Observed 6:55 PM EDT at KPPO

New Buffalo, MI weather

Clear and 61°16°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southwest. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
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

About the same as this time yesterday (61°16° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 71°22° tomorrow at 5 PM

TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 64°18° · 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	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	74%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	55%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	52%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	53%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	53%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	35%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	34%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	77%	19%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	63%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	89%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	85%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	85%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	47%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	62%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	66%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	35%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	60%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	68%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	65%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	33%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	50%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	67%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	68%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	66%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	58%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	71%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	76%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	74%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	69%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	40%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	60%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	81%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	88%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	88%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	90%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	78%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	86%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 66°19°).
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 52°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–71°; 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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Trail Creek at Michigan City

7.9 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Trail Creek at Michigan City Harbor

9.6 mi

Level: 5.8 ft

Reading from Sat 5:40 PM · NWS gauge page

Kankakee River at Crumstown

21 mi

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 54 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 116

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LAPORTE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

New Buffalo weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 6:13–7:09 PM; Morning 7:52–8:48 AM
Blue hour: 7:09–7:20 PM; Morning 7:41–7:52 AM; first light 7:41 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 58% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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