Negaunee News

The forecast for Sunday evening shows a broad area of low pressure north of us. The red line across the U.P. represents a surge of warm air.

We've seen State of Emergencies declared because of visible disasters, but what about ones that can't be seen? "What they're doing is going through piece by piece right now in Lansing, determining what it's like up here and they're trying to get a picture of what we have and they're going to submit that to the Governor's Office" said Don Brown ... (more)

March 2014 is starting extremely cold. Through yesterday, the mean temperature was just above zero, or about 19 degrees below average.

The image on the right shows the forecast pattern from 21 runs of the GFS for March 20. It's a cold looking forecast pattern.

Winning four straight national championships is an accomplishment that would make any sports team jealous.

It hit 30 degrees below zero at the National Weather Service site near Negaunee early on the morning of March 3, 2003.

Winter left the playing field of North America during the latter portion of February 2000 and except for brief intrusions, it did not return.

The temperature hit a record-low 24 degrees below zero the morning of February 24, 1963.

JUST LIKE THE OLYMPIANS! Actually, no. The folks in Sochi made a kunstbahn, or artificial track, while the one in the Upper Peninsula's Marquette County, called Lucy Hill, is a naturbahn, or natural track.

This winter season has been brutal across the state but when it comes to enduring cold temperatures, Lower Michigan residents have no room to complain.

The Farmers' Almanac got it right. The Feds didn't. But there's no escaping this winter has turned into a doozy for much of the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. The giant "blocking" pressure system or "ridge" in the West - cutting off the Pacific's pivotal moisture feed to California and spiriting a rush of warmth into Alaska - has repeatedly ... (more)

High pressure dominated the weather yesterday bringing clear skies and a shot at an almost completely frozen Lake Superior.

Negaunee residents are not supposed to run their water unless they received proper documentation from the city giving authorization to do so.

Faculty and staff in the Bessemer School District participated in a mock shooting drill Friday during an in-service day.

The temperature reached a record-breaking 43 degrees on Valentine's Day 1984. This spring-like February day followed a warm storm that brought nearly an inch of rain to Iron Mountain the day before and 1.65 inches over two days to the National Weather Service site near Negaunee.

On February 13, 1899 the temperature sank to 40 degrees below zero at Iron Mountain.

A record was broken this morning at the National Weather Service site near Negaunee when the temperature fell to 23 below zero.

The first signs of a big pattern shift--a ridge along the West Coast--developed right around the winter solstice in December 1993.