Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

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Northern Indiana Local Forecast Office

4NM NW Michigan City IN

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
High: 58 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Tonight
Low: 48 °F
SSE 10kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: 69 °F
S 15kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: 56 °F
S 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 76 °F
S 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 59 °F
S 10kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 82 °F
S 15kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
Low: 64 °F
S 15kt
< 1ft
Monday
High: 81 °F
SSW 20kt
1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:01 pm CDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm CDT May 14, 2026-6pm CDT May 20, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

S wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

S wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

S wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

S wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

S wind 5 to 15 kt. A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

S wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

SSW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Waves around 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 50 degrees and at Michigan
City is 52 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.