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Most snowfall Feb 13: McMillan with 4.5 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 221.7 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Keweenaw county with 18 inches (2.9.25)

Most snowfall Feb 14: Houghton county with 7.5 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 228.3 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Keweenaw county with 18 inches (2.9.25)

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Today two locations joined the 200 Inch Club, making that 4 stations with 200+ inches of snow for the season as of this morning’s snow measurements. Last season (2023/24) we didn’t have a single station reach 200 inches of snow, the highest was Calumet/Tamarack with 173 inches. We should see at least 10 locations reach 200 inches this season and possibly 20 if the rest of February is pretty snowy and we see some decent snowfall in the months of March and April.

Hitting 300 inches of snow is still highly possible with the stations that are at 200+ inches as of today and slightly possible with another 4 stations that are within 40 inches of 200 as of today. In 2022/23 we had 13 locations in the 300 Inch Club.

We are now entering the coldest part of the year and with Lake Superior ice cover only at 23% it looks like we will see some good lake effect snow storms in Feb and early March.



Snowfall overnight will be in the West snowbelts of the Keweenaw, other places across the UP will once again be left out of the snowfall.

Heading into Friday evening however things will change as wind direction switches to a south wind which will bring some warmer temps and snowfall to most of the U.P. Friday night into Saturday morning.

Temperatures will dip into the -20s in the western and central areas of the Upper Peninsula overnight and winds will be light and mostly calm so wind chills should be an issue. By late Friday morning and early afternoon we should see a swing back into the mid teens and low 20s as warmer air enters the U.P from the south along with some light snow. Snowfall amounts should generally be in the 1-4 inch range. After the slight warmup Friday afternoon and Saturday we will see temps slide back down into the single digits and possible negative single digits by Monday morning and winds will shift back into the NW which should allow more lake effect snow to return Monday into Tuesday.

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Most snowfall Feb 12: Calumet/Tamarack loc with 5.1 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 219.8 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Keweenaw county with 18 inches (2.9.25)

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Snow Totals for Feb 11th below.

We have 4 stations in the 200 Inch Club those are Painesdale, Keweenaw county, Tamarack loc, and Houghton county stations.

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Most snowfall Feb 11: Keweenaw county with 4 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 217.4 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Keweenaw county with 18 inches (2.9.25)

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The Bayfield Bomber didn’t disappoint, I did dump a bit more snowfall than I had forecasted.

The Keweenaw finally saw a good snowstorm, not the biggest ever but the biggest this season for the Keweenaw. Isolated lake effect snow bands lingered around the Keweenaw in a stretch from Calumet to Delaware. Lake effect snow was enhanced by some convergent winds over the land along with the strong western winds over Lake Superior that kept snowfall in that region overnight dropping the biggest 24hr snow total of any location this season.

It was about mid afternoon on Monday when the convergent winds let up a bit and winds shifted slightly into a western to WNW pattern bringing a wider swath of snow banding further south from Twin Lakes to Painesdale, even areas along the Portage Canal got in a bit more snowfall as well.

Besides the Keweenaw the only other areas to see any significant snowfall was the Soo and Munising area, other areas got left out.

Late Wednesday night we should see a little warmer air move up into the region which could lead to some lake effect snow by Thursday behind it. Temps should get into the low teens to mid teens along Lake Superior.

Snowfall should be pretty minimal with 2-4 inches in the NW snowbelts and a trace to 2 inches across non NW snowbelts.

Snow Totals for Feb 9th and 10th below.

We have 2 stations now in the 200 Inch Club those are Painesdale and now Keweenaw county station that reached that milestone with an 18” snow fall Sunday night. Two day snow total for KC is 26”. Next stations that will reach 200 inches will be Houghton county and Calumet/Tamarack, both are less than 3 inches away. Not sure if they will reach that tomorrow, but they should by the weekend.

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Most snowfall Feb 9: Keweenaw county with 18 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 206.2 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Keweenaw county with 18 inches (2.9.25)

Most snowfall Feb 10: Calumet/Tamarack loc with 10.1 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 215.9 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Keweenaw county with 18 inches (2.9.25)

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A little light snow blanketed the Upper Peninsula so there wasn’t a lot of snow to measure today. We did however get our first station into the 200 Inch Club with a few more coming soon within the next couple weeks, possibly sooner.

We are looking at a Bayfield Bomber moving into the Upper Peninsula Sunday bringing with it lake effect snowfall for northern Ontonagon county, northern Houghton, and the spine of Keweenaw county into Tuesday. Sunday night winds shift from WNW to a mainly west winds which will limit most of the snowfall to areas north of Hancock, Calumet, Ahmeek, Mohawk, and Central. Areas along the lake like Eagle River, Eagle Harbor, and Copper Harbor should probably see more snowfall than usual with N/NW winds. We could also see some convergent winds off the land in combination with the upper elevation topography enhancing snowfall amounts from Calumet to Central.

Other areas of the Upper Peninsula won’t see much snowfall until later in the week, but there will be a little snowfall in places like Munising and the Soo with the NW winds that will be blowing Sunday morning and ending early evening.

The Soo should see very localized snowfall with a westerly wind so I’ll include that in the snow totals below through Tuesday.

