Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

25NM WSW Ontonagon MI

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Low: 15 °F
NNW 20kt
1-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
High: 20 °F
NNW 20kt
3-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday Night
Low: 12 °F
WNW 20kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
New Year's Day
High: 19 °F
W 20kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
Low: 14 °F
WNW 15kt
3ft
Friday
High: 20 °F
WNW 20kt
3ft
Friday Night
Low: 15 °F
WNW 15kt
1-3ft
Saturday
High: 22 °F
WNW 10kt
1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 17 °F
W 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: 7:38 pm CST Dec 30, 2025
Forecast Valid: 8pm CST Dec 30, 2025-6pm CST Jan 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NNW wind 10 to 20 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray after 5am. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind around 20 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Widespread freezing spray before 7am, then Widespread freezing spray after 10am. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind around 20 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 8pm. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

New Year's Day

W wind 15 to 20 kt. Snow showers likely after noon. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Waves around 3 ft.

Friday

WNW wind 15 to 20 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. 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.