Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 17, 12:00 AM CST until January 18, 12:00 AM CST

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

8NM E Copper Harbor MI

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
Low: 29 °F
NE 20kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
High: 28 °F
N 20kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday Night
Low: 15 °F
NNW 20kt⇓
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
High: 18 °F
SW 10kt
1-2ft
Sunday Night
Low: 2 °F
⇑NNW 35kt
15ft
M.L.King Day
High: 6 °F
NW 35kt⇓
15ft
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
WNW 25kt
6-8ft
Tuesday
High: 12 °F
WNW 20kt
4-6ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 8 °F
W 15kt
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: 12:07 am CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Overnight

NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Waves 1 ft building to 4 ft.

Saturday

N wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray after 8am. Waves 4 ft building to 7 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NNW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of snow showers. Widespread freezing spray before 11pm. Waves 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Sunday

SW wind 5 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NNW 25 to 35 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 45 kt. Snow showers. Widespread freezing spray after 9pm. Waves 2 ft building to 15 ft.

M.L.King Day

NW wind 30 to 35 kt decreasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft.

Monday Night

WNW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 6 to 8 ft.

Tuesday

WNW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. A chance of snow showers. Widespread freezing spray before 9am. Waves 4 to 6 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 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.