Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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Recreational Forecast for Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........49        63        71        73
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........3         7         19        21
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        E         SW        W
Wind (MPH) spd..2         4         4         5
Wind (MPH) gust.4         6         6         8

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........73        68        65        65
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         30
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........31        44        63        53
Wind (MPH) dir..W         SE        SE        S
Wind (MPH) spd..4         3         5         7
Wind (MPH) gust.6         5         7         10

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........64        66        71        73
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        30        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........62        70        59        46
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..8         9         11        12
Wind (MPH) gust.13        16        19        20

Sunrise today is at 6:52 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:42 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Mackinac Island
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........46        61        73        77
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........23        18        27        34
Wind (MPH) dir..N         E         E         NE
Wind (MPH) spd..0         1         2         4
Wind (MPH) gust.2         4         5         7

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........75        67        63        61
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        10        20        20
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........23        45        61        65
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        SE        S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..4         4         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.8         7         12        12

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........61        63        74        78
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        20        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........66        56        55        70
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         6         8         9
Wind (MPH) gust.11        12        14        16

Sunrise today is at 6:45 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:38 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Torch Lake
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........45        61        74        77
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........3         4         11        20
Wind (MPH) dir..N         SE        W         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..0         1         2         4
Wind (MPH) gust.          4         7         10

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........76        69        63        63
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         20
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........19        38        52        50
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NE        SE        S
Wind (MPH) spd..4         2         4         5
Wind (MPH) gust.10        4         10        13

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........62        64        73        77
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        20        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........59        57        71        71
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         6         7         7
Wind (MPH) gust.14        16        18        18

Sunrise today is at 6:49 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:39 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Whitefish Point
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........45        59        65        68
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         10
Weather Type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........45        47        41        48
Wind (MPH) dir..E         SE        SE        SE
Wind (MPH) spd..2         4         4         3
Wind (MPH) gust.5                   6         4

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........67        66        64        64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        20        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........54        79        81        84
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        SE        S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..4         4         7         10
Wind (MPH) gust.5         6         10        13

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........63        65        68        70
Chc Of Pcpn (%).40        40        40        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........86        76        62        65
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         SE        S
Wind (MPH) spd..12        14        14        13
Wind (MPH) gust.14        17        17        17

Sunrise today is at 6:44 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:42 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Pigeon River State Forest
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........47        62        73        78
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........8         7         16        39
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..0         0         1         3
Wind (MPH) gust.1         2         6         8

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........76        66        61        61
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        0         10        20
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........23        42        53        57
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        SE        S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..3         4         4         5
Wind (MPH) gust.8         8         11        12

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........60        63        73        78
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        20        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........62        37        74        77
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..5         6         6         7
Wind (MPH) gust.12        14        16        18

Sunrise today is at 6:45 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:37 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Tippy Dam
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........48        63        76        80
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........2         3         17        16
Wind (MPH) dir..E         E         NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..1         1         2         4
Wind (MPH) gust.2         4         6         8

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........78        68        61        59
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         10
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........17        27        43        49
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        N         N         SE
Wind (MPH) spd..4         0         0         2
Wind (MPH) gust.10        4         5         7

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........59        62        74        78
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        20        20        30
Weather Type....NONE      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........57        67        59        65
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        S         S         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         4         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.10        12        14        14

Sunrise today is at 6:53 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:41 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Lumbermans Monument
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........46        62        73        76
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........19        10        14        34
Wind (MPH) dir..N         NE        NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..0         2         2         4
Wind (MPH) gust.2         4         4         6

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........72        65        60        59
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        0         0         10
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........38        24        38        42
Wind (MPH) dir..E         E         SE        S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         4         2         2
Wind (MPH) gust.10        7         5         5

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........58        63        75        79
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        20        20
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........46        10        20        49
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..2         4         7         8
Wind (MPH) gust.5         7         12        13

Sunrise today is at 6:43 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:32 PM EDT.
$$