696
FXUS63 KMQT 051744
AFDMQT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
144 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- BENIGN WEATHER WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
THE REST OF THIS WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 216 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
EXPECT FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS TROUGHING
REMAINS OVER THE AREA AND THE JET STREAM REMAINS TO THE SOUTH OF US
FOR THE NEXT WEEK. WHILE MULTIPLE WEAK SHORTWAVES LOOK TO ROLL
THROUGH THE REGION AND COULD POTENTIALLY BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN (AND
SNOW ON WEDNESDAY) SHOWERS AT TIMES, DRY AIR AT AND JUST ABOVE THE
SFC LOOKS TO LIMIT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SEEN OVER THE NEXT WEEK.
WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BEING SEEN OVER THE PACNW THE REST OF
THIS WEEK BEFORE SLOWLY PROGGING EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK, EXPECT
COOLER CANADIAN AIR TO GENERALLY MOVE INTO THE U.P. THROUGHOUT THE
FORECAST PERIOD; THUS, BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE PROJECTED FOR
TODAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGHS TYPICALLY ONLY GET INTO THE 40S
AND 50S AND LOWS DROP INTO THE 20S AND 30S.
WITH THE DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT THE SFC THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS,
EXPECT MIXING IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER TO INDUCE DRY RHS ON THE GROUND.
THEREFORE, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF WE SEE SEVERAL DAYS AT A TIME WHERE
RHS GET BELOW 30% OVER PORTIONS OR EVEN MUCH OF THE U.P., WITH THE
SOUTH CENTRAL EXPECTED TO GET INTO THE 20 PERCENTS RH THIS
AFTERNOON. THE DAYS WHERE THIS MAY BE AN EXCEPTION ARE POSSIBLY ON
WEDNESDAY WHEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY
WHEN RAIN SHOWERS OCCUR THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND WITH THE PASSAGE OF
SOME WEAK SHORTWAVE LOWS. YET, BECAUSE TEMPERATURES ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO BE BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS NEXT WEEK OR SO, NO ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE PREDICTED, ALTHOUGH WE MAY APPROACH IT
TODAY AS WINDS REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE WEST (GUSTS GENERALLY 20 TO 30
MPH).
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 144 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
MAIN IMPACT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE THE STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS WITH GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE AT IWD AND SAW AND UP TO
30 KTS AT CMX. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. OTHER THAN
SOME BRIEF MVFR RAIN SHOWERS HIGHLIGHTED WITH A PROB30 AT
SAW TOMORROW, VFR WILL BE THE PREVAILING FLIGHT CATEGORY.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 216 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS CONTINUES TODAY AS COLD
AIR ADVECTION PUMPS INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. HOWEVER, WINDS DROP
DOWN TO 20 KNOTS OR LESS TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING
BEGINS TO BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA. EXPECT THE LIGHT WINDS TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS WEAK RIDGING AND TROUGHING
OSCILLATES OVER THE AREA.
MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UPPER MICHIGAN...
NONE.
LAKE SUPERIOR...
NONE.
LAKE MICHIGAN...
NONE.
DISCUSSION...TAP
AVIATION...TDUD
MARINE...TAP
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page