835
FNUS73 KMQT 051043
FWSMQT
SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERS CASTLE RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
643 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
INITIAL BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL
DISSIPATE BY AROUND 0900, WITH PARTIALLY CLEARING SKIES AND A LULL IN
PRECIPITATION FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE UP, WITH A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE. EXPECT A WETTING RAIN OF A TENTH TO A
QUARTER INCH AT THE SITE THROUGH THIS EVENING. MOIST ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
MEANS RH WILL ONLY BOTTOM OUT AROUND 60% TODAY. PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF BY
SATURDAY MORNING, BUT LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL AGAIN KEEP MINIMUM
RH VALUES AROUND 60% SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WARMING AND DRYING TREND KICKS OFF
ON SUNDAY AND LAST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE
REGION. SUNDAY: HIGH TEMPERATURE AROUND 80 WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 35-40% IN
THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS. MONDAY: HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE LOW TO MID 80S
WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 30-35%. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH AT
TIMES. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM MONDAY NIGHT,
BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS TIME.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................95 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55-60 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............55.
33-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 1000 FT
AGL.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (50) AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR (87.0).
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......5.0 DECREASING TO 3.0 AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........92 83 81 39 32 62 61 31 73 71 74
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 0 20 20 20 20
TEMP............53 56 57 61 62 63 65 65 64 67 64
DEWPOINT........53 55 56 57 57 56 56 56 56 56 56
RH..............100 97 94 87 83 78 74 73 74 69 77
33 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S
33 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST.......12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
VINDX KT-FT/100.5 6 6 6 8 9 8 5 4 3 2
CEILING (KFT)...6.2 6.3 6.1 5.4 4.3 2.6 3.1 4.0 4.1 6.4 5.6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...25 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............54 DECREASING TO 51 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
33-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (15.0).
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.08 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......5.0 DECREASING TO 1.5.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........84 84 85 80 91 85 84 75 81 90 96 88
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 40 40 50 40 30 30 30 20 30 20
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 30 30 30 10 10 10 20 20 20 20
TEMP............63 62 58 57 56 56 56 55 54 52 52 51
DEWPOINT........56 56 56 56 56 55 56 55 54 52 52 51
RH..............77 82 92 95 99 99 100 100 100 100 100 100
33 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
33 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST.......6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
VINDX KT-FT/100.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CEILING (KFT)...6.5 6.4 4.5 3.5 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............48.
33-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (24.0).
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......1.1 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 94 86 66 71 75 72 68 67 65 66 51
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 50 51 51 52 51 51 51 52 52 52 55
DEWPOINT........49 50 50 50 49 48 47 47 47 47 48 48
RH..............100 100 98 96 92 90 86 87 83 83 85 77
33 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
33 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST.......6 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5
VINDX KT-FT/100.3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 7 6 4
CEILING (KFT)...1.2 1.1 1.1
FORECASTER...CB
REQUESTED BY...JOE HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 06/05/26
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.EMAIL BRANDON_RAMIREZ@NPS.GOV,JOSEPH_HUGHES@NPS.GOV
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