Iron Mountain, MI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Winter Weather Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Light Snow 30°F
Feels Like 25°F  
Humidity 97% Dew Point 29°F Wind WSW 5 MPH Gusts 16 Barometer 29.36 in.
Solar Rad 48 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 1.1 mi. SSW of central Iron Mountain
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Snow, High 28F, Low 23F
100%
28
23
ThuNov 27
Thu Nov 27: Snow Showers, High 30F, Low 18F
40%
30
18
FriNov 28
Fri Nov 28: Mostly Cloudy, High 26F, Low 12F
26
12
SatNov 29
Sat Nov 29: Snow Showers Likely, High 27F, Low 19F
60%
27
19
SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Snow Showers, High 29F, Low 4F
50%
29
4
MonDec 1
Mon Dec 1: Mostly Sunny, High 19F, Low 0F
19
0
TueDec 2
Tue Dec 2: Partly Sunny, High 19F
19
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 30°F to 19°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 34°F with lows around 17°F.

This Date in Weather History

1896 - Snow and high winds hit the Northern Plains and the Upper Mississippi Valley, with a Thanksgiving Day blizzard across North Dakota. The storm was followed by a severe cold wave in the Upper Midwest. The temperature at Pokegama Dam MI plunged to 45 degrees below zero.

More on this and other weather history

Iron Mountain, MI 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Nov 26

Snow

Day: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm, then patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 28 by 3pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Snow Showers Likely

Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Nov 27

Snow Showers

Day: Scattered snow showers. Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Snow Showers

Night: Isolated snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Nov 28

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Saturday Nov 29

Snow Showers Likely

Day: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Snow Showers Likely

Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Sunday Nov 30

Snow Showers

Day: A chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Monday Dec 1

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Tuesday Dec 2

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 19.


About Iron Mountain, MI

Iron Mountain is a city in and the county seat of Dickinson County, Michigan. The population was 7,518 at the 2020 census, down from 7,624 at the 2010 census. Located in the state's Upper Peninsula, Iron Mountain was named for the valuable iron ore found in the vicinity. Iron Mountain is the principal city of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Dickinson County, Michigan and Florence County in Wisconsin. Iron Mountain hosts a few points of interest such as the Millie Hill bat cave and the Chapin Mine Steam Pump Engine, and is located adjacent to the Pine Mountain Jump, one of the largest artificial ski jumps in the world. It shares Woodward Avenue with the neighboring town, Kingsford. In addition, Iron Mountain is known for its pasties, bocce ball tournaments, and World Cup ski jumps. Iron Mountain was also named a "Michigan Main Street" community by Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm in 2006. It is one of only thirteen such communities in the state of Michigan in 2008. It is also the hometown of Michigan State University men's basketball coach Tom Izzo and former NFL head coach Steve Mariucci.

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