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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 21, 11:00 AM EST until January 22, 05:00 AM EST

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Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Local Forecast Office

26NM WSW Annapolis MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Light Wind
< 1ft
Wednesday
⇑S 15kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
SSW 13kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
W 11kt
1ft
Thursday Night
NW 7kt⇓
1ft
Friday
⇑NNW 14kt
1ft
Friday Night
NNW 16kt
1ft
Saturday
N 13kt
1ft
Saturday Night
NE 12kt
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

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Clear. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 11 to 13 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

SW wind 9 to 11 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 6 to 9 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 14 to 16 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

N wind 9 to 13 kt. A chance of snow. Waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NE wind 8 to 12 kt. Snow. Waves around 1 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.