The previous record was 6.3 inches, set in 1980.

Heavy wet snow moved across parts of the Upper Peninsula from late morning to early evening Monday, with light snow continuing into this morning.

The snow also mixed with freezing drizzle at times across the southeast half of upper Michigan. In fact, a precipitation record of 1.15 inches also was set Monday, with the previous record being .74 inch, set in 1997.

Due to the dense nature of the snow, conditions were very slippery and travel was hazardous Monday and into today, the NWS reported.

Aaron Taylor, general manager at Aubree's Pizzeria & Grill in Marquette, shovels snow away from the back entrance. (Journal photo by Rachel Oakley)

Jim Salzwedel, hydrometeorological technician with NWS-Marquette, said snowfall was widespread across the area, with Paulding receiving 10.3 inches of snow and Watersmeet getting 10 inches.

Locally, there was a lot of the white stuff as well.

“There’s a few neighborhoods north of Negaunee that had almost a foot,” Salzwedel said.

The Marquette region generally received 6 to 8 inches.

The latest storm, though, differed from other snow events this winter, he said.

Terry Patrick snowblows a driveway on Sixth Street after the heavy snowfall. (Journal photo by Rachel Oakley)

“The composition of the snow was the high-water content,” Salzwedel said. “It’s a little bit different from the powdery lake-effect snow that we’re used to.”

Salzwedel noted light lake effect snow showers still are ongoing.

“It’ll be pretty much diminishing through the afternoon,” he said.

The NWS-Marquette weather report for today calls for mostly cloudy conditions, with the temperature falling to around 17 degrees by 5 p.m. with windchill values between zero and 5 degrees. The weather also is expected to be blustery, with a north wind of 20 to 25 mph and gusts as high as 30 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60 percent, with a total daytime snow accumulation of less than 1 inch possible.

For tonight, there is a chance of snow before 7, then a chance of snow showers, mainly between 7 and 1 a.m. Wednesday. The forecast also calls for mostly cloudy skies, with a low temperature of about 11 degrees and windchill values between zero and 5 degrees.

The blustery conditions are expected to continue, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph and gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

The Wednesday weather forecast is a 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10 a.m. and mostly cloudy, with a high near 22 degrees. Winds are expected to diminish, with a north wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. At night, the forecast is mostly cloudy, with a low around 10 and a southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Northern Michigan University was closed today due to the inclement weather. An announcement concerning evening classes was to have been made by 2 p.m.

The Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education meeting scheduled for Monday at Marquette Senior High School also was canceled due to the weather. It has yet to be determined if the meeting will be rescheduled.

Many area school districts were closed today due to hazardous conditions caused by the weather.

Michigan State Police said there were no major local accidents, with just a few vehicles in ditches reported.

Christie Bleck can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 250. Her email address is cbleck@miningjournal.net.