7-Day Forecast 44.32°N 84.75°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Houghton Lake MI
Issued by: National Weather Service Gaylord, MI
Last Update: 7:11 pm EST Feb 17, 2026




Tonight: Freezing rain before 4am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet. Patchy fog before 1am. Low around 30. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 11am. High near 37. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely before 4am, then freezing rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: Snow showers and freezing rain likely before 7am, then rain and snow showers likely between 7am and 1pm, then snow showers likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.



Houghton Lake MI
 44.32°N 84.75°W (Elev. 1138 ft)

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