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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Grand Rapids, MI Local Forecast Office

18NM WSW Grand Haven MI

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
High: 32 °F
WSW 23kt
4-5ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
WNW 30kt
11ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
High: 21 °F
W 29kt
11ft
Thursday Night
Low: 2 °F
WNW 30kt
9-11ft
Friday
High: 10 °F
NW 28kt
11ft
Friday Night
Low: 6 °F
NNW 19kt
7ft
Saturday
High: 15 °F
ESE 12kt
2-3ft
Saturday Night
Low: 11 °F
SE 14kt
2ft
Sunday
High: 19 °F
ESE 14kt
2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:11 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

WSW wind 15 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow showers, mainly before 3pm. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 24 to 30 kt. Snow showers, mainly before 2am. Widespread freezing spray after midnight. Waves 6 ft building to 11 ft.

Thursday

W wind 25 to 29 kt. A chance of snow showers after noon. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 28 to 30 kt. Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 9 to 11 ft.

Friday

NW wind 20 to 28 kt. Snow likely. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 11 to 19 kt. A chance of snow. Widespread freezing spray before midnight. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind around 12 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. A chance of snow. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind 12 to 14 kt. A chance of snow. Waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind around 14 kt becoming N in the afternoon. A chance of snow. Waves around 2 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.