Arctic Air Spreads South and East from Rockies Friday through Next Week

Arctic air is plunging across the Rockies and Great Plains and will reach the Deep South and Great Lakes Saturday night, and the Eastern Seaboard by Sunday night, bringing dangerously cold wind chill temperatures. Snow and heavy winds could produce blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains Friday. There is a wintry mix expected in the Midwest/Northeast and rain for the Southeast into Saturday. Read More >

Last Update: 526 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2025

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

9NM SE Copper Harbor MI

Marine Zone Forecast

Late This Afternoon
West wind 15 to 25 knots with gale force gusts up to 39 knots. Cloudy with isolated rain showers. Waves 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet.
Tonight
West wind up to 30 knots veering northwest by midnight. Gale force gusts up to 43 knots. Cloudy. Isolated rain showers and snow showers through late evening, then scattered snow showers by midnight. Heavy freezing spray by midnight. Waves building to 12 to 17 feet occasionally to 21 feet, then subsiding to 10 to 14 feet occasionally to 18 feet.
Saturday
Northwest wind up to 30 knots with gale force gusts up to 39 knots. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves subsiding to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.
Saturday Night
Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
Sunday
Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

note: wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.



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526 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2025
 
 

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