Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Storm Watch in effect from December 28, 11:00 PM CST until December 29, 03:00 PM CST

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Northern Indiana Local Forecast Office

4NM NW Michigan City IN

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
High: 45 °F
SE 10kt
< 1ft
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
SE 15kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 56 °F
SW 10kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 23 °F
⇑W 35kt
11ft
Monday
High: 28 °F
WNW 35kt
14ft
Monday Night
Low: 22 °F
NW 30kt
14ft
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
NW 20kt
9ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 28 °F
WSW 20kt
3-5ft
Wednesday
High: 33 °F
WNW 20kt
4-5ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:16 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid: 3pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SE wind around 10 kt. Cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

S wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

W wind 15 to 25 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 kt. Rain before 10pm, then snow. Widespread freezing spray after 4am. Waves 2 ft building to 11 ft.

Monday

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

Monday Night

NW wind 25 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Widespread freezing spray between 11pm and midnight, then Widespread freezing spray after 2am. Waves 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A slight chance of snow. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

Wednesday

WNW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow. Waves 4 to 5 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.