Huron-Manistee National Forests
NWS Gaylord Area of Responsibility
.DISCUSSION...Deepening moisture ahead of a slow moving front will
bring increasing shower and thunderstorm chances to the area,
especially this afternoon into Thursday morning. Some areas could
receive some respectable rain totals by later Thursday, with
isolated amounts in excess of an inch possible. That increasing
moisture will keep afternoon relative humidity values mostly
elevated despite well above normal temperatures today, although
could see some locations across northeast lower Michigan dip below
40 percent. Elevated moisture expected tonight and Thursday. Rain-
free weather returns Friday through much of the weekend. Rather
aggressive mixing out of low level moisture will likely result in
sub 40 percent RH values each afternoon Friday through the weekend.
Other than perhaps some gusty winds with any thunderstorm activity
today through Thursday, just not seeing any evidence of any
significant wind concerns for the next several days.
Presque Isle...Alpena...Alcona...Iosco and Arenac
Counties...including Eastern Huron NF-
232 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of showers
and thunderstorms after 1200.
Max Temperature.....86-91...except 72-77 near the coast.
24 HR Trend......Unchanged.
Min Humidity........38-43 percent.
24 HR Trend......9 percent wetter.
20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming west around 5 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph.
Vent Rate