Winter Weather — Ontonagon, Michigan

2025-12-18 to 2025-12-19 · Ontonagon, Michigan

Event narrative

Up to 7 inches of snow, combined with temperatures plummeting below freezing, resulted in slippery roadways from the evening of the 18th through the morning of the 19th. Key impacts: travel delays, school closures.

Wider weather episode

Light snow occurred behind a cold front from the evening of the 18th to the early morning hours of the 19th, with totals ranging from 2 inches in the south-central UP to around 7 inches in the western UP. The snow, combined with temperatures plummeting below freezing, resulted in slippery roadways and school closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1307824. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.