Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.
Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI (LSZ243) Issued by: National Weather Service Marquette, MI Last Update: 459 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 | |
Early This Morning: North wind 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow. Waves calm to 1 foot building to 1 to 2 feet. Today: North wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 20 to 25 knots late. Gusts up to 32 knots. Snow. Freezing spray late. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet. Tonight: Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 29 knots. Freezing spray through late evening. Snow showers through late evening, then a chance of snow showers by midnight. Snow showers likely late. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. Saturday: Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Saturday Night: North wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. note: wave height forecasts are for ice free areas. | |
| Zone Forecast: Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI (LSZ243) | |
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