Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until January 16, 12:00 AM CST

For More Weather Information:

Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

Venice Inlet FL

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 58 °F
NW 23kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
NNW 18kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: 60 °F
NE 9kt⇓
2-3ft
Friday Night
Low: 49 °F
⇑NE 6kt
1-2ft
Saturday
High: 68 °F
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 57 °F
⇑N 7kt
1ft
Sunday
High: 66 °F
⇑NNW 21kt
5ft
Sunday Night
Low: 41 °F
N 15kt
5ft
M.L.King Day
High: 59 °F
NNE 11kt
2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:58 am CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

This Afternoon

NW wind 21 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Sunny. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 10 to 18 kt becoming NE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Clear. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Friday

NE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NE around 6 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N 5 to 7 kt after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday

NNW wind 8 to 13 kt increasing to 16 to 21 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. A chance of showers before noon. Seas 1 ft building to 5 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

M.L.King Day

NNE wind 9 to 11 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.