Wintery Rain/Snow Mix Expected This Afternoon & Tonight

IRONWOOD, MI - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - According to a 3:43 AM CST National Weather Service Special Weather Statement, there will be a wintry mix of precipitation expected late today and tonight.

The National Weather Service in Marquette warns that warm air and moisture ahead of a cold front in the plains will begin to produce rain over much of west and central Upper Michigan late today into this evening. As the cold front sweeps through, expect the rain to change over to snow from Ironwood to Houghton  by midnight and from Marquette to Newberry after midnight. Since temperatures have been cold recently,  the rain could result in some icing on untreated surfaces. Once the rain changes to snow late tonight, a quick 1 to 4 inches of snow could accumulate by daybreak on Monday,  especially east of Marquette and Iron Mountain.

Exact amounts of snow and ice and timing of the change over to snow with this system are uncertain. An advisory may need to be issued later today. Stay tuned for later forecasts and statements issued by the National Weather Service in Marquette.

Jim Albert