Ontonagon, MI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

41°F
Feels Like 37°F  
Humidity 67% Dew Point 31°F Wind S 6 MPH Gusts 16 Barometer 29.31 in.
Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.3 mi. S of central Ontonagon
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Showers, Low 23F
20%
 
23
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 35F, Low 38F
35
38
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow Showers, High 38F, Low 12F
90%
38
12
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Cloudy, High 22F, Low 14F
22
14
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Snow Showers, High 29F, Low 13F
50%
29
13
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Cloudy, High 22F, Low 12F
22
12
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Mostly Cloudy, High 30F, Low 21F
30
21

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 22°F to 35°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 28°F and lows around 14°F.


This Date in Weather History

1917 - An ice jam closed the Ohio River between Warsaw, KY, and Rising Sun, IN. The thirty foot high ice jam held for 58 days, and backed up the river a distance of 100 miles.

More on this and other weather history


Ontonagon, MI 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Dec 16

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Snow Showers

Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers between 8pm and 9pm, then rain showers likely after 9pm. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 38 by midnight. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow Showers

Day: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 4pm. Temperature rising to near 38 by 9am, then falling to around 27 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Snow Showers Likely

Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.

Snow Showers Likely

Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Dec 20

Snow Showers

Day: A chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Breezy.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Monday Dec 22

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Snow Showers

Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.


About Ontonagon, MI

Ontonagon ( ON-tə-NAH-gən) is a village in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,285 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Ontonagon County, and is the only incorporated place within the county. The village is located within Ontonagon Township, at the mouth of the Ontonagon River on Lake Superior. Industry was centered on the Smurfit-Stone Container production facility at the river mouth until the plant closed in 2010.

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