Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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Recreational Forecast for Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........44        47        52        50
Chc Of Pcpn (%).40        100       90        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........89        91        89        85
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..13        17        18        22
Wind (MPH) gust.18        22        26        31

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........47        42        42        42
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        20        10
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      NONE
Sky (%).........80        95        76        87
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..23        19        15        10
Wind (MPH) gust.32        29        22        14

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........41        42        49        52
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........50        21        6         4
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        W         W         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..6         6         11        14
Wind (MPH) gust.10        10        18        22

Sunrise today is at 8:01 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:58 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Mackinac Island
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........38        42        50        50
Chc Of Pcpn (%).90        60        40        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........90        83        89        83
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..10        11        13        15
Wind (MPH) gust.14        18        22        25

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........46        39        36        33
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        10        10        0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........77        84        42        13
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..15        12        10        5
Wind (MPH) gust.26        22        17        10

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........30        34        48        53
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         10        0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........20        20        28        12
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        W         SW        W
Wind (MPH) spd..2         4         10        15
Wind (MPH) gust.4         6         17        23

Sunrise today is at 7:56 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:51 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Torch Lake
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........44        46        52        50
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        90        90        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........89        86        87        83
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..7         10        12        15
Wind (MPH) gust.12        21        24        28

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........47        42        40        38
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        20        20        10
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      NONE
Sky (%).........80        77        68        50
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..17        14        9         5
Wind (MPH) gust.30        28        21        13

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........36        38        49        53
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........35        30        32        3
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        SW        SW        SW
Wind (MPH) spd..2         3         6         9
Wind (MPH) gust.5         6         17        21

Sunrise today is at 7:58 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:55 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Whitefish Point
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........42        45        47        46
Chc Of Pcpn (%).90        50        40        20
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      WTSPTS
Sky (%).........95        90        87        86
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..15        20        25        27
Wind (MPH) gust.20        24        30        33

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........44        41        40        39
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        10        0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........75        78        45        16
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..25        22        17        9
Wind (MPH) gust.30        26        22        13

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........40        41        46        51
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         10        10        0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........47        51        48        11
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        W         SW        SW
Wind (MPH) spd..6         12        16        14
Wind (MPH) gust.8         14        18        18

Sunrise today is at 7:59 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:51 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Pigeon River State Forest
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........40        43        48        48
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        70        50        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........87        85        88        89
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..6         8         9         11
Wind (MPH) gust.11        18        20        23

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........44        37        34        31
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        10        10        0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........87        89        67        19
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..12        10        7         3
Wind (MPH) gust.25        20        14        8

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........27        30        46        52
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         10        0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........4         12        19        17
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        SW        SW        W
Wind (MPH) spd..1         2         6         9
Wind (MPH) gust.4         6         14        20

Sunrise today is at 7:55 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:51 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Tippy Dam
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........43        45        51        51
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        100       90        70
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........90        94        92        76
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..6         6         8         11
Wind (MPH) gust.8         14        18        24

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........47        41        39        36
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        30        30        10
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      NONE
Sky (%).........87        78        62        39
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..12        9         5         2
Wind (MPH) gust.25        20        14        8

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........33        33        48        53
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........47        24        32        2
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        S         W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..1         1         4         6
Wind (MPH) gust.2         4         11        16

Sunrise today is at 8:00 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:58 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Lumbermans Monument
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........45        47        52        51
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        50        40        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........85        87        88        90
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        NW        N
Wind (MPH) spd..6         10        9         11
Wind (MPH) gust.11        18        18        23

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........47        41        36        33
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        10        10        0
Weather Type....RAIN      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........74        87        54        13
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..12        11        9         6
Wind (MPH) gust.24        20        18        14

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........30        32        46        53
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........2         3         23        23
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        W         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..5         3         4         7
Wind (MPH) gust.10        6         7         13

Sunrise today is at 7:51 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:49 PM EDT.
$$