498  
FNUS53 KMQT 181003  
FWFMQT  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UPPER MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH  
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WARM AND HUMID  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE. A LAKE BREEZE  
OFF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING A WIND SHIFT  
TO THE NORTH AND FALLING TEMPERATURES FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE  
U.P. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT, SOME COULD BE  
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY  
RAINFALL. SHOWERS LINGER INTO TUESDAY AND WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY  
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA.  
 
MIZ001-003-191200-  
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COPPER HARBOR, HOUGHTON, AND HANCOCK  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20  
PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 INLAND TO AROUND 56 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......10 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......18 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 12  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BY MID  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.06 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG BY MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25  
MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.32-0.52 INCH ON THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA...AND  
0.43-0.53 INCH OVER ISLE ROYALE.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO  
22 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.08-0.14 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ002-009-084-191200-  
ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ONTONAGON, IRONWOOD, KENTON, AND SIDNAW  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026 /502 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026/  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20  
PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 INLAND TO AROUND 57 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......15 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......30 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH BY  
MID AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.02 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN  
SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG BY MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 INLAND TO AROUND 40 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO  
12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.37-0.79 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 INLAND TO AROUND 51 AT THE SHORE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.15 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ004-005-191200-  
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF L'ANSE, GWINN, AND MARQUETTE  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 INLAND TO AROUND 65 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......22 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......30 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 12 MPH BY MID  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.09 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7  
TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.12-0.41 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 INLAND TO AROUND 54 AT THE SHORE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 11 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 30 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.15 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........5.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ010-011-191200-  
IRON-DICKINSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IRON RIVER AND IRON MOUNTAIN  
502 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
BY LATE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50  
PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.  
24 HR TREND......23 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......19 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.09 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG BY MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.26-0.50 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY, THEN  
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.14 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ012-191200-  
MENOMINEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF MENOMINEE  
502 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50  
PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
24 HR TREND......25 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05-0.12 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG BY MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.21-0.38 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.09 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........6.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ006-007-085-191200-  
ALGER-LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAND MARAIS, MUNISING, NEWBERRY,  
AND SENEY  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, THEN A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.  
24 HR TREND......16 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......32 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY  
MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03-0.15 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG BY  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05-0.22 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO  
22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH BY MID  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.14 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........5.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ013-191200-  
DELTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESCANABA AND GLADSTONE  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76 INLAND TO AROUND 67 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......18 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......28 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.10 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. PATCHY FOG BY MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 12  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.15-0.33 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
BY LATE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50  
PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE TO 0.10 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........6.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ014-095-191200-  
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-WESTERN MACKINAC-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANISTIQUE AND ENGADINE  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50  
PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 INLAND TO AROUND 61 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......33 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03-0.16 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. AREAS OF  
FOG BY MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70  
PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.13-0.26 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 30 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05-0.15 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ096-097-191200-  
EASTERN MACKINAC-MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. IGNACE AND MACKINAC ISLAND  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 INLAND TO AROUND 66 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......10 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......27 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6  
TO 11 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06-0.15 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. AREAS OF FOG BY MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.08-0.23 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 INLAND TO AROUND 68 AT THE SHORE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 12 TO 17 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO  
30 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03-0.14 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ088-191200-  
SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF DRUMMOND  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.  
24 HR TREND......11 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......28 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BY MID  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.20 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
LATE.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........AROUND 0.10 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY  
MID AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70  
PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 17  
TO 22 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06-0.18 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
 
MIZ086-087-191200-  
WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ECKERMAN AND SAULT STE. MARIE  
602 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 INLAND TO AROUND 68 AT THE SHORE.  
24 HR TREND......11 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......29 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY  
MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06-0.22 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........3.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. PATCHY FOG BY MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.  
24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.24 INCH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 INLAND TO AROUND 68 AT THE SHORE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 12 TO 17 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO  
30 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07-0.16 INCH.  
HOURS OF SUN........4.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.  
 

 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST LATE. LOWS  
32 TO 37 INLAND TO AROUND 38 AT THE SHORE. HIGHS 52 TO 57 INLAND TO  
AROUND 45 AT THE SHORE. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST BY LATE EVENING.  
WIDESPREAD FROST LATE. LOWS 30 TO 35 INLAND TO AROUND 38 AT THE  
SHORE. HIGHS 60 TO 65 INLAND TO AROUND 55 AT THE SHORE. VARIABLE  
WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS 36 TO 41 INLAND TO AROUND 43 AT THE SHORE. HIGHS 61 TO 66 INLAND  
TO AROUND 57 AT THE SHORE. SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 64 TO 69 INLAND TO  
AROUND 59 AT THE SHORE.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 70 TO 75 INLAND TO AROUND 62 AT THE SHORE.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR MON MAY 25 THROUGH SUN MAY 31
 
EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL  
TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 

 
   
..................SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST DATA.................
 
