Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

17NM SE Annapolis MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]
    • Tonight

      Tonight:NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

      NNW 6kt⇓
      < 1ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:ESE wind 6 to 9 kt becoming S 11 to 16 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

      ⇑S 16kt
      < 1ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:SSW wind 12 to 15 kt. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak. Seas around 1 ft.

      SSW 15kt
      1ft

    • Thursday

      Thursday:SW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

      SW 10kt
      < 1ft

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

      Light Wind
      < 1ft

    • Friday

      Friday:NW wind 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of snow before 1pm.   Seas 1 ft or less.

      NW 10kt
      < 1ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:NNW wind 13 to 16 kt increasing to 16 to 19 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

      ⇑NNW 19kt
      1ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:N wind 13 to 16 kt decreasing to 10 to 13 kt in the afternoon. A chance of snow.   Seas around 1 ft.

      N 16kt⇓
      1ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:NE wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt after midnight. Snow.   Seas around 1 ft.

      ⇑NE 14kt
      1ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:53 pm EST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm EST Jan 20, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH

Tonight
NNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
ESE wind 6 to 9 kt becoming S 11 to 16 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
SSW wind 12 to 15 kt. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak. Seas around 1 ft.
Thursday
SW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday Night
NNW wind 13 to 16 kt increasing to 16 to 19 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.
Saturday
N wind 13 to 16 kt decreasing to 10 to 13 kt in the afternoon. A chance of snow. Seas around 1 ft.
Saturday Night
NE wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt after midnight. Snow. Seas around 1 ft.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

Point Forecast: 38.8°N 76.21°W
Last Update: 9:53 pm EST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm EST Jan 20, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026
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