Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

8NM E Copper Harbor MI

Marine Point Forecast

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    • This Afternoon

      This Afternoon:NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog.  Waves around 1 ft.

      High: 36 °F

      NW 10kt
      1ft

    • Tonight

      Tonight:Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of snow showers after 4am.   Waves 1 ft or less.

      Low: 30 °F

      Light Wind
      < 1ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:SSE wind 10 to 20 kt. Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain showers and sleet before 4pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers.   Waves 1 to 3 ft.

      High: 34 °F

      SSE 20kt
      1-3ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:SE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers.   Waves 3 ft building to 6 ft.

      Low: 24 °F

      NNE 25kt
      Waves Building6ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:NNE wind 15 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Waves 5 to 7 ft.

      High: 28 °F

      NNE 25kt
      5-7ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:NNE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

      Low: 24 °F

      NNE 10kt
      1-3ft

    • Monday

      Monday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

      High: 31 °F

      Light Wind
      < 1ft

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:S wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A chance of snow showers.   Waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.

      Low: 28 °F

      ⇑S 25kt
      Waves Building3ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:WSW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

      High: 34 °F

      WSW 25kt
      3-4ft


High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:33 pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm CDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 26, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog. Waves around 1 ft.
Tonight
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Waves 1 ft or less.
Saturday
SSE wind 10 to 20 kt. Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain showers and sleet before 4pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
Saturday Night
SE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NNE after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers. Waves 3 ft building to 6 ft.
Sunday
NNE wind 15 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Waves 5 to 7 ft.
Sunday Night
NNE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
Monday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.
Monday Night
S wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A chance of snow showers. Waves 1 ft or less building to 3 ft.
Tuesday
WSW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 47.48°N 87.7°W
Last Update: 2:33 pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm CDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 26, 2026
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