Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Eastern Half of the Country
The second storm will track across central and eastern portion of the country this weekend. Heavy wintry precipitation will affect the northern Plains to the upper peninsula of Michigan. Severe thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of the cold front, where very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to southern Plains. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Whitehall to Pentwater MI (LMZ848) Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Rapids, MI Last Update: 223 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026 |  |
Through Early Evening: Northwest winds around 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Tonight: North winds 15 to 20 knots veering northeast in the late evening and early morning, then veering east to 30 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Saturday: East winds to 30 knots veering southwest 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Saturday Night: West winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to 35 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. Sunday: Northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Sunday Night: West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. Monday: Northwest winds to 30 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Tuesday: North winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing northwest early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. Wednesday: South gales to 40 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 8 to 12 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Whitehall to Pentwater MI (LMZ848) | |
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