Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Copper Harbor (KP59)

Lat: 47.47°NLon: 87.88°WElev: 623ft.

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1008.6 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 26 Feb 8:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Central MI

High Wind Watch February 27, 01:00pm until February 28, 01:00am
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High Wind Watch
  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Central MI
 47.41°N 88.21°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
8:38 am EST Feb 26, 2026
8am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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