Sunday snow totals
north Ontonagon county - northern Houghton county - Keweenaw 2-4”
Munising area - 1-2”
Soo - 0.5-1”

Monday-Tuesday afternoon snow totals
Northern Houghton county and Keweenaw 4-8”
Munising area - 0.5”
Soo - 2-4”

Temperatures will remain cold into the weekend and we could see some negative single digits in the western UP and parts of the central UP on Thursday and Friday. Friday with some south wind we could see a little lake enhanced snowfall off of Lake Michigan in areas near Manistique to St. Ignace. Not sure on snow totals right now, by mid week should have an idea if this will pan out.

A few things to note about the snowfall data.

You’ll notice that the numbers for McMillan have changed, I have adjusted the total because they snow observer there had issues with submitting the data and it has to be checked and verified for quality as it was a multiday total.

You’ll also notice that Tahquamenon falls snow total has been submitted and updated now, their data comes in monthly, wish it was more often but that’s how things have been done their at the state park for awhile, maybe I can see if I can get the data more often before it’s submitted to the database.

There are a dozen or so stations that don’t always update daily so the data might change suddenly from their last update to the current totals. Most station observers are good at getting their snow totals submitted daily.

I also do some QA checks on my end too, to ensure that the data I have is accurate, once in awhile I don’t always catch the updates or something goes awry on my end.

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Most snowfall Feb 7: Soo airport with 3.6 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 200.7 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Soo Airport with 15.7 inches (11.30.24)

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Well the Upper Peninsula survived the blizzard, it arrived pretty much on schedule from the forecast with winds gusts up to 58mph recorded at the Houghton county airport.




I was camping in Porcupine Mountains State park Wednesday night and woke up Thursday to high winds and snow blowing violently through the forest, tree tops flopping around and tree branches snapping.

Driving on the roads was pretty hazardous, the Michigan State Police reported a lot of vehicles in the ditch along US41 from Hancock to Calumet and suggested taking an alternate route. Reports on social media accounts from friends and in groups verified how terrified they were driving that stretch through the afternoon on Thursday and into the evening hours.






After packing up camping gear late morning and snowshoeing with pulk sled I went over to the East Vista from the West Vista where I was winter camping. From that viewpoint you could see the wall of snow moving across Silver City and Ontonagon, snow bands were intense to say the least.

I knew my drive back to Houghton was going to be interesting, but I’ve driven many dozens of winter whiteouts. I just knew I better get moving before it gets dark, my goal was to get back to the Porcupine ski hill parking lot where my Explorer was around 430pm, that would give me enough time to get back to Houghton around dark.

The next couple days we should see some light snow across most of the Upper Peninsula and the cold temps stick around for awhile.

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Most snowfall Feb 5: Soo airport with 3.8 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 197.6 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Soo Airport with 15.7 inches (11.30.24)

Most snowfall Feb 6: Soo east with 6.6 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 199.6 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Soo Airport with 15.7 inches (11.30.24)

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Just posting the snow totals for tonight. No forecast write up just that we will be seeing a few flurries Wednesday into Thursday morning maybe 2-6 with your higher elevations getting more in the NW snowbelts.

Should my vehicle cooperate I am heading out in the morning for a winter camping trip. Before I head out I have to measure my 6 snowfall stations (should we get any snow) tomorrow. I still have to get some stuff packed tomorrow before heading out as well. It should be a fun adventure, hopefully I’ll have some footage and pictures to share with you on a substack post or a youtube video.

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Most snowfall Feb 3: Keweenaw County with 4 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 194.7 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Soo Airport with 15.7 inches (11.30.24)

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Not a lot of snow over the last few days but most areas across the U.P. have seen at least 1-5 inches. The Garden Peninsula to St. Ignace has finally saw a few inches of lake effect due to a SE wind off of Lake Michigan. Surprisingly even with the SE winds much of the U.P. saw snow from it I think it was from the warmer air aloft and strong winds that carried the light crystalline snow northward.

The next couple days we should see a few light flurries, as of tonight a couple inches has fallen in the NW snowbelts as wind picked up today from some cooler Arctic air moving in tonight bringing in about 1”/hr snow rates for a short period.

Temperatures have really dropped to from mid teens earlier today into the single digits and should stay that way throughout the day tomorrow across much of the Upper Peninsula. Expect a break in the snow flurries for most of Tuesday and into the early morning hours of Wed. We will see NW winds shifting into a westerly then into south winds Wednesday afternoon which should bring some warmer air into the region, temps should reach into the low to mid 20s before dropping back into the single digits late Thursday evening.

It appears with the gulf moisture coming into the lower Great Lakes that will hinder the amount of snowfall we see across the Upper Peninsula on Wednesday into Thursday morning. A bit of moisture coming across from the mountain west could bring in the moisture we need for some snow to develop, but again don’t expect a lot of out this system. Most probable areas to see more than 5 or 6 inches of snow would be Painesdale into the Keweenaw spine.

MTU Winter Carnival 2025

Stay tuned to the NWS Marquette website for updates if you are going to be traveling up to Houghton for Winter Carnival 2025, with the high winds and light snow it could get a little blustery out there on the roads Wednesday into Thursday.

You will want to see the snow statues if you haven’t ever, the students at MTU do a great job every year and this year there is plenty of good snow and it has been cold for statue building. Check out the Winter Carnival website for happenings this week.

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Most snowfall Feb 1: Houghton County with 5.3 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 191.7 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Soo Airport with 15.7 inches (11.30.24)

Most snowfall Feb 2: Detour Village with 2 inches
Most snowfall, season to date: Painesdale with 191.7 inches
Biggest 24hr total this season: Soo Airport with 15.7 inches (11.30.24)

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