Lake Effect Snow through Saturday: A Series of Storms Impact the West

Lake effect snow showers will continue through Saturday downwind of Lakes Erie, Ontario and the eastern portion of Lake Superior. A series of storm systems will continue to impact California and the Pacific Northwest through the weekend and into next week, bringing widespread rainfall, mountain snowfall, and gusty winds. Coastal flooding is expected in northern California. Read More >

Last Update: 1100 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

20NM NE Ontonagon MI

Marine Zone Forecast

Rest Of Tonight
Northwest wind up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers by midnight, then isolated snow showers late. Freezing spray through the night. Waves 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.
Friday
Northwest wind 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 33 knots. Partly cloudy. Freezing spray through the day. Isolated snow showers by late morning. Waves subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.
Friday Night
Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Freezing spray in the evening. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
Saturday
Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 3 feet.

note: wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.



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1100 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
 
 

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