FNUS53 KMQT 081001 FWFMQT FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UPPER MICHIGAN National Weather Service Marquette MI 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .DISCUSSION... A disturbance will bring widespread rainfall (perhaps in excess of an inch for the south half) and up to 50 percent chances of thunder. While there is a 5-15 percent chance of damaging thunderstorm wind gusts for the south, the winds for the most part will be light and variable, with sustained winds mostly 5-10 mph or less with gusts less than 15 mph. RHs will stay above 65 percent today. For Thursday, the south will see around 30 percent chances of lingering showers, but thunder is less than 15 percent likely. Winds out of the north to northeast will be 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. RHs fall to around 40 percent in the interior west, with around 50 percent minimum RHs expected elsewhere. MIZ001-003-091200- Keweenaw-Northern Houghton- Including the cities of Copper Harbor, Houghton, and Hancock 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers early. A slight chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon. A chance of rain showers by late morning. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Max temperature.....74-79 inland to around 71 at the shore. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........59-64 percent inland to 71 percent at the shore. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 4 to 9 mph shifting to the east 5 to 10 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.14-0.26 inch on the Keweenaw Peninsula...and none to 0.08 inch over Isle Royale. Hours of Sun........4. Chance of thunder...16 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 53. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........97-100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less. PCPN amount.........None. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....76-81 inland to around 72 at the shore. Min humidity........50-55 percent. 20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less becoming north 5 to 10 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........None. Hours of Sun........9. Chance of thunder...0 percent. $$ MIZ002-009-084-091200- Ontonagon-Gogebic-Southern Houghton- Including the cities of Ontonagon, Ironwood, Kenton, and Sidnaw 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 /500 AM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026/ .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Rain showers likely early. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of rain showers by late morning. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Max temperature.....Around 74. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Min humidity........65-70 percent. 24 hr trend......23 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.18-0.37 inch. Hours of Sun........4. Chance of thunder...24 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers early in the evening. Chance of showers 20 percent. Min temperature.....Around 54. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........97-100 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less. PCPN amount.........None to 0.10 inch. Chance of thunder...4 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....79-84 inland to around 72 at the shore. Min humidity........37-42 percent inland to 54 percent at the shore. 20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less becoming north 5 to 10 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........None. Hours of Sun........10. Chance of thunder...0 percent. $$ MIZ004-005-091200- Baraga-Marquette- Including the cities of L'Anse, Gwinn, and Marquette 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers early. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of rain showers by late morning. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Max temperature.....Around 73. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Min humidity........77-82 percent inland to 73 percent at the shore. 24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 4 to 9 mph shifting to the northeast 6 to 11 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.18-0.49 inch. Hours of Sun........4. Chance of thunder...24 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers through midnight. Chance of showers 50 percent. Min temperature.....51-56 inland to around 57 at the shore. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less. PCPN amount.........None to 0.33 inch. Chance of thunder...4 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....77-82 inland to around 73 at the shore. Min humidity........42-47 percent inland to 54 percent at the shore. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. PCPN amount.........None. Hours of Sun........10. Chance of thunder...1 percent. $$ MIZ010-011-091200- Iron-Dickinson- Including the cities of Iron River and Iron Mountain 500 AM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Max temperature.....Around 76. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........76-81 percent. 24 hr trend......28 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 4 to 9 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 10 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.20-0.60 inch. Hours of Sun........3. Chance of thunder...31 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of rain showers. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Min temperature.....53-58. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less. PCPN amount.........0.01-0.34 inch. Chance of thunder...9 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....Around 81. Min humidity........41-46 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 7 to 12 mph. PCPN amount.........None. Hours of Sun........8. Chance of thunder...2 percent. $$ MIZ012-091200- Menominee- Including the city of Menominee 500 AM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........68-73 percent. 