Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

For More Weather Information:

Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

3NM N Copper Harbor MI

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 22 °F
S 15kt
1ft
Tonight
Low: 22 °F
SSW 15kt
1ft
Friday
High: 29 °F
N 10kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 28 °F
NNE 20kt
5ft
Saturday
High: 27 °F
N 25kt
5-7ft
Saturday Night
Low: 12 °F
N 20kt
7ft
Sunday
High: 18 °F
SW 15kt
2-4ft
Sunday Night
Low: 1 °F
⇑NNW 35kt
12ft
M.L.King Day
High: 7 °F
NNW 35kt⇓
13ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:54 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026

View Nearby Observations

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

S wind 10 to 15 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday

SSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NNE in the afternoon. A chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNE wind 10 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow showers. Waves 1 ft building to 5 ft.

Saturday

N wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. A chance of snow showers. Widespread freezing spray after 9am. Waves 5 to 7 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 11pm. Cloudy. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Sunday

SW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NNW 25 to 35 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Snow showers. Widespread freezing spray after 7pm. Waves 4 ft building to 12 ft.

M.L.King Day

NNW wind 30 to 35 kt decreasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 13 ft subsiding to 7 ft.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

*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.