Alpena, MI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Partly Cloudy 45°F
Feels Like 40°F  
Humidity N/A Dew Point N/A Wind SSE 10 MPH Gusts 15 Barometer 29.8 in.756.9 mm
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.2 miles ENE of central Alpena
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Fog
 
 
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Showers, High 55F, Low 32F
30%
55
32
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Snow Showers Likely, High 37F, Low 29F
60%
37
29
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Cloudy, High 37F, Low 28F
37
28
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Partly Sunny, High 38F, Low 28F
38
28
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 41F, Low 31F
41
31
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain, High 43F, Low 34F
50%
43
34

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Sharp cooling trend with high temperatures dropping from 55°F to 43°F, falling as low as 37°F. Some precipitation possible, including both rain and snow.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 43°F and lows around 29°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - The first major snowstorm of the season hit the Southern and Central Rockies, producing 12 inches at the Brian Head ski resort in Utah overnight. Strong and gusty winds associated with the storm reached 52 mph at Ruidoso NM. In the eastern U.S., the temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 68 degrees, just three days after being buried under more than a foot of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Alpena, MI 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Fog

Night: Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 47 by 5am. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Showers

Day: Patchy drizzle with isolated showers before 7am, then scattered showers, mainly between 7am and 4pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Snow Showers

Night: Scattered rain showers before 4am, then scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Nov 16

Snow Showers Likely

Day: Snow showers likely, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Snow Showers Likely

Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday Nov 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

Rain

Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34.

Friday Nov 21

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.


About Alpena, MI

Alpena ( al-PEE-nə) is the only city in and the county seat of Alpena County, Michigan, United States. The population was 10,197 at the 2020 census, making it the third most populated city in the Northern Michigan region, after Traverse City and Cadillac. The city is surrounded by Alpena Township, but the two are administered autonomously. It is the core city of the Alpena micropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Alpena County and had a total population of 28,907 at the 2020 census. Alpena is located at the head of Thunder Bay, a bay of Lake Huron. Offshore of Alpena is the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, which protects an estimated 116 historically significant shipwrecks. Alpena is the second-largest American city on Lake Huron, behind Port Huron.

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