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

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Tonight
Low: 28 °F
NNE 15kt
1-2ft

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 15kt
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
NW 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: 7:38 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

NNE wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Waves 1 to 2 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 10 to 20 kt becoming W after midnight. A chance of snow showers. Widespread freezing spray before 9pm. Waves 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Sunday

SW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 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 45 kt. Snow showers likely. Widespread freezing spray. Waves 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 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.

*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.