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 E Marquette MI

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
High: 29 °F
NW 10kt
2-3ft
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
⇑ESE 25kt
4ft

Gale Warning
Friday
High: 29 °F
ENE 25kt
10ft

Gale Warning
Friday Night
Low: 20 °F
NNW 25kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Saturday
High: 31 °F
NNW 10kt
4ft
Saturday Night
Low: 23 °F
SE 10kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 27 °F
⇑NE 30kt
9ft
Sunday Night
Low: 15 °F
N 45kt
24ft
Monday
High: 18 °F
N 45kt
25-27ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:08 pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming ENE. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

ESE wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Snow, mainly after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Waves 1 ft building to 4 ft.

Friday

E wind around 25 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Snow showers. Widespread freezing spray after noon. Waves 7 ft building to 10 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 15 to 25 kt. A chance of snow showers before 1am. Widespread freezing spray before 4am. Waves 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind around 10 kt. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NE wind 10 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread freezing spray after 1pm. Waves 1 ft building to 9 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 35 to 45 kt, with gusts as high as 50 kt. Snow showers. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 13 ft building to 24 ft.

Monday

N wind around 45 kt, with gusts as high as 55 kt. Snow showers. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 25 to 27 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.