Severe Weather for Northeast Southeastward into the Southern Plains; Flooding in the Upper Great Lakes

Severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to Texas through the night and for the Central/Southern Plains on Friday. Considerable flooding impacts are ongoing in the Upper Great Lakes, and expected to continue through the weekend. Fire weather concerns persist in the Plains and the mid-Atlantic. There is late-season snow over the Northern/Central Rockies and the Northern Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Last Update: 618 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026

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Grand Rapids, MI Local Forecast Office

7NM SW Saugatuck MI

Marine Zone Forecast

Through Early Evening

Northwest winds around 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy dense fog. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Tonight

Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest around 5 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Areas of dense fog through the night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Friday

Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Areas of dense fog. Waves 1 foot or less.

Friday Night

South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming after midnight. Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight.

Saturday

West winds to 30 knots. Rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet.

Saturday Night

West winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 5 to 7 feet.

Sunday

Northwest winds to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves 5 to 7 feet.

Monday

East winds around 10 knots veering south in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering southwest early in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Tuesday

Southwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 5 to 7 feet.