Area Temperatures

Marquette County

Williams Park: Pine & Michigan on the eastside of Marquette

46° (06:00 pm)

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

39°(05:48 pm)

Trowbridge: Near Trowbridge Park

47° (06:11 pm)

Negaunee: Negaunee MDOT station on Hwy 41

47° (06:56 pm)

Sawyer Airport: near Gwinn

48° (05:47 pm)

Big Bay: Big Bay HADS station

48° (05:40 pm)

Republic: Co Rd LD & 601

49° (06:01 pm)

Upper Michigan

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

42° (05:45 pm)

Munising: Munising Lakeshore AWOS station

40° (05:56 pm)

Escanaba: Delta County Airport

50° (06:05 pm)

Iron Mountain: Ford Airport

52° (06:05 pm)

Houghton: Houghton County Memorial Airport

46° (06:05 pm)

Ironwood: Gogebic County Airport

52° (06:10 pm)

Sault Ste. Marie: Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Airport

39° (06:05 pm)

All times Eastern

Marquette County Weather Forecast

via the National Weather Service

Updated: 03:37 PM EDT Apr 24, 2026

Late This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight.
Saturday: Patchy fog in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs 51 to 56 inland to around 47 at the shore. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 35. Light east winds, becoming south after midnight.
Sunday and Sunday Night: Warmer. Partly cloudy. Highs around 62 inland to around 53 at the shore. Lows around 40. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Monday Night: Breezy. Rain showers. Lows 42 to 47. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Tuesday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs 51 to 56.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 32 to 37.
Wednesday through Friday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 47. Lows 29 to 34.

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XFlood Watch issued April 24 at 1:00PM EDT until April 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

Rain may fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers may increase quickly and reach critical
levels.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central Upper and western Upper Michigan,
including the following areas, in central Upper Michigan, Baraga,
Dickinson, Iron and Marquette. In western Upper Michigan,
Keweenaw, Northern Houghton, Ontonagon and Southern Houghton.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
XFlood Warning issued April 24 at 11:42AM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

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

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme) affecting Iron
County.

Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

.Snowmelt resulting in rivers reaching 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 11:10 AM CDT Friday /12:10 PM EDT Friday/ the stage was
10.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:10 AM CDT Friday /12:10 PM EDT Friday/ was 11.2
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 late tonight at 100 AM CDT /200 AM
EDT/.
XFlood Warning issued April 24 at 11:42AM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

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

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls (Michigamme) affecting Iron
County.

Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Dickinson and
Marquette Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

.Snowmelt resulting in rivers reaching critical levels.

* WHAT...Moderate 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 7:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 10.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:15 AM EDT Friday was 10.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.2
feet early Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.8 feet on 04/18/2023.
- 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 late tonight at 100 AM CDT /200 AM
EDT/.
XFlood Advisory issued April 24 at 12:33PM EDT until April 27 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

...The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a Flood
Advisory for the following rivers in Michigan...

East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.

...The Flood Advisory is replaced by a River Flood Warning for the
following rivers in Michigan...

Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
County.

* WHAT...Elevated river levels caused by rain and snowmelt are
occurring.

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

* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Low lying areas of Peter Nordeen Park begin
to flood

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Latest observation was 5.97 feet at 12:00 PM EDT Wednesday,
April 22.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.7
feet tomorrow morning.
- Action stage is 6.5 feet.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood

If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an
alternative route.

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

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 145 PM EDT.
XFlood Warning issued April 24 at 12:33PM EDT until April 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

...The National Weather Service in Marquette MI has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Michigan...

Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
County.

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County Road
FX bridge

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 6.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 6.8 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
evening.
- Flood stage is 6.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
6.8 feet on 04/22/1992.
- 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 late tonight at 200 AM EDT.
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