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Was down to 23 here this morning under clear, calm conditions. High today should top out in the mid-upper 30's, which is seasonal. Slow start to the snow season. Have to go all the way back to 2012 to not have at least some snow otg on today's date. In 2015 there was just a trace but every other year there was ground cover. To date MQT has received 4.7 inches, average is 17.2 inches (-12.5"). Not complaining, actually don't really mind.

Wind howling 61 degrees. Feels wonderful.

Definitely not the news I wanted to see this morning. When I fell in love with the UP as a kid while still in Indiana, I lived vicariously through John Dee, his journals, pictures, the web cam page. I am very saddened by this, especially for his wife and young daughter. He was just about to complete their new home in Jacobsville, that he built basically by himself after surprising his wife a few years ago by buying the land and home her Grandparents owned when she was a child. The end of an era. RIP John.

New chicks arrived this morning. Will spend 16 weeks here in the barn, then can join the others in the coop near the end of March when they're fully feathered They're 3 days old.

I don't mind a buck as long as it's young or early in the season. Once they're all strung out from weeks of rut, meat is tough and tastes a bit hormonal (rutty) to me, but you can take older buck meat, soak it in buttermilk and that'll help draw some of the game out if that's not your thing. In June I hit a pregnant doe with my truck on Hwy 41 right in front of the State Police Post in Negaunee. The officer let me keep her and I was able to harvest some meat, mainly the straps, and it tasted totally different than the usual buck meat I'm use to. But yeah, a young, corn fed doe is the best tasting meat... better than beef.

12th-27th down there and 15th-30th here in Michigan. Would love to hunt some corn-fed Indiana Doe. Here in the snowbelt counties of the UP, antlerless is off the table. They're exclusively for the coyot's and wolves.

Firearm deer season.

With wind and a high of 46, most of the snow otg will melt today. No snow for opening day. Happens sometimes.

Placement is perfect

Growing up in N Indiana, I can remember many times the leaves didn't peak until right around Halloween.

An inch of snow last night before the mix began, currently sitting at 32.8 with rain, sleet, and fog. Nice slug of precip moving in, should be mostly rain before cooler air and light le snow returns. Typical early November weather, although this immediate area is now about 5-6" below in snowfall.

A little snow this morning, 28. Maybe another inch or two tonight, along with some sleet. Nothing that should stick around for more than a couple days.

Warm day temp-wise, hit 49 (.5" rain). Afternoon showers will change to snow later this evening with an unsettled and cool pattern following for close to the next week but no real snow. This time last year, had already received 2 feet. Edit to add: A fisher got into the coop last night and killed 8 hens, my rooster, and wounded 3 more so badly I had to shoot them. Been a bad day.

reality

17 degrees with a WWA in effect for a quick hitting 3-4 inches of snow expected later this morning. Happy Halloween!

Snow showers, 25 degrees with about a half inch of snow otg here. Currently in Houghton College Avenue View—Still Image | Webcams | Michigan Tech (mtu.edu)

Upwards of 4 inches in the forecast through early Halloween but quite a bit more just west of here. Did one last leaf clean up and finished tidying up the garden for the season. Winter will soon set in here in the north.

Dusting up here this morning.

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Chilly with lake effect/enhanced showers today... all rain now after briefly mixing with snow earlier this morning again. Co-op observer in Herman reported pure snow showers for a time there. Currently 39. Wet and cool for most of the upcoming week.

Woke up this morning before dawn to graupel briefly hitting the bedroom window with a temp of 38, and at work today down in Negaunee I saw snow mix in twice during heavier squalls. Wind, rain, low 40's for a high. It was a great October Fall Day.

No hail but had two rounds of quick downpours amounting to just under a half inch. Some brief clearing before lake effect rain takes shape, and cool, down to 47.

Late tomorrow night-Saturday morning could see some wet flakes mix in up this way.

Fairly common in early season/marginal events to see rain at the shore and snow at inland higher terrain areas until the lake cools sufficiently.

One good blow will chill it down quickly.