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21NM WNW Traverse City MI

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High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Last Update: 2:41 pm CDT Oct 13, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm CDT Oct 13, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 19, 2026

This Afternoon

NW wind around 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

N wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Showers. Patchy fog before 11pm. Waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind around 30 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Showers, mainly before 1pm. Waves 6 to 8 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 15 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Waves around 2 ft.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

*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.