Major Winter Storm Late this Weekend
Accumulating and blowing snow with whiteout conditions at times expected across northern Michigan this evening. A major winter storm is expected to bring significant snowfall and icing to parts of northern Michigan late Saturday night- Monday. Stay tuned for updates. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI 5NM off shore to US/Canadian border (LHZ363) Issued by: National Weather Service Gaylord, MI Last Update: 359 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026 |  |
Today: Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales this morning, then becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. Tonight: North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast late in the evening...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight becoming east 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. A chance of snow after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight...then building to 3 to 5 feet early in the morning. Sunday: East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Snow...rain...freezing rain and sleet in the morning... Then rain likely...snow...freezing rain and sleet in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. Sunday Night: East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales becoming southeast to 30 knots with gusts to 45 knot gales in the late evening and overnight. Rain likely in the evening... Then rain after midnight. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. Monday: South winds to 30 knots becoming southwest at 35 knot gales late in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 knot gales. A chance of rain. A chance of snow late in the afternoon. Waves 12 to 16 feet. Waves occasionally around 20 feet. A gale warning may be needed. Tuesday: Northwest at 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales becoming west 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow early in the morning. Waves 14 to 18 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet . Waves occasionally around 23 feet. Wednesday: Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 20 to 25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots . Waves 4 to 6 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI 5NM off shore to US/Canadian border (LHZ363) | |
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