Observed 11:15 AM EDT at KMCD

Mackinaw City, MI weather

Sunny and 55°13°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 2Low; Low all day (peak 2)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

High 64°18° today at 4 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Rain tomorrow 2–8 PM (30%, 0.12 in3 mm)

This afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 59°15° · Rain 2–6 PM (30%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Rain 6–8 PM (30%)
Monday morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	32%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	71%	2
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	69%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	67%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	57%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	65%	38%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	65%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	11%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	21%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	51%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	55%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	60%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	74%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	96%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	72%	88%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	90%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	89%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	59°15°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	96%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	60°16°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	96%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	59°15°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	99%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Showers	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	92%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	85%	0
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	77%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–52°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. 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°–62°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 49°9°, low 38°3°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 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 55.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–54°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 51°11°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  50% chance
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°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 52°11°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.21 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 54°12°, low 48°9°. Typical 49°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 49°10°
  20% chance
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
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
32% chance of rain, high 61°, low 41°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 50°, low 35°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 49–60°; chance of precipitation on 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

19 mi

Level: 593 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 162

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Pellston Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+10°+6°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Mackinaw City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 30 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 50 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:56 PM; Morning 7:49–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:08 PM; Morning 7:37–7:49 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

Looking west from Mackinaw City. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,700 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.