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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

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Grand Rapids, MI Local Forecast Office

6NM W Grand Haven MI

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
High: 31 °F
WSW 24kt
4-5ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
WNW 31kt
12ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
High: 23 °F
W 30kt
12ft
Thursday Night
Low: 2 °F
W 31kt
10-11ft
Friday
High: 9 °F
NW 27kt
11ft
Friday Night
Low: 4 °F
NW 18kt
6ft
Saturday
High: 13 °F
SE 11kt
1-3ft
Saturday Night
Low: 8 °F
ESE 13kt
1-2ft
Sunday
High: 17 °F
ESE 13kt
1-2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:06 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

SSW wind 14 to 24 kt becoming W in the morning. Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 23 to 31 kt. Snow showers before 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Widespread freezing spray after midnight. Waves 6 ft building to 12 ft.

Thursday

W wind 26 to 30 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 12 ft subsiding to 9 ft.

Thursday Night

W wind 28 to 31 kt. Snow. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 10 to 11 ft.

Friday

NW wind 19 to 27 kt. Snow. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 10 to 18 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread freezing spray before 9pm. Waves 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Saturday

SE wind 9 to 11 kt. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday Night

ESE wind 11 to 13 kt. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind around 13 kt becoming N in the afternoon. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 2 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.