Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Eastern Half of the Country

The second storm will track across central and eastern portion of the country this weekend. Heavy wintry precipitation will affect the northern Plains to the upper peninsula of Michigan. Severe thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of the cold front, where very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to southern Plains. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI (LSZ251) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI (LSZ251)
Issued by: National Weather Service Marquette, MI
Last Update: 1100 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026




Rest Of Today: North wind 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Cloudy by late morning then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Tonight: Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots veering east 15 to 25 knots by midnight. Gusts up to 32 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain possibly mixed with sleet, freezing rain and snow by midnight. Freezing rain possibly mixed with sleet and rain likely late. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Saturday: Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 35 knots. Rain possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Saturday Night: Southwest wind up to 30 knots veering west after midnight. Gale force gusts up to 40 knots. Cloudy. A chance of rain showers and snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves building to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.







Zone Forecast: Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI (LSZ251)

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