Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 21, 11:00 AM EST until January 22, 05:00 AM EST

For More Weather Information:

Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Local Forecast Office

3NM NW Lewisetta VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
S 13kt
1ft
Tonight
S 14kt
< 1ft
Thursday
SW 11kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday Night
⇑N 21kt
2ft
Saturday
N 17kt⇓
1-2ft
Saturday Night
⇑NE 17kt
1-2ft
Sunday
N 18kt
1-2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:54 pm EST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026

View Nearby Observations

Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Afternoon

S wind 11 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

S wind 11 to 14 kt. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

SW wind 7 to 11 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain after 1pm, mixing with snow after 4pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

N wind 9 to 14 kt increasing to 16 to 21 kt. A slight chance of snow before 7pm. Waves 1 ft or less building to 2 ft.

Saturday

N wind 14 to 17 kt decreasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. A chance of snow after 1pm. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NE wind 10 to 13 kt increasing to 14 to 17 kt after midnight. Snow. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

N wind 13 to 18 kt. Snow. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.