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  • Small Craft Advisory

    Ends in 8 h 48 min

    When
    Until 2 AM EDT Sunday.
    Where
    Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI.

    Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Marquette MI

    What, impacts and precautions

    What

    South winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 1 to 3 ft occurring.

    Impacts

    Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

    Precautionary actions

    Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

    Areas: Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI

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Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KERY

Grand Marais, MI weather

Sunny and 61°16°, rain tomorrow ~8 AM (43%).

Today: low 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°), high 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°).

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind
11 mph18 km/h
From the south. Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h around 10 PM
Dew point
50°10°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
0Low
Low all day (peak 0)

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until 3 AM
  • Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h until 4 AM
  • Rain tonight 3 AM–2 PM (50%, 0.22 in5.6 mm)
  • Low 51°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
  1. TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Rain 3–6 AM (30%) · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h
  2. Tomorrow morningNear 53°12° · Rain all morning (50%)
  3. Tomorrow afternoonNear 53°12° · Rain noon–2 PM (30%)
  4. Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Monday morningNear 43°6° · Mostly cloudy
  6. Monday afternoonNear 45°7° · Mostly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 5pMostly cloudy63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)63°17°5%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h61%36%1
Sat 6pSunny62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)62°17°5%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h64%27%0
Sat 7pCloudy59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)59°15°5%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph46 km/h70%68%0
Sat 8pPartly cloudy58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)58°14°5%20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h74%63%0
Sat 9pPartly cloudy57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)57°14°5%20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h74%62%0
Sat 10pPartly cloudy56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)56°13°5%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h74%55%0
Sat 11pMostly clear56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)56°13°5%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h72%23%0
Sun 12aCloudy56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)56°13°10%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h73%66%0
Sun 1aMostly clear56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)56°13°10%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h74%38%0
Sun 2aCloudy56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)56°13°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h75%92%0
Sun 3aCloudy56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)56°13°20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h78%93%0
Sun 4aCloudy54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)54°12°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h83%98%0
Sun 5aCloudy54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)54°12°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h86%100%0
Sun 6aShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)53°12°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h88%100%0
Sun 7aDrizzle51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)51°11°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h94%100%0
Sun 8aDrizzle53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)53°12°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h87%100%0
Sun 9aDrizzle54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)54°12°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h87%100%0
Sun 10aDrizzle53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)53°12°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h88%100%0
Sun 11aShowers53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)53°12°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h85%100%0
Sun 12pShowers53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)53°12°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h79%100%0
Sun 1pCloudy54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)54°12°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h73%100%0
Sun 2pCloudy53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)53°12°20%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h69%98%0
Sun 3pCloudy54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)54°12°10%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h64%85%0
Sun 4pPartly sunny53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)53°12°10%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h66%48%0
Sun 5pPartly sunny52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)52°11°10%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h64%45%0
Sun 6pPartly sunny51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)51°11°5%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h65%65%0
Sun 7pMostly cloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)44°7°5%10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h71%59%0
Sun 8pMostly cloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)43°6°0%10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h73%54%0
Sun 9pMostly cloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)42°6°0%15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h71%31%0
Sun 10pClear47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)41°5°0%15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h71%18%0
Sun 11pMostly clear47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)41°5°0%15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h69%33%0
Mon 12aMostly cloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)41°5°0%15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h69%78%0
Mon 1aCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)40°4°0%20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h68%82%0
Mon 2aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)39°4°0%20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h68%93%0
Mon 3aCloudy46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)38°3°0%20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph36 km/h69%93%0
Mon 4aCloudy45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)37°3°0%20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h68%98%0
Mon 5aCloudy44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)36°2°0%20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h67%79%0
Mon 6aCloudy42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)34°1°0%20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h69%89%0
Mon 7aCloudy42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)33°1°0%20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h71%88%0
Mon 8aPartly sunny42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)33°1°0%20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h70%83%0
Mon 9aCloudy40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)31°−1°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h75%81%0
Mon 10aMostly sunny42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)34°1°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h70%74%1
Mon 11aPartly sunny44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)37°3°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h65%50%1
Mon 12pCloudy45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)38°3°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h62%58%2
Mon 1pCloudy45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)39°4°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h59%62%3
Mon 2pPartly sunny46°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)39°4°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h56%64%3
Mon 3pPartly sunny45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)39°4°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h56%65%3
Mon 4pPartly sunny45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)38°3°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h58%64%2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 58°14°

      Dry

    2. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    64°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–52°11°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 56°13°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 53°12°

      50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 3pm. Partly sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    56°13°–59°15°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–50°10°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 42°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 46°8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 40°4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 37°3°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. North wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    47°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–42°6°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 48°9°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 37°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 46°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 49°10°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    46°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–42°6°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 60°16°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 57°14°

      30% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    60°16°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–52°11°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 56°13°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    53°12°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–50°10°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 52°11°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 51°10°

      50% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    51°11°–61°16°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–47°8°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.63 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 53°12°

      50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 60°15°

      40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    54°12°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–58°14°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Fog, 51°10°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    54°12°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–55°13°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 51°10°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    50°10°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–52°11°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 65°, low 50°.

  2. Tomorrow

    49% chance of rain, high 56°, low 38°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 47°, low 34°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 48–60°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MQT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 8:14 AM, sunset 6:40 PM.

Daylight
10 h 27 min
Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 53 min less
Golden hour
5:58–7:00 PM
Morning 7:55–8:56 AM
Blue hour
7:00–7:11 PM
Morning 7:43–7:55 AM; first light 7:43 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:23 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon
Oct 26
New moon
Nov 9
Looking north from Grand Marais. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.