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 >

Current conditions at

Ludington, Mason County Airport (KLDM)

Lat: 43.97°NLon: 86.4°WElev: 646ft.

Light Snow

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed W 13 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 21 Jan 6:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Ludington MI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 01:00am until January 24, 10:00am
Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 07:00pm until January 22, 07:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 10pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Blustery.
    Snow Showers
    Likely then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -4. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -23. Windy, with a west northwest wind 33 to 37 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -27. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -4. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -23. Windy, with a west northwest wind 33 to 37 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -27. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Blustery.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Breezy.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Breezy.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Ludington MI
 43.98°N 86.47°W (Elev. 577 ft)
6:03 pm EST Jan 21, 2026
6pm EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 28, 2026
 
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