MARQUETTE, Mich. (WZMQ) – The Blizzard warning going across the UP Wednesday has had significant shifts even just going west on US-41. Snow coverage across the UP has a record of making a surprise entrance and Wednesday’s storm was no different.
“Well I’m not a big fan of the snow but when you live up here what do ya do ya gotta deal with it right,” commented Negaunee Resident Jason Patraw.
“I love it,” commented Marquette Resident Carleigh Aho.
“Well it’s weird because you get a warm day then you get a snow day and back to a warm day,” commented Negaunee Resident.
Negaunee’s elevation is over 1300 ft., roughly 700 ft. above Marquette. National Weather Service noted that this can result in a big shift in the amount of snow coverage between each city.
“Snowfall amounts are going to be significantly variable my text messages were full this morning of ‘what happened to the storm where is it’, well there definitely are impacts across the UP,” commented National Weather Service Meteorologist Matt Zika.
Outside of Marquette the snow coverage had a significant shift, around a foot of snow stuck to the ground, and Teal Lake was a complete whiteout. The City of Marquette rests next to Lake Superior, causing more warm temperatures that prevent the snow from accumulating.
“We’re not completely out of the woods it’s going to snow through the entire day today but then we’re also fighting the challenges of it being early april, even though it’s snowing it’s much harder for that snow to accumulate,” continued Zika.
Right next to Lakeshore Boulevard where the waves are massive, the national weather service noted that although there is a lot of snow coming, next week is expected to look drastically different.
Zika mentioned that by early next week temperatures are expected to be in the 50s, 60s, and potentially even 70-degrees.
