Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Northern Indiana Local Forecast Office

4NM NW Michigan City IN

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
High: 27 °F
NNW 20kt
9ft
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
SSW 20kt
2-3ft
Friday
High: 37 °F
WSW 20kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
Low: 20 °F
WSW 20kt
3-4ft
Saturday
High: 23 °F
W 20kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
Low: 14 °F
W 20kt
3-4ft
Sunday
High: 21 °F
SW 20kt
3-4ft
Sunday Night
Low: 13 °F
WNW 25kt
3-5ft
M.L.King Day
High: 18 °F
WNW 25kt
5ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:32 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7am CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

NNW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. A chance of snow showers before noon. Waves 9 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 10 to 20 kt. Snow, mainly after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

WSW wind 15 to 20 kt. Snow. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

WSW wind 15 to 20 kt. Snow likely. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday

W wind 15 to 20 kt. Snow likely, mainly before noon. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

W wind 15 to 20 kt. A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday

SW wind 15 to 20 kt. A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

SW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming WNW after midnight. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

M.L.King Day

WNW wind 20 to 25 kt. A chance of snow. Widespread freezing spray. Waves around 5 ft.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 36 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.