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

Lake effect snow will continue through Friday bringing significant snowfall to areas east to southeast of the Great Lakes. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel this evening and overnight across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Upstate New York. Heavy rain will bring another flash flooding threat for southern California New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. 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
High: 14 °F
NNW 30kt
10-11ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
Low: 10 °F
NW 30kt
10-11ft

Gale Warning
New Year's Day
High: 18 °F
WNW 30kt
9-10ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
Low: 14 °F
WNW 25kt
7-8ft
Friday
High: 19 °F
WNW 25kt
7-8ft
Friday Night
Low: 15 °F
NW 20kt
7ft
Saturday
High: 21 °F
WNW 15kt
3-4ft
Saturday Night
Low: 14 °F
NW 15kt
2-3ft
Sunday
High: 23 °F
NW 15kt
1-2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:32 pm CST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 1pm CST Dec 31, 2025-6pm CST Jan 6, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NNW wind around 30 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Scattered snow showers. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 10 to 11 ft.

Tonight

NW wind around 30 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Scattered snow showers, mainly before 2am. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 10 to 11 ft.

New Year's Day

WNW wind 25 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Scattered flurries before 10am, then scattered snow showers. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 9 to 10 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind around 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. A slight chance of snow showers. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 7 to 8 ft.

Friday

WNW wind around 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Widespread freezing spray. Partly sunny. Waves 7 to 8 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Widespread freezing spray before 4am. Mostly cloudy. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 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.