2.6 miles
northwest of M-95
At 9.0 feet, Water impacts the yards and a few homes near Bengtson
bridge on County Road LI in South Republic and along Floodwood
Drive near the Michigamme River east of M-95. Approximately 6
inches of water is covering portions of County Road LG northwest
of M-95
At 11.0 feet, Flood waters cover significant portions of County
Road LG between M-95 and Michigamme Dam. Houses near Bengtson
Bridge in South Republic are further impacted by flood waters
At 13.0 feet, Homes in Republic near Munson Park...South Republic
near Bengtson Bridge...and Witch Lake are significantly flooded.
Significant portions of County Roads 601...LG...LE and Newberg
road are flooded

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:10 PM CDT Saturday /9:10 PM EDT Saturday/ the stage was
10.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:10 PM CDT Saturday /9:10 PM EDT Saturday/ was
10.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.5
feet Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.0 feet on 04/19/2023.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/marquette.

The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 300 PM CDT
/400 PM EDT/.
XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 10:01PM EDT until April 20 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Michigan...

Chocolay River near Harvey affecting Marquette County.

.Recent rainfall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical
levels.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Chocolay River near Harvey.

* WHEN...Until Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, The fishing pier and parking lot near the
M-28 bridge will be under water. Timber Lane and Riverside Road
may be closed. Homes along Timber Lane...and some along Riverside
Road...will experience extensive flooding


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 10.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 AM EDT Saturday was 10.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.8 feet on 10/19/2016.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/marquette.

The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 400 PM EDT.
XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 9:57PM EDT until April 22 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Michigan...

Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
County.

.Recent rainfall on a deep primed snowpack and snowmelt. Flows in
rivers will increase quickly and reach critical levels.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 6.5 feet, County Road FX begins to flood
At 7.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County Road FX bridge
At 8.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County Road FX bridge
At 8.3 feet, The residence located at 1068 County Road FX begins
to flood
At 10.0 feet, The residence located at 1360 County Road FX begins
to flood

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 8.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 PM EDT Saturday was 8.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.3 feet on 04/15/2023.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/marquette.

The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 400 PM EDT.
XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 9:55PM EDT until April 21 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Michigan...

East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.

.Recent rainfall on a deep primed snowpack and snowmelt. Flows in
rivers will increase quickly and reach critical levels.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Peter Nordeen park on right bank floods

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:00 PM EDT Saturday was 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 9.3 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Monday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.3 feet on 04/21/1985.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/marquette.

The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 400 PM EDT.
XFlood Advisory issued April 18 at 10:04AM EDT until April 20 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.

* WHERE...A portion of central Upper Michigan, including the
following county, Marquette.

* WHEN...Until 200 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
River or stream flows are elevated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 959 AM EDT, gauge reports indicated snowmelt and some
rainfall over the past few days is causing small stream
flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused
minor flooding in the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Skandia and Carlshend.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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