Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

3NM N Copper Harbor MI

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Overnight

      Overnight:W wind 10 to 20 kt. Snow showers, mainly before 3am.  Widespread freezing spray before 2am.  Waves 4 to 6 ft.

      Low: 11 °F

      W 20kt
      4-6ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:WSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm.   Waves 2 to 3 ft.

      High: 20 °F

      WSW 15kt
      2-3ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:WNW wind 15 to 25 kt. Snow showers likely.  Widespread freezing spray after 9pm.  Waves 2 ft building to 7 ft.

      Low: 7 °F

      WNW 25kt
      Waves Building7ft

    • Thursday

      Thursday:WNW wind 20 to 25 kt. Snow showers likely.  Widespread freezing spray.  Waves 6 to 7 ft.

      High: 9 °FFalling Temperatures

      WNW 25kt
      6-7ft

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:NW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Snow showers likely.  Widespread freezing spray.  Waves 6 to 8 ft.

      Low: -6 °F

      NW 25kt
      6-8ft

    • Friday

      Friday:NW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly before noon.  Widespread freezing spray.  Waves 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft.

      High: 1 °F

      NW 25kt
      8ftWaves Subsiding

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:NW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Widespread freezing spray before midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

      Low: -3 °F

      NW 20kt
      3-5ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:WNW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

      High: 7 °F

      WNW 15kt
      2-3ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:W wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 2 ft.

      Low: 0 °F

      W 10kt
      2ft


High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:13 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight
W wind 10 to 20 kt. Snow showers, mainly before 3am. Widespread freezing spray before 2am. Waves 4 to 6 ft.
Wednesday
WSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday Night
WNW wind 15 to 25 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray after 9pm. Waves 2 ft building to 7 ft.
Thursday
WNW wind 20 to 25 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 6 to 7 ft.
Thursday Night
NW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 6 to 8 ft.
Friday
NW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft.
Friday Night
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Widespread freezing spray before midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Saturday
WNW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday Night
W wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 2 ft.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 47.5°N 87.89°W
Last Update: 11:13 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
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