Clipper System Set to Bring Widespread Snow and Wind with Travel Impacts Tuesday Afternoon into Tuesday Night
Snowfall is expected to overspread northern Michigan later Tuesday morning…with the heaviest snowfall expected Tuesday afternoon and early evening before tapering off. Highest accumulations are expected from the Tip of the Mitt northward into eastern Upper where snow amounts may exceed 8 inches. Brisk south winds will also contribute to blowing and drifting snow. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI (LMZ344) Issued by: National Weather Service Gaylord, MI Last Update: 715 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of snow showers through the night. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Saturday: West wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Saturday Night: South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. Sunday: East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. this is the last nearshore issuance of the season. The nearshore forecast will resume no later than march 25th. | |
| Zone Forecast: Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI (LMZ344) | |
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