Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues
Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Pentwater to Manistee MI (LMZ849) Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Rapids, MI Last Update: 856 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026 |  |
Today: North gales to 45 knots. Snow showers in the morning, then snow showers and a slight chance of light freezing rain in the afternoon. Freezing spray through the day. Blowing snow in the afternoon. Waves 12 to 16 feet. Tonight: North gales to 40 knots. Snow showers likely. Freezing spray. Waves 11 to 15 feet. Thursday: North winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Southwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 8 feet in the late evening and overnight. Friday: Southwest winds to 30 knots veering west 15 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Snow showers. Waves 6 to 8 feet. Saturday: Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Sunday: Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots backing west to 30 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves 4 to 6 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Pentwater to Manistee MI (LMZ849) | |
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