Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Northern Indiana Local Forecast Office

4NM NW Michigan City IN

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
High: 56 °F
SSW 20kt
1-2ft
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
⇑W 40kt
11ft

Storm Warning
Monday
High: 28 °F
WNW 35kt
14ft

Storm Warning
Monday Night
Low: 23 °F
NW 30kt
12ft
Tuesday
High: 31 °F
WNW 20kt
7ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 28 °F
WNW 20kt
3-5ft
Wednesday
High: 33 °F
NW 20kt
5ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 22 °F
NW 15kt
4-5ft
New Year's Day
High: 24 °F
WNW 15kt
3-4ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:01 pm CST Dec 28, 2025
Forecast Valid: 4pm CST Dec 28, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SSW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

W wind 20 to 30 kt increasing to 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 kt. A chance of rain before 11pm, then snow. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread freezing spray after 3am. Waves 3 ft building to 11 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 30 to 35 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Snow showers, mainly before noon. Widespread freezing spray before 9am. Waves 11 ft building to 14 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 20 to 30 kt. A chance of snow showers before midnight. Waves 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft.

Tuesday

WNW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow after noon. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind around 20 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A slight chance of snow before midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow after noon. Waves around 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. A chance of snow. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

New Year's Day

WNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 4 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.