Marquette, Michigan – Drivers across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula face snow-covered highways and reduced visibility tonight, with up to 6 inches of accumulation expected before conditions ease by 1 p.m. Saturday. Roads across multiple counties are turning slick, and travel along key state highways could become hazardous overnight.
According to the National Weather Service in Marquette, Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect for Ontonagon, Southern Houghton, Alger, Delta, Iron, Dickinson and Menominee counties through late Saturday morning or early afternoon, depending on time zone. Marquette County remains under a Winter Storm Warning until 1 a.m. Saturday, followed by a Winter Weather Advisory through 1 p.m. EST.
In Ontonagon and Southern Houghton counties, snowfall totals may reach 6 inches, with the heaviest bands falling east of US-45. Travel along M-38 and M-26 north and east of Greenland could become very difficult, especially on untreated side roads.
Across Iron, Dickinson and Menominee counties, 3 to 5 inches of additional snow will coat roadways through the overnight hours, impacting late Friday travel and early Saturday errands. Alger and Delta counties can expect 2 to 5 inches, creating slick stretches near Munising, Escanaba and Grand Marais.
In Marquette County, dense, wet snow continues over higher terrain near Gwinn and Marquette. Total accumulations between 2 and 4 inches will add weight to tree limbs and could trigger isolated power outages.
Drivers should slow down, allow extra braking distance and carry emergency supplies if traveling overnight. Warnings and advisories remain in effect through Saturday afternoon, and additional updates could be issued if snowfall rates increase.
