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Northern Indiana Local Forecast Office

4NM NW Michigan City IN

Marine Point Forecast

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    • This Afternoon

      This Afternoon:Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of flurries.   Waves around 1 ft.

      High: 12 °F

      Light Wind
      1ft

    • Tonight

      Tonight:E wind around 10 kt. Snow likely, mainly after 3am.   Waves 1 ft or less.

      Low: 7 °F

      E 10kt
      < 1ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:ENE wind 10 to 15 kt. Snow, mainly before 3pm.   Waves 1 ft or less building to 4 ft.

      High: 20 °F

      ENE 15kt
      Waves Building4ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:NNE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Snow likely, mainly before midnight.  Widespread freezing spray after 10pm.  Waves 4 ft building to 7 ft.

      Low: 8 °F

      NW 25kt
      Waves Building7ft

    • Monday

      Monday:W wind 15 to 25 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 2pm. Mostly sunny. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

      High: 12 °F

      W 25kt
      7ftWaves Subsiding

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:SW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 3 ft.

      Low: 7 °F

      SW 20kt
      3ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:WSW wind around 20 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A slight chance of snow showers before noon.   Waves 3 to 4 ft.

      High: 21 °F

      W 20kt
      3-4ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:W wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 4 ft.

      Low: 10 °F

      W 15kt
      4ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:W wind around 15 kt. A chance of snow showers.   Waves around 3 ft.

      High: 17 °F

      W 15kt
      3ft


High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:30 pm CST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm CST Jan 24, 2026-6pm CST Jan 30, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of flurries. Waves around 1 ft.
Tonight
E wind around 10 kt. Snow likely, mainly after 3am. Waves 1 ft or less.
Sunday
ENE wind 10 to 15 kt. Snow, mainly before 3pm. Waves 1 ft or less building to 4 ft.
Sunday Night
NNE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread freezing spray after 10pm. Waves 4 ft building to 7 ft.
Monday
W wind 15 to 25 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 2pm. Mostly sunny. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft.
Monday Night
SW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 3 ft.
Tuesday
WSW wind around 20 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A slight chance of snow showers before noon. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Tuesday Night
W wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 4 ft.
Wednesday
W wind around 15 kt. A chance of snow showers. Waves around 3 ft.

The water temperature at St. Joseph and at Michigan City is 33
degrees.

NOTE: The Nearshore Marine Forecast has been suspended due to ice
on Lake Michigan and in the connecting river channels. The
Nearshore Marine Forecast will return when it is determined that
navigation conditions improve enough to warrant a return of the
product.


*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: 41.76°N 86.92°W
Last Update: 4:30 pm CST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm CST Jan 24, 2026-6pm CST Jan 30, 2026
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