Area Temperatures

Marquette County

Williams Park: Pine & Michigan on the eastside of Marquette

38° (02:30 pm)

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

36°(02:18 pm)

Trowbridge: Near Trowbridge Park

38° (02:39 pm)

Negaunee: Negaunee MDOT station on Hwy 41

57° (02:03 pm)

Sawyer Airport: near Gwinn

34° (01:46 pm)

Big Bay: Big Bay HADS station

33° (01:40 pm)

Republic: Co Rd LD & 601

34° (02:30 pm)

Upper Michigan

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

36° (01:45 pm)

Munising: Munising Lakeshore AWOS station

36° (01:56 pm)

Escanaba: Delta County Airport

41° (02:30 pm)

Iron Mountain: Ford Airport

39° (02:30 pm)

Houghton: Houghton County Memorial Airport

30° (02:31 pm)

Ironwood: Gogebic County Airport

34° (02:35 pm)

Sault Ste. Marie: Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Airport

34° (02:30 pm)

All times Eastern

Marquette County Weather Forecast

via the National Weather Service

Updated: 02:21 AM EDT Apr 18, 2026

Early This Morning: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Patchy fog. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Today: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Much colder with highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 22 to 27. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph.
Sunday: Cold. Partly cloudy. Highs around 32. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear. Lows around 18 inland to around 24 at the shore. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Monday: Warmer. Mostly sunny. Highs around 46. South winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 35.
Tuesday and Tuesday Night: Clear. Highs 51 to 56. Lows around 31.
Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 56 to 61 inland to around 53 at the shore.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 39.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Highs 62 to 67 inland to around 57 at the shore.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 47. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 58.

U.P. Weather Story

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XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 11:40AM CDT by NWS Marquette MI

...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity for the
following rivers in Michigan...

Michigamme River near Witch Lake affecting Marquette and
Dickinson Counties.

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

* WHAT...Minor 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 Saturday /12:10 PM EDT Saturday/ the stage
was 9.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:10 AM CDT Saturday /12:10 PM EDT Saturday/ was
9.7 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 315 AM CDT /415 AM
EDT/.
XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 12:40PM EDT until April 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

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

Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
County.

Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.

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

East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.

Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga
Counties.

Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

Chocolay River near Harvey affecting Marquette County.

Sturgeon River near Nahma Junction affecting Delta County.

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.

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

* WHEN...Until late Monday evening.

* 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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:15 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 7.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:15 PM EDT Saturday was 7.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tomorrow evening and continue falling to 6.4 feet
Saturday, April 25.
- 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 late tonight at 415 AM EDT /315 AM
CDT/.
XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 12:40PM EDT until April 20 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

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

Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
County.

Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.

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

East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.

Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga
Counties.

Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

Chocolay River near Harvey affecting Marquette County.

Sturgeon River near Nahma Junction affecting Delta County.

.Recent rainfall on a deep primed snowpack and snowmelt. 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 afternoon.

* 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
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 6.1 feet Saturday,
April 25.
- 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 late tonight at 415 AM EDT /315 AM
CDT/.
XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 12:40PM EDT until April 21 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

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

Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
County.

Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.

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

East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.

Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga
Counties.

Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

Chocolay River near Harvey affecting Marquette County.

Sturgeon River near Nahma Junction affecting Delta County.

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

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

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

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 8.1 feet, Southgate drive near the old Gwinn Middle
School floods

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 7.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:00 AM EDT Saturday was 7.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.3
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
8.5 feet on 06/01/1970.
- 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 415 AM EDT /315 AM
CDT/.
XFlood Warning issued April 18 at 12:40PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

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

Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt affecting Marquette
County.

Paint River at Crystal Falls (Paint) affecting Iron County.

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

East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn affecting Marquette County.

Sturgeon River near Chassell affecting Houghton and Baraga
Counties.

Sturgeon River near Alston affecting Houghton and Baraga Counties.

Michigamme River near Republic affecting Marquette County.

Chocolay River near Harvey affecting Marquette County.

Sturgeon River near Nahma Junction affecting Delta County.

.Recent rainfall on a deep primed snowpack and snowmelt. 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 late tonight at 415 AM EDT /315 AM
CDT/.
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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