Observed 6:50 PM EDT at KBEH

Lake Michigan Beach, MI weather

Sunny and 55°13°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 48Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 68°20° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 63°17° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	33%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	29%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	52%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	51%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	54%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	20%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	81%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	80%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	66%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	69%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	70%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	60%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	58%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	60%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	44%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	62%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	61%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	56%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	59%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	67%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	67%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	69%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	66%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	61%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	64%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	59%	2
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	73%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	84%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	55%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	69%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	84%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	81%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 62°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–68°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Paw Paw River at Riverside

1.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 406 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

St. Joseph River (MI/IN) at Main Chan. at BL-94 at Benton Harbor

8.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 579 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

South Branch Black River near Bangor

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 66 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Dowagiac River at State Highway 51 near Dowagiac

19 mi

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 110

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Benton Harbor Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Lake Michigan Beach weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 6:10–7:07 PM; Morning 7:51–8:47 AM
Blue hour: 7:07–7:18 PM; Morning 7:40–7:51 AM; first light 7:40 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:21 AM · rises 5:47 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Lake Michigan Beach. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lake Michigan Beach, MI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Paw Paw River at Riverside

St. Joseph River (MI/IN) at Main Chan. at BL-94 at Benton Harbor

South Branch Black River near Bangor

Dowagiac River at State Highway 51 near Dowagiac

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon