Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains and Midwest; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central/southern High Plains and portions of the Midwest. Two Pacific storms will continue to bring heavy mountain snow and gusty winds to the western U.S. through Thursday. A swath of wintry weather, including heavy snow and a wintry mix, is expected from the Northern Plains to New England. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

Copper Harbor MI

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
High: 30 °F
E 35kt
17ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
Low: 29 °F
ESE 30kt
16ft

Gale Warning
Thursday
High: 34 °F
ESE 20kt
10ft
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
ESE 20kt
6-7ft
Friday
High: 32 °F
E 20kt
5-7ft
Friday Night
Low: 25 °F
NE 15kt
4-5ft
Saturday
High: 28 °F
NNW 15kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
Low: 19 °F
N 25kt
6ft
Sunday
High: 24 °F
N 25kt
6-7ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:33 am CST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 6am CST Feb 18, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

E wind 30 to 35 kt, with gusts as high as 50 kt. Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Waves 14 ft building to 17 ft.

Tonight

ESE wind 20 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Snow showers. Waves 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft.

Thursday

ESE wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Waves 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft.

Thursday Night

ESE wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. A chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Waves 6 to 7 ft.

Friday

E wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A chance of snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Waves 5 to 7 ft.

Friday Night

NE wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. A chance of snow showers before noon. Widespread freezing spray before 8am. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind 15 to 25 kt. Widespread freezing spray after 11pm. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 ft building to 6 ft.

Sunday

N wind 20 to 25 kt. Widespread freezing spray. Mostly cloudy. Waves 6 to 7 ft.

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.