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

18NM ESE Baltimore MD

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑S 16kt
2ft
Tonight
SSW 15kt
1-2ft
Thursday
W 12kt
1-2ft
Thursday Night
WNW 7kt
1ft
Friday
⇑W 13kt
1-2ft
Friday Night
NNW 19kt
2ft
Saturday
N 15kt⇓
1-2ft
Saturday Night
NE 12kt
< 1ft
Sunday
NNE 13kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:53 am EST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING

Today

SE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming S 11 to 16 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 ft or less building to 2 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 12 to 15 kt. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

SW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind around 7 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday

NW wind 6 to 9 kt becoming W 10 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 17 to 19 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

N wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. A chance of snow after 1pm. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NE wind 8 to 12 kt. Snow. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NNE wind around 13 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.