Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Philadelphia, PA Local Forecast Office

12NM NNE Ocean City MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 55 °F
WNW 25kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Low: 41 °F
Light Wind
1-2ft
Sunday
High: 50 °F
ESE 15kt
3ft
Sunday Night
Low: 46 °F
SSE 15kt
5ft
Monday
High: 55 °F
S 20kt
8ft
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
S 25kt⇓
10ft
Tuesday
High: 40 °F
W 15kt
4-5ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 29 °F
NW 10kt
4ft
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Light Wind
3-4ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:36 pm EDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm EDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon

WNW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft.

Sunday Night

ESE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Showers likely before 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then showers after 5am. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft.

Monday

S wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft.

Monday Night

S wind 20 to 25 kt becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Rain showers before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft.

Tuesday

W wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow showers before 8am. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind around 10 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 4 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas 3 to 4 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.