Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

3NM N Copper Harbor MI

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 1 °F
WNW 25kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Low: -8 °F
NW 25kt
9-10ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: 2 °F
NW 25kt
9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
Low: 0 °F
WNW 20kt
3-5ft
Saturday
High: 8 °F
WNW 10kt
1-2ft
Saturday Night
Low: 5 °F
SW 10kt
1ft
Sunday
High: 13 °F
WNW 10kt
1-2ft
Sunday Night
Low: 7 °F
NW 15kt
2-3ft
Monday
High: 14 °F
WSW 15kt
3ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:13 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

WNW wind around 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 8 to 9 ft.

Tonight

NW wind around 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Snow. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 9 to 10 ft.

Friday

NW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Snow. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 10 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. A chance of snow before midnight. Widespread freezing spray before 11pm. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind around 10 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

WNW wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

WNW wind around 15 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 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.