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MICHIGAN · MARQUETTE COUNTY

Chocolay

6,018 people, 650 ft above sea level in Marquette County.

650 ftElevation, city center
6,018People, 2024 estimate
59 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · SSW 17 mph · high 72°
City of Chocolay River Interstate 2 miles
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The Chocolay plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Chocolay

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport (KSAW) · 2:45 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 72° near 3 PM
WindSSW 17 mphgusts 24
Humidity53%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.90 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry35° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 1 AMin about 10 hours · 60% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 210.02 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Marquette County
NWS Marquette and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:44 AM7:33 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
28
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
60% · 0.11 in Wednesday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 62° ↑ The front passes Drier: 37° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 62° / 42°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
72° 55°
20% rain — S 19, gusts 26 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
75° 54°
60% rain — SW 12 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
66° 39°
0% rain — NNW 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 31°
0% rain — NNW 9 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 37°
40% rain up to 0.1″ S 12 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 31°
10% rain — NW 15 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 31°
0% rain — N 8 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Chocolay about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,620 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the central Plains; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Marquette MI · 9 MI 9 miles northwest
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MICHIGAN · MARQUETTE

Chocolay

6,018 people, 650 ft above sea level in Marquette County.

650 ftElevation
6,018People
59 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Chocolay

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 72° 1%
6p mostly cloudy day 70° 2%
9p overcast 62° 10%
12a mostly cloudy night 59° 21%
3a rain 57° 48%
6a mostly cloudy night 58° 8%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 1 AM · 60%
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Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
72
A
Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
54
75
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
39
66
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31
59
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
37
61
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31
59
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31
56
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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