Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains
An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Whitehall to Pentwater MI (LMZ848) Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Rapids, MI Last Update: 918 PM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 |  |
Through Early Evening: Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light freezing rain and snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Tonight: Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then snow showers likely after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Wednesday: South winds to 30 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 6 to 8 feet. Wednesday Night: Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Thursday: South winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Thursday Night: North winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 foot. Friday: South winds 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Saturday: South winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Sunday: East winds 20 to 25 knots backing northwest in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 6 to 9 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Whitehall to Pentwater MI (LMZ848) | |
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