Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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Recreational Forecast for Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........69
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........32
Wind (MPH) dir..N
Wind (MPH) spd..5
Wind (MPH) gust.8

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........69        62        60        57
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      FOG
Sky (%).........28        16        18        34
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..4         3         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.6         6         7         10

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........58        60        64        65
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         10
Weather Type....FOG       FOG       NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........36        42        57        79
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        E         E         NE
Wind (MPH) spd..6         6         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.10        10        10        10

Sunrise today is at 7:25 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:51 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Mackinac Island
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........74
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........28
Wind (MPH) dir..W
Wind (MPH) spd..4
Wind (MPH) gust.7

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........73        59        54        50
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........31        27        10        12
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..5         5         5         4
Wind (MPH) gust.8         6         6         6

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........47        52        61        64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       FOG       NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........18        30        46        68
Wind (MPH) dir..N         NE        NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..4         5         6         5
Wind (MPH) gust.6         7         10        8

Sunrise today is at 7:19 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:46 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Torch Lake
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........71
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........30
Wind (MPH) dir..N
Wind (MPH) spd..6
Wind (MPH) gust.10

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........70        61        55        53
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      FOG
Sky (%).........24        11        16        30
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..6         3         3         2
Wind (MPH) gust.10        6         4         5

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........51        55        64        67
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       FOG       NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........29        33        45        70
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        E         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..3         2         3         4
Wind (MPH) gust.6         6         10        10

Sunrise today is at 7:22 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:49 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Whitefish Point
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........34
Wind (MPH) dir..NW
Wind (MPH) spd..9
Wind (MPH) gust.14

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........63        59        56        56
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      FOG       FOG
Sky (%).........35        32        22        23
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..10        11        11        12
Wind (MPH) gust.14        14        14        13

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........53        54        57        59
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       FOG       NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........18        23        38        51
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        NE        NE        N
Wind (MPH) spd..10        8         6         4
Wind (MPH) gust.12        10                  5

Sunrise today is at 7:20 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:48 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Pigeon River State Forest
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........72
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........25
Wind (MPH) dir..W
Wind (MPH) spd..4
Wind (MPH) gust.6

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........71        58        51        49
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........21        10        9         20
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..4         3         2         2
Wind (MPH) gust.6         6         4         5

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........46        52        60        63
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       FOG       NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........31        39        46        70
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..2         3         4         4
Wind (MPH) gust.6         6         10        10

Sunrise today is at 7:19 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:45 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Tippy Dam
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........71
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........57
Wind (MPH) dir..N
Wind (MPH) spd..3
Wind (MPH) gust.5

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........70        60        53        51
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........62        56        28        28
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..4         4         3         2
Wind (MPH) gust.6         8         6         6

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........49        52        65        68
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         10
Weather Type....FOG       FOG       NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........25        25        40        72
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        NE        NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..2         3         3         3
Wind (MPH) gust.7         8         8         8

Sunrise today is at 7:25 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:51 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Lumbermans Monument
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........67
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........38
Wind (MPH) dir..NE
Wind (MPH) spd..4
Wind (MPH) gust.6

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........66        59        52        50
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........32        17        9         19
Wind (MPH) dir..E         E         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..4         3         2         4
Wind (MPH) gust.6         4         4         7

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........48        54        63        64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........31        25        39        62
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..5         6         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.10        10        10        8

Sunrise today is at 7:16 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:42 PM EDT.
$$