 
THE FOLLOWING VALUES ARE FOR 1 PM EST (2 PM EDT) TODAY:  
 
MIXING TRANSPORT VENTILATION  
WIMS ID/ SITE / HEIGHT / WINDS / INDEX  
------------------------------------------------------------------  
471301 / WAUSAUKEE / 2400 / SW 13 / 312 (G)  
200301 / KENTON / 1300 / W 10 / 130 (F)  
200504 /BARAGA PLAINS / 2100 / SW 11 / 231 (F)  
201004 / MUNISING / 1200 / SW 12 / 144 (F)  
201002 / DOE LAKE / 1700 / SW 13 / 221 (F)  
201103 / HIGH BRIDGE / 1500 / SW 13 / 195 (F)  
200703 / GWINN / 2500 / SW 13 / 325 (G)  
200903 / LABRANCHE / 2400 / SW 12 / 288 (F)  
200503 / PELKIE / 1800 / W 10 / 180 (F)  
201504 / RACO / 1600 / SW 19 / 304 (G)  
200802 / RANDVILLE / 2800 / SW 13 / 364 (G)  
201401 / REXTON / 1100 / SW 16 / 176 (F)  
201505 / RUDYARD / 1400 / SW 17 / 238 (F)  
201202 / SENEY / 1600 / S 17 / 272 (F)  
201302 /SPINCICH LAKE / 1600 / SW 17 / 272 (F)  
201102 / STONINGTON / 1200 / S 12 / 144 (F)  
200102 / WAKEFIELD / 1000 / NW 5 / 50 (P)  
200103 / WATERSMEET / 2200 / SW 11 / 242 (F)  
/DRUMND ISLAND / 700 / S 9 / 63 (P)  
/ KEWEENAW / 1000 / W 12 / 120 (P)  
201506 / TROUT LAKE / 1300 / SW 17 / 221 (F)  
 
THE FOLLOWING VALUES ARE FOR 1 PM EST (2 PM EDT) TUE...  
 
MIXING TRANSPORT VENTILATION  
WIMS ID/ SITE / HEIGHT / WINDS / INDEX  
------------------------------------------------------------------  
471301 / WAUSAUKEE / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
200301 / KENTON / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
200504 /BARAGA PLAINS / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201004 / MUNISING / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201002 / DOE LAKE / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201103 / HIGH BRIDGE / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
200703 / GWINN / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
200903 / LABRANCHE / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
200503 / PELKIE / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201504 / RACO / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
200802 / RANDVILLE / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201401 / REXTON / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201505 / RUDYARD / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201202 / SENEY / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201302 /SPINCICH LAKE / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201102 / STONINGTON / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
200102 / WAKEFIELD / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
200103 / WATERSMEET / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
/DRUMND ISLAND / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
/ KEWEENAW / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
201506 / TROUT LAKE / XXXX / XXXXX / XXXXXX  
 
NOTE: MIXING HEIGHTS ARE IN FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL  
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE IN MILES PER HOUR  
   
.................................................................
 
 
THE FOLLOWING IS POINT FORECAST INFORMATION VALID AT 1 PM EST.  
NOTE THAT THE QPF IS FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM EST. ALSO, WIND SPEEDS HAVE  
BEEN REDUCED BY A FACTOR OF 0.7 BY THE REQUEST OF LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS.  
 
WIMS ID/ SITE/ TEMP/ RH/ WSPD/WGST/WDIR/QPF  
---------------------------------------------------  
471301 / WAUSAUKEE/ 79/ 64/ 7/ 16/ SW/0.04  
200301 / KENTON/ 68/ 68/ 2/ 7/ W/0.01  
200504 /BARAGA PLAINS/ 70/ 67/ 3/ 8/ SW/0.01  
201004 / MUNISING/ 65/ 87/ 6/ 11/ SW/0.01  
201002 / DOE LAKE/ 73/ 69/ 5/ 12/ SW/0.01  
201103 / HIGH BRIDGE/ 72/ 70/ 7/ 13/ SW/0.01  
200703 / GWINN/ 74/ 73/ 6/ 12/ SW/0.01  
200903 / LABRANCHE/ 76/ 71/ 6/ 13/ SW/0.01  
200503 / PELKIE/ 67/ 70/ 3/ 8/ W/0.02  
201504 / RACO/ 69/ 73/ 7/ 15/ SW/0.08  
200802 / RANDVILLE/ 77/ 66/ 6/ 12/ SW/0.01  
201401 / REXTON/ 65/ 73/ 7/ 15/ SW/0.05  
201505 / RUDYARD/ 70/ 69/ 9/ 15/ SW/0.05  
201202 / SENEY/ 71/ 71/ 7/ 14/ SW/0.05  
201302 /SPINCICH LAKE/ 70/ 72/ 8/ 15/ SW/0.06  
201102 / STONINGTON/ 73/ 70/ 6/ 12/ S/0.01  
200102 / WAKEFIELD/ 61/ 73/ 4/ 8/ NW/0.01  
200103 / WATERSMEET/ 71/ 68/ 4/ 10/ SW/0.01  
/DRUMND ISLAND/ 72/ 62/ 2/ 7/ S/0.01  
/ KEWEENAW/ 58/ 75/ 6/ 10/ NW/0.02  
201506 / TROUT LAKE/ 66/ 74/ 7/ 15/ SW/0.09  

 
 
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