Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain Returns to California

Lake effect snow will continue through Friday bringing significant snowfall to areas east to southeast of the Great Lakes. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel this evening and overnight across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Upstate New York. Heavy rain will bring another flash flooding threat for southern California New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Northern Indiana Local Forecast Office

4NM NW Michigan City IN

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 36 °F
W 25kt
4-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
NNW 25kt
6-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
New Year's Day
High: 26 °F
NW 15kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Low: 23 °F
W 10kt
1-2ft
Friday
High: 29 °F
WNW 10kt
2ft
Friday Night
Low: 26 °F
NW 10kt
2ft
Saturday
High: 32 °F
N 10kt
1-2ft
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
NW 15kt
1ft
Sunday
High: 31 °F
NW 10kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:16 pm CST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12pm CST Dec 31, 2025-6pm CST Jan 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

W wind 20 to 25 kt. Snow, mainly after 2pm. Waves 4 to 6 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 15 to 25 kt. Snow, mainly before midnight. Waves 6 to 8 ft.

New Year's Day

NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

W wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday

WNW wind around 10 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind around 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 37 degrees and at Michigan
City is 36 degrees.

*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.