Great Lakes, MI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Winter Weather Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Drizzle 41°F
Feels Like 38°F  
Humidity 95% Dew Point 39°F Wind NE 4 MPH Gusts 8 Barometer 28.78 in.
Solar Rad 18 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 1.2 mi. ENE of central Great Lakes
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 45F, Low 19F
90%
45
19
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Snow Showers, High 21F, Low 20F
80%
21
20
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Snow Showers Likely, High 35F, Low 17F
60%
35
17
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Cloudy, High 23F, Low 18F
23
18
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Snow Showers, High 33F, Low 28F
50%
33
28
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Mostly Cloudy, High 37F, Low 26F
37
26
WedDec 24
Wed Dec 24: Mostly Cloudy, High 33F
33
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 45°F to a low of 23°F, then recover to 33°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 33°F and lows around 21°F.

This Date in Weather History

1981 - A heavy lake-effect snow blanketed the southern and southeast shores of Lake Michigan leaving up to 22 inches of snow at Valparaiso IND.

More on this and other weather history

Great Lakes, MI 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: Showers. High near 45. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Snow Showers

Night: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 19. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Dec 19

Snow Showers

Day: Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Temperature falling to around 21 by 11am. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

Snow Showers

Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Snow Showers Likely

Day: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Snow Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Monday Dec 22

Snow Showers

Day: A chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Snow Showers

Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Wednesday Dec 24

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

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