Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 21, 03:00 PM CST until January 23, 06:00 PM CST

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Milwaukee, WI Local Forecast Office

4NM E West Milwaukee WI

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Low: 14 °F
SSW 10kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
High: 25 °F
WSW 15kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
Low: 12 °F
W 15kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
High: 17 °F
W 15kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Low: -9 °F
WNW 15kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday
High: -3 °F
NW 15kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
NW 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 7 °F
NW 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 2 °F
NW 10kt
< 1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:08 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

SSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Snow, mainly after 11pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

WNW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. A chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

W wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WNW wind around 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

NW wind around 15 kt. A slight chance of snow before noon. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NW wind around 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

NW wind around 10 kt. A slight chance of snow. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of snow. Waves 1 ft or less.

*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.