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

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

4NM SE Annapolis MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
⇑S 16kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSW 15kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
SW 9kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
NW 6kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday
⇑WNW 11kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
NNW 17kt
< 1ft
Saturday
N 14kt⇓
1ft
Saturday Night
NE 12kt
1ft
Sunday
NNE 14kt
1-2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:53 am EST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING

Today

SE wind 7 to 10 kt becoming S 13 to 16 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 11 to 15 kt. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

SW wind around 9 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

NNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming WNW 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind 15 to 17 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

N wind 11 to 14 kt decreasing to 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. A chance of snow after 1pm. Waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NE wind 8 to 12 kt. Snow. Waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NNE wind 12 to 14 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.