Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Read More >

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Northern Indiana Local Forecast Office

4NM NW Michigan City IN

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
High: 18 °F
NE 15kt
1-2ft
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
N 15kt
7ft
Saturday
High: 25 °F
NNE 15kt
7ft
Saturday Night
Low: 13 °F
N 10kt
2-4ft
Sunday
High: 25 °F
S 10kt
1-2ft
Sunday Night
Low: 18 °F
SSW 10kt
< 1ft
Monday
High: 29 °F
W 10kt
1ft
Monday Night
Low: 22 °F
NW 10kt
1ft
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:31 am CST Jan 30, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am CST Jan 30, 2026-6pm CST Feb 5, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. A chance of snow showers, mainly after 5pm. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tonight

NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W in the evening. Snow showers, mainly after midnight. Widespread freezing spray after 4am. Waves 2 ft building to 7 ft.

Saturday

NNE wind 10 to 15 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Widespread freezing spray before 7am. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NNE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W after midnight. A chance of snow showers before midnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

Sunday

WSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

SSW wind around 10 kt. A chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

SW wind around 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow before noon. Waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of snow. Waves 1 ft or less.

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:

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.