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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 critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ludington, Mason County Airport (KLDM)

Lat: 43.97°NLon: 86.4°WElev: 646ft.

Partly Cloudy

43°F

6°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed E 15 mph
Barometer 29.48 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 19 Feb 11:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Pentwater MI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Steady temperature around 42. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain showers likely before 4pm, then rain and snow showers. Patchy fog between 9am and noon. Temperature falling to around 36 by 4pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 43 °F⇓

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain and snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 3am. Low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Blustery.
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 8am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Steady temperature around 42. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain showers likely before 4pm, then rain and snow showers. Patchy fog between 9am and noon. Temperature falling to around 36 by 4pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Rain and snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 3am. Low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow showers before 8am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pentwater MI
 43.78°N 86.43°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
11:21 pm EST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EST Feb 19, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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