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Average looking weather heading into mid-August. Cool nights, warm days, some showers... tell-tale signs of autumn are starting to show up here in the northland.

The 18 inch Jan 1999 storm in N Indiana will always be the storm I remember most. I was only 10 at the time but it solidified my love for snow... and weather in general for that matter. I will never forget as the storm ramped up, a milk truck from the dairy farm I lived on getting stuck in our driveway as it was trying to turn around because the road west was already drifted shut, and my dad using shingles under the tires to give it some traction and get it moving again before it could become permanently stuck for days. Since then, def have seen my fair share of storms, many in excess of 3 feet, but none have made the lasting impression that Jan 99 did. It was a storm through the eyes of a kid and one that set in motion the direction my life would take.

Mid/upper 50s with winds gusting upwards of 30 mph at times with some lake/terrain enhanced showers. Refreshing after the heat and smoke. AQI is 12 this afternoon.

Had two severe warned storms today. Rain totaled 1.78", with some small hail and gusty winds with each one. Garden took a bit of a hit but nothing a stake and some rope didn't fix. Weather the next couple days looks cool, high in the 60's tomorrow with a low in the 40's. AQI of 101 should improve further tomorrow.

Conditions up here have improved quite a bit since yesterday. AQI in Mqt is 176 with rain showers moving in. Probably not out of the woods with the smoke tho.

My sister was flying in today from Florida to MQT and her connecting flight from Chicago to MQT has been cancelled due to visibility and ash. I've never seen smoke this bad at the surface before.

Just a coating, I'm sure they're aware. It's all over social media.

Enough that you can blow a flat surface is see the ash blow away, and its visible falling too.

Accumulating ash

Just went outside and the smoke smell is thick and there's a coating of fine ash on everything.

The all-time warmest low temperature was set at our office today in Negaunee Township at 76°F. This breaks the previous record warm low of 74°F set in July of 2002. Records for our office date back to 1959 with an observational period of midnight to midnight EST (1 AM to 1 AM EDT). What makes this record exceptional is that it happens to be the same value as the 30-year normal high temperature for this time of year.

96 with more humidity than yesterday. Glad it's over. Upper 70's-low 80's the rest of the week. Cue the smoke.

Reached 98 here. Dews fell from the mid 70's to the upper 50's during the hottest part of the day, so it wasn't that bad. Highest reading in the UP was 102 @ Baraga Plains. They're usually one of the top 5 cold spots too. One more day in the mid 90's, then back to more respectable summer weather.

90/75 and as still as can be.

Yeah, sure! Whether it's 97 or 100 it's going to be crazy hot, might as well set a record. I'm pretty much down for any extreme type of weather. I have frozen watermelon and ice water for the chickens, and frozen baby carrots for my bunnies to munch on. Hopefully that will keep them from getting too hot this afternoon.

The NBM shows WFO MQT reaching 99 degrees, which would place today in a 4-way tie for the all-time record (period of record since 1961). If downsloping can get the shoreline to 100 degrees, it will be only the 27th time 100 degrees has been recorded in the City of Marquette since the 1860s (including times with less reliable instrumentation and siting). The Ironwood WWTP site has not recorded a 100 degree temperature since the 1940s, while the Iron Mountain WWTP site has only reached 100 3 times since the 1940s (the IMT ASOS has never recorded 100 degrees F since it was installed in 1996). All of this to say, the level of heat today will likely (50+%) be on the level that most Yoopers would have to leave the UP to experience in their lifetimes. Overnight lows tonight only look to fall to the low to mid 70s, providing little relief for those without air conditioning.

High of 84, well below the 92 forecasted. Had a severe warned storm move through that did not produce severe conditions but did drop .74" of much needed rain. Point up to 99 tomorrow. Gonna be brutal... currently 73.

Rare severe storm over the Keweenaw coming in from the nw has held severe intensity since Isle Royal. Usually the cold water is a death nail to storms. Hopefully it holds together as it approaches the n shore of Marquette County. A storm would be nice to kick off the heatwave.

Point up to 98 tomorrow, 92 today and 94 Tuesday. Three days of 90's with 70's at night is gonna be hard. House is 66 degrees this morning with all the windows/blinds closed. Thankfully it's well insulated, and I have plenty of shade later in the day. More concerned for my chickens and rabbits than I am myself. Gave the garden a good soaking this morning and put a shade tarp over it to mitigate some of the heat stress.

97 in the point Monday.

Nice night to have the windows open and cool the house down. Low of 48 here, cool spot in MQT County was 40 @ Eagle Mine. Warm day in the upper-70's on tap before another round of heat settles in.

Unexpectedly cool this morning with 46 at my place, 41 at Eagle Mine, and a 39 degree reading up in Keweenaw County. A nice day 77/55 currently. Could use some rain.

September is actually my favorite non-winter month. Usually sunny and dry, leaves are changing and it’s warm enough still to keep the damp, foggy, and grayness away that October brings.

Sunshine, mid 60’s, cool northerly breeze. Not a bad 4th. Had my taste of heat, bagged a 90, I’m good.

Low of 62 here this morning w/ 89 in the point for today. Heat advisories have shifted south of Upper Michigan. Hopefully a storm or two can materialize this afternoon.