Winter Storm Bringing Widespread Hazardous Weather to the Eastern U.S.

A rapidly-intensifying winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, high winds, and blizzard conditions over the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through today. An Arctic front will lead in a period of gusty to high winds and sharply colder temperatures over the entire eastern U.S. Heavy lake effect snow is then expected from Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Duluth, MN Local Forecast Office

10NM SW Grand Portage MN

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 13 °F
NNW 20kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
NW 20kt⇓
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
High: 16 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 3 °F
NNW 15kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
High: 7 °F
NW 20kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
Low: -1 °F
NW 20kt
1ft
New Year's Day
High: 9 °F
WNW 15kt
1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 3 °F
WNW 15kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 12 °F
WNW 10kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:01 pm CST Dec 29, 2025
Forecast Valid: 3pm CST Dec 29, 2025-6pm CST Jan 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NNW wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 15 to 20 kt decreasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Snow likely, mainly before noon. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

NW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 ft.

New Year's Day

WNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

WNW wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

*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.