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Spring is in the air. High of 45 yesterday and 46 forecast for today, 20 degrees above the average high. I was down in Big Bay yesterday at the lake and the shore was remarkably free of ice. Have never witnessed that before in February. My new batch of Chickies from late autumn are just over 3 months old and starting to mature. They'll join the main coop in another month and see the outside world for the first time.

A decent snow in early-mid March I would not consider useless.

A heavy band of snow has sunk in from the northeast off the lake and is adding up quickly. Snow depth here is 16 inches, and the main snowbelts are just starting to get some nice, packed depths (puny compared to average, but...). What a shame about the upcoming pattern. I'll enjoy it while it's here but hard not to root for spring at this point even tho there's lots of snow climo left in the UP.

Didn't see much in the way of snow today only a brief period of light snow out on the lake and just a dusting fell here at home. Did however catch two nice trout which I'll have with some buttered rice and broccoli. Lake had 9" of ice and about a foot of snow on it. High of 21 but I was a toasty 60 degrees. Life is good.

As expected, snow showers tapered off overnight. Low of -2 here at the house, back up to 0 as lake clouds pass through. Should see a bit of an uptick in snow early this afternoon, another inch or two possible. Gonna spend the day out on the ice and hopefully bring home some dinner.

Measured 4.7 inches so far today on my deck railing. Brings the total here to 16.2 inches since Tuesday night. Temp reached 17 for a high at 2 pm and has since fallen to 13. Squalls have been very impressive. At one point the sky looked as if a thunderstorm was moving in. Nice mini bout of winter.

Your measuring stick reads 7". Did you have snow on the roof of your truck prior?

Feeling like winter. Forecast high today of 18 with 2-4" of snow possible through tonight after 11.5 inches the past few days. Ratios have been pretty high, running around 20:1. Temps should stay below freezing until Tuesday then two days in the mid-30's before a slight cool down. Forecast low tonight is 3 degrees, if more clearing can occur with the flow shifting westerly, there's a good chance of going below zero for a time.

Upper teens-low 20’s today with some heavy snow squalls. took this pic down in negaunee around 2:30.

2 inches here overnight with prolonged lake snows setting up today through Sunday. Could see some decent totals when all is said and done. Getting closer and closer to that 100" mark.

My post wasn't directed at you. The banter between you and Josh goes way back. I find it mildly entertaining. It's the bitching and moaning and having unrealistic expectations for local climo that's annoying, even tho I will admit for parts of the sub, the past few winters have been horrible and I'd likely be the first to complain. As far as the UP goes, as a kid I dreamed of living here and as soon as I could I did. It's different and not for everyone, and minus the snow I'd still live here. I'll probably die here unless at some point I decide to head west or to Alaska. Mainstream America is NOT for me.

Bigtime turd winters.

Spring/Summer severe weather enthusiasts have been suffering for many years too, jus sayin. 90% of winters 45 and north have the winter-time nirvana Beavis describes and is just a state or two away. If winter means that much to someone, as clearly it does, why not move? It may mean sacrificing a high paying job, lifestyle, and other things but it sure beats spending life miserable. I packed up everything I had at 22 and did it. If you want something bad enough, make it happen. Stop whining.

Not sure area wide, but here's every winter since 1980 for Negaunee Twp. It's pretty cluttered, but the green shaded area at the bottom is this year. There's been a few clunkers. I've dm'd the weather office and asked what the least snowy winter on record was there but even that only dates back to 1961. The graph is a week or so old. MQT currently stands at 72.6 for the season, average to date is 128.6.

Looking at some stats today, there's finally two stations that have crossed the 100" mark for the season... well behind average. Herman is coming in 3rd. I'm estimating my area has seen 80-85" now, which is probably pretty close to accurate as my totals usually come very close to Herman on any given year. This area still running about 5 foot below average. Pretty anemic by UP standards. Calumet 109.8" Keweenaw County 102.8" Herman 91.8"

Coldest temp at my house this season has been -11 during the brief winter spell in Jan.

With fresh snow otg, temp has plummeted this evening. 7 down in Negaunee.

Measured 6.5" of lake effect snow on the driveway this afternoon. Was a nice surprise. Temp already down to 12 degrees as of 6:50.

4.5-5" of snow has fallen overnight and still snowing. Was only expecting an inch or two. Might nickle and dime my way to 100 inches the next week or so.

I'm sure trails in general are in bad shape like most of the UP but here, off the beaten path, two tracks are still snow covered and wooded areas have between 8-11 inches. Took these photos yesterday after things froze back up... 9 inches here at the house, but this area had some of the deepest snow in Michigan at the peak of the winter blast with close to 3 feet otg. Didn't think a winter like this was possible in the UP. Haven't broken 100 inches yet with the total being somewhere around 75-80 inches imby. Did received an inch of snow overnight and this morning with temps today more seasonable in the low-20's. Upcoming clipper pattern can deliver some nice surprises too, but my hopes for deep winter conditions have faded substantially.

I Follow this thread pretty close. I love mountain weather, it often reminds me of weather near the great lakes where you have all these little nuanced microclimates... really fascinating. Love all the pictures, keep 'em coming! I'll share one from up this way... my road this morning. Painfully slow start to winter but it's finally here. Around 55 inches month to date. It's currently 7 degrees in the hills 8 miles from the shore of Lake Superior, skies have cleared and it's beautiful.

I think he means how isolated or widespread was the deeper snow you photographed.

12 inches of 18-20:1 ratio snow since 4 am yesterday. Nice couple weeks of winter for most of the sub. This morning.

West flow has kept things pretty quiet around here with just some flurries and light snow at times. WWA issued tonight and Friday for up to 8 inches locally, some models indicate quite a bit more but we'll see. With LE there's always surprises. Lowest temp here at the house during this cold spell was -14 Tuesday morning. The coldest daytime high was 3 degrees, same day.

Rhode Island Reds are very cold tolerant but once it's below zero, I feel it necessary to provide heat. These nights I do not sleep.