Lake effect snow, blustery with blowing snow, falling temperatures, and cold wind chills
| NWS Forecast for: Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island (LHZ345) Issued by: National Weather Service Gaylord, MI Last Update: 1001 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026 |  |
Overnight: North wind 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy after midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Thursday: Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. Thursday Night: Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. Friday: Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. wave heights are valid for ice free areas. see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. | |
| Zone Forecast: Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island (LHZ345) | |
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