24 hr trend......23 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 7 to 12 mph. PCPN amount.........0.32-0.68 inch. Hours of Sun........3. Chance of thunder...42 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers early in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms through midnight. A chance of rain showers by midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Min temperature.....Around 59. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 6 to 11 mph. PCPN amount.........0.15-0.37 inch. Chance of thunder...25 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers through early afternoon. Chance of showers 20 percent. Max temperature.....Around 81. Min humidity........44-49 percent inland to 53 percent at the shore. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast 6 to 11 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........None to 0.12 inch. Hours of Sun........7. Chance of thunder...4 percent. $$ MIZ006-007-085-091200- Alger-Luce-Northern Schoolcraft- Including the cities of Grand Marais, Munising, Newberry, and Seney 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Max temperature.....Around 77 inland to around 71 at the shore. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........67-72 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less becoming north 5 to 10 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.15-0.50 inch. Hours of Sun........3. Chance of thunder...25 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Chance of showers 50 percent. Min temperature.....Around 52. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North 6 to 11 mph. PCPN amount.........0.04-0.16 inch. Chance of thunder...8 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Max temperature.....75-80 inland to around 66 at the shore. Min humidity........48-53 percent inland to 59 percent at the shore. 20-foot winds.......North 6 to 11 mph. PCPN amount.........None. Hours of Sun........8. Chance of thunder...2 percent. $$ MIZ013-091200- Delta- Including the cities of Escanaba and Gladstone 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers through early afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Rain showers by mid afternoon. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Max temperature.....78-83. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........70-75 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.13-0.72 inch. Hours of Sun........3. Chance of thunder...36 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of rain showers. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Min temperature.....Around 55 inland to around 62 at the shore. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 6 to 11 mph. PCPN amount.........0.11-0.35 inch. Chance of thunder...16 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers early. Chance of showers 20 percent. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........46-51 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. PCPN amount.........None to 0.02 inch. Hours of Sun........9. Chance of thunder...3 percent. $$ MIZ014-095-091200- Southern Schoolcraft-Western Mackinac- Including the cities of Manistique and Engadine 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Max temperature.....Around 79. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........67-72 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less becoming north 5 to 10 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.10-0.28 inch. Hours of Sun........4. Chance of thunder...29 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of rain showers. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Min temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 6 to 11 mph. PCPN amount.........0.13-0.41 inch. Chance of thunder...14 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Max temperature.....79-84. Min humidity........45-50 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. PCPN amount.........None to 0.02 inch. Hours of Sun........9. Chance of thunder...3 percent. $$ MIZ096-097-091200- Eastern Mackinac-Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island- Including the cities of St. Ignace and Mackinac Island 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Max temperature.....81-86 inland to around 79 at the shore. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........61-66 percent. 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 4 to 9 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to 11 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.07-0.41 inch. Hours of Sun........4. Chance of thunder...26 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of rain showers. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Min temperature.....Around 59. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 7 to 12 mph. PCPN amount.........0.19-0.27 inch. Chance of thunder...19 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers through early afternoon. Chance of showers 20 percent. Max temperature.....80-85. Min humidity........50-55 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 6 to 11 mph shifting to the northwest 7 to 12 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........None to 0.06 inch. Hours of Sun........7. Chance of thunder...5 percent. $$ MIZ088-091200- Southeast Chippewa- Including the city of Drummond 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers through mid afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms by late morning. Rain showers likely late. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Max temperature.....83-88. