Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

9NM NE Fairport MI

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
High: 32 °F
WNW 10kt
< 1ft
Tonight
Low: 29 °F
⇑SSE 25kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Friday
High: 34 °F
N 20kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
Low: 20 °F
NW 20kt
< 1ft
Saturday
High: 31 °F
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
E 15kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 31 °F
E 20kt
2-4ft
Sunday Night
Low: 18 °F
N 30kt
4-5ft
Monday
High: 22 °F
NNW 30kt
2-3ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:13 am CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight

SSE wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Waves 1 ft or less building to 10 ft.

Friday

SSW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain before 1pm, then a chance of snow showers. Waves 9 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 10 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

E wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 25 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Snow showers. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 25 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Snow showers likely. Waves 2 to 3 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.