Observed 3:56 PM EDT at KMCD

Mackinac Island, MI weather

Foggy and 52°11°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts differ

Now 52°11°

Fog

Wind: 9 mph15 km/hgusts 16 mph26 km/h; From the east. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 4 AM
Visibility: 3 mi5 km; Fog · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
Humidity: 94%; Air 52°11°, dew point 50°10° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 8 AM tomorrow
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Rain tomorrow 8 AM–8 PM (40%, 0.3 in7.6 mm)
High 59°15° tomorrow at 1 PM

This afternoonNear 57°14° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Rain 8 AM–noon (30%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 57°14° · Rain all afternoon (40%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Rain 6–8 PM (30%)
Monday morningNear 46°8° · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 49°9° · Partly 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 4p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	26%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	38%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	31%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	56%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	16%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	16%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	61%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	96%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	95%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	75%	89%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	77%	93%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	86%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	59°15°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	95%	1
Sun 3p	Showers	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	58°14°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	97%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	59°15°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	99%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Showers	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Showers	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	99%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	79%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	79%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	79%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	79%	94%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	81%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	65%	70%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	62%	2
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	52%	3
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	43%	3
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	36%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 50°10°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
41°5°–43°6°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.2 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
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 55°13°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  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
51°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
38% chance of rain, high 61°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 50°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 49–61°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (APX) (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

Cheboygan River at Mullet Lake Outlet near Cheboygan

21 mi

Level: 593 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Pine River (E Upper MI) near Rudyard

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 71 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 29 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 50 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:55 PM; Morning 7:48–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:07 PM; Morning 7:37–7:48 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Mackinac Island. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,300 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.