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........52-57 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 4 to 9 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to 11 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.12-0.29 inch. Hours of Sun........4. Chance of thunder...25 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Rain showers through midnight, then a chance of rain showers late. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Min temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........97-100 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 6 to 11 mph. PCPN amount.........0.15-0.24 inch. Chance of thunder...21 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers through early afternoon. Chance of showers 20 percent. Max temperature.....84-89 inland to around 83 at the shore. Min humidity........49-54 percent. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 6 to 11 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........None to 0.06 inch. Hours of Sun........7. Chance of thunder...6 percent. $$ MIZ086-087-091200- Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa- Including the cities of Eckerman and Sault Ste. Marie 600 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Max temperature.....77-82 inland to around 74 at the shore. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........63-68 percent. 24 hr trend......23 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 4 to 9 mph shifting to the north 6 to 11 mph by mid afternoon. PCPN amount.........0.08-0.30 inch. Hours of Sun........4. Chance of thunder...25 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of rain showers. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Min temperature.....54-59. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 7 to 12 mph. PCPN amount.........0.04-0.23 inch. Chance of thunder...15 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers through early afternoon. Chance of showers 20 percent. Max temperature.....77-82 inland to around 71 at the shore. Min humidity........52-57 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. PCPN amount.........None to 0.02 inch. Hours of Sun........8. Chance of thunder...3 percent. $$ .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 50 to 55 inland to around 57 at the shore. Highs 81 to 86 inland to around 75 at the shore. Variable winds 5 mph or less. .SATURDAY...Clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 57 inland to around 63 at the shore. Highs 83 to 88. Variable winds 5 mph or less. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 59 to 64. Highs 87 to 92 inland to around 82 at the shore. Southwest winds 3 to 8 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 63 to 68. Highs 89 to 94 inland to around 83 at the shore. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 63 to 68. Highs 87 to 92 inland to around 82 at the shore. .Outlook for Wed Jul 15 through Tue Jul 21...expect above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation. $$ ...................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 / 2700 / W 10 / 270 (F) 200301 / KENTON / 1600 / NW 9 / 144 (F) 200504 /BARAGA PLAINS / 1700 / W 9 / 153 (F) 201004 / MUNISING / 400 / SW 5 / 20 (P) 201002 / DOE LAKE / 1700 / NW 9 / 153 (F) 201103 / HIGH BRIDGE / 1800 / W 9 / 162 (F) 200703 / GWINN / 1900 / W 10 / 190 (F) 200903 / LABRANCHE / 2200 / W 9 / 198 (F) 200503 / PELKIE / 1400 / NW 6 / 84 (P) 201504 / RACO / 1400 / W 6 / 84 (P) 200802 / RANDVILLE / 2600 / W 11 / 286 (F) 201401 / REXTON / 1700 / W 9 / 153 (F) 201505 / RUDYARD / 1800 / W 8 / 144 (F) 201202 / SENEY / 1700 / NW 8 / 136 (F) 201302 /SPINCICH LAKE / 1400 / N 6 / 84 (P) 201102 / STONINGTON / 1900 / SW 9 / 171 (F) 200102 / WAKEFIELD / 1900 / W 9 / 171 (F) 200103 / WATERSMEET / 2000 / W 9 / 180 (F) /DRUMND ISLAND / 1100 / NW 5 / 55 (P) / KEWEENAW / 1000 / NE 8 / 80 (P) 201506 / TROUT LAKE / 1900 / W 8 / 152 (F) THE FOLLOWING VALUES ARE FOR 1 PM EST (2 PM EDT) Thu... Mixing Transport Ventilation WIMS ID/ Site / Height / Winds / Index ------------------------------------------------------------------ 471301 / WAUSAUKEE / 4000 / NE 6 / 240 (F) 200301 / KENTON / 4900 / N 9 / 441 (G) 200504 /BARAGA PLAINS / 4400 / N 9 / 396 (G) 201004 / MUNISING / 500 / N 8 / 40 (P) 201002 / DOE LAKE / 1900 / N 10 / 190 (F) 201103 / HIGH BRIDGE / 2600 / N 9 / 234 (F) 200703 / GWINN / 3400 / N 10 / 340 (G) 200903 / LABRANCHE / 4700 / NE 9 / 423 (G) 200503 / PELKIE / 4100 / N 8 / 328 (G) 201504 / RACO / 2000 / N 9 / 180 (F) 200802 / RANDVILLE / 5300 / NE 9 / 477 (G) 201401 / REXTON / 4100 / N 10 / 410 (G) 201505 / RUDYARD / 2900 / NE 9 / 261 (F) 201202 / SENEY / 3000 / N 10 / 300 (G) 201302 /SPINCICH LAKE / 1900 / N 9 / 171 (F) 201102 / STONINGTON / 3600 / N 9 / 324 (G) 200102 / WAKEFIELD / 5300 / NE 9 / 477 (G) 200103 / WATERSMEET / 5400 / N 10 / 540 (G) /DRUMND ISLAND / 2400 / E 6 / 144 (F) / KEWEENAW / 1500 / N 8 / 120 (P) 201506 / TROUT LAKE / 4500 / N 11 / 495 (G) 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/ 73/ 3/ 8/ SW/0.25 200301 / KENTON/ 70/ 89/ 1/ 5/ N/0.12 200504 /BARAGA PLAINS/ 70/ 88/ 1/ 5/ N/0.12 201004 / MUNISING/ 65/ 89/ 3/ 5/ NE/0.20 201002 / DOE LAKE/ 72/ 78/ 2/ 5/ N/0.22 201103 / HIGH BRIDGE/ 74/ 74/ 4/ 8/ N/0.16 200703 / GWINN/ 70/ 85/ 4/ 8/ NE/0.23 200903 / LABRANCHE/ 74/ 80/ 4/ 8/ W/0.19 200503 / PELKIE/ 71/ 88/ 1/ 4/ NE/0.19 201504 / RACO/ 73/ 75/ 3/ 6/ N/0.12 200802 / RANDVILLE/ 74/ 85/ 4/ 9/ W/0.30 201401 / REXTON/ 75/ 73/ 3/ 8/ NW/0.08 201505 / RUDYARD/ 77/ 65/ 4/ 8/ NW/0.09 201202 / SENEY/ 74/ 71/ 4/ 6/ N/0.17 201302 /SPINCICH LAKE/ 72/ 73/ 4/ 7/ NE/0.13 201102 / STONINGTON/ 77/ 75/ 4/ 6/ W/0.25 200102 / WAKEFIELD/ 70/ 83/ 3/ 7/ NW/0.19 200103 / WATERSMEET/ 71/ 85/ 3/ 8/ NW/0.17 /DRUMND ISLAND/ 86/ 54/ 2/ 5/ NW/0.10 / KEWEENAW/ 67/ 85/ 4/ 6/ E/0.17 201506 / TROUT LAKE/ 76/ 69/ 3/ 8/ NW/0.06 $$ WFO MQT