Recreational Report
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Recreational Forecast for Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........82
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........20
Wind (MPH) dir..N
Wind (MPH) spd..5
Wind (MPH) gust.10

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........82        73        72        70
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         10
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........36        72        61        76
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        E         SE        S
Wind (MPH) spd..5         3         4         4
Wind (MPH) gust.10        5         6         6

.SUNDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........68        70        72        72
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        40        40        20
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........77        81        70        80
Wind (MPH) dir..S         SW        SW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..4         6         7         7
Wind (MPH) gust.7         10        13        14

Sunrise today is at 6:46 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:51 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Mackinac Island
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........82
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........3
Wind (MPH) dir..E
Wind (MPH) spd..8
Wind (MPH) gust.14

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........81        73        69        67
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........3         29        47        57
Wind (MPH) dir..E         E         SE        SE
Wind (MPH) spd..9         9         6         5
Wind (MPH) gust.14        17        14        10

.SUNDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........67        70        75        76
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        60        60        50
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........85        71        75        76
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         SW        W
Wind (MPH) spd..4         4         6         9
Wind (MPH) gust.8         10        12        16

Sunrise today is at 6:39 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:46 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Torch Lake
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........84
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........16
Wind (MPH) dir..SE
Wind (MPH) spd..3
Wind (MPH) gust.6

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........84        77        72        70
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........24        36        48        56
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        SE        SE        SE
Wind (MPH) spd..3         5         5         4
Wind (MPH) gust.8         12        13        10

.SUNDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........68        71        76        78
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        40        50        50
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........80        85        87        60
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         W         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         3         5         7
Wind (MPH) gust.8         8         13        18

Sunrise today is at 6:43 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:48 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Whitefish Point
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........71
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........42
Wind (MPH) dir..E
Wind (MPH) spd..8
Wind (MPH) gust.12

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........71        67        66        66
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         10        10        20
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........36        81        87        87
Wind (MPH) dir..E         SE        SE        SE
Wind (MPH) spd..10        12        12        13
Wind (MPH) gust.14        14        16        16

.SUNDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........66        66        66        64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).70        70        50        20
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........91        83        84        75
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..11        9         10        15
Wind (MPH) gust.14        11        12        18

Sunrise today is at 6:37 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:50 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Pigeon River State Forest
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........84
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........2
Wind (MPH) dir..SE
Wind (MPH) spd..6
Wind (MPH) gust.10

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........84        73        67        66
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........1         29        43        54
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        SE        SE        S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         6         5         3
Wind (MPH) gust.10        16        12        10

.SUNDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........65        70        76        77
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        40        60        70
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........84        73        76        66
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..3         4         5         6
Wind (MPH) gust.10        10        12        16

Sunrise today is at 6:39 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:45 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Tippy Dam
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........83
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........39
Wind (MPH) dir..S
Wind (MPH) spd..4
Wind (MPH) gust.6

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........83        77        72        69
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         10
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........48        58        51        73
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        SE        SE        SE
Wind (MPH) spd..4         1         1         1
Wind (MPH) gust.6         6         6         6

.SUNDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........68        71        78        82
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        30        40        20
Weather Type....RN/FG     RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........83        83        88        56
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        S         W         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..1         1         4         6
Wind (MPH) gust.6         6         10        13

Sunrise today is at 6:47 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:49 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Lumbermans Monument
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      5 PM
Temp (F)........79
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0
Weather Type....NONE
Sky (%).........3
Wind (MPH) dir..SE
Wind (MPH) spd..6
Wind (MPH) gust.11

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........78        70        67        66
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........6         33        39        56
Wind (MPH) dir..E         E         E         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         4         3         2
Wind (MPH) gust.11        7         6         6

.SUNDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........65        69        76        81
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        10        30        40
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........68        68        77        55
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         SW        W
Wind (MPH) spd..3         3         4         5
Wind (MPH) gust.6         8         7         8

Sunrise today is at 6:37 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:40 PM EDT.
$$