Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

14NM SSE Eagle River MI

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
High: 25 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Tonight
Low: 27 °F
⇑ESE 30kt
11ft

Gale Warning
Friday
High: 29 °F
E 25kt⇓
12ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
Low: 19 °F
NNW 10kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
High: 29 °F
SSW 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 24 °F
SSE 10kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 28 °F
⇑NE 25kt
6ft
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
NNE 35kt
7ft
Monday
High: 16 °F
N 35kt
6ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:22 pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

ESE wind 10 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Snow, mainly after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread freezing spray after 11pm. Waves 1 ft building to 11 ft.

Friday

E wind 20 to 25 kt becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Snow showers, mainly before 3pm. Widespread freezing spray before 4pm. Waves 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less.

Saturday

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

NE wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Widespread freezing spray after 1pm. Waves 2 ft building to 6 ft.

Sunday Night

NNE wind 25 to 35 kt, with gusts as high as 50 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray. Waves around 7 ft.

Monday

N wind 30 to 35 kt, with gusts as high as 50 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray before 10am. Waves 6 ft subsiding to 3 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.