Tracking Areas of Winter Weather and Heavy Rainfall

A cold front will move through the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. today, bringing areas of snow and snow squalls which can bring rapid reductions to visibility and slick roads. A storm system will shift from the northern Gulf Coast through the Southeast U.S. today through Friday with areas of heavy to excessive rainfall and light snow further north. Heavy snow is also expected in the Rockies. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Last Update: 501 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

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Marquette, MI Local Forecast Office

9NM SE Copper Harbor MI

Marine Zone Forecast

Late This Afternoon

Southwest wind 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Tonight

Southwest wind up to 30 knots veering west 20 to 25 knots late. Snow showers. Freezing spray by midnight. Waves building to 9 to 12 feet occasionally to 15 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet occasionally to 13 feet.

Friday

West wind 15 to 20 knots backing southwest 10 to 15 knots by late morning. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Friday Night

West wind 15 to 25 knots veering northwest up to 30 knots after midnight. Cloudy. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Freezing spray after midnight. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet.

Saturday

Northwest wind up to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Freezing spray in the morning. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

note: wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.