High Wind in Northern Houghton, Michigan

High Wind May 4, 2026 · Northern Houghton, Michigan

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS station KCMX Houghton County Memorial Airport reported a brief westerly 50 knot gust at 3:35 PM on the 4th.

The wider storm

An embedded shortwave within broad upper level troughing caused breezy conditions for the Keweenaw Peninsula on the afternoon of the 4th, with a low level jet mixing to the surface causing a brief westerly 50 knot gust at the Houghton County Memorial Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1335878. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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