Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. 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

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Today
High: 45 °F
SE 15kt
< 1ft
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
SE 15kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 56 °F
SSW 15kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 24 °F
⇑W 35kt
9ft
Monday
High: 29 °F
WNW 35kt
12ft
Monday Night
Low: 22 °F
NW 30kt
12ft
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
WNW 20kt
8ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 27 °F
WSW 20kt
3-5ft
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
WNW 20kt
5ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:01 am CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid: 6am CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

E wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

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

Sunday

SSE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 kt. Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

SW wind 20 to 25 kt becoming W 30 to 35 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 45 kt. Rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Some thunder is also possible. Waves 2 ft building to 9 ft.

Monday

WNW wind around 35 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Widespread freezing spray before 9am. Waves 9 ft building to 12 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 25 to 30 kt. A chance of snow showers before midnight. Widespread freezing spray after 3am. Waves 12 ft subsiding to 9 ft.

Tuesday

WNW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 7am. Partly sunny. Waves 8 ft subsiding to 3 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 around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. A chance of snow. Waves around 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.