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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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

10NM S Escanaba MI

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Low: 4 °F
WSW 15kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
High: 17 °F
WSW 10kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 4 °F
W 15kt
< 1ft
Thursday
High: 10 °F
W 15kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Low: -12 °F
WNW 15kt
< 1ft
Friday
High: -3 °F
WNW 15kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
Low: -13 °F
WNW 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 3 °F
WNW 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: -10 °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: 8:43 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

WSW wind 5 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

WSW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of snow showers, mainly after 4pm. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow showers before midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

W wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

WNW wind around 10 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Note: Wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.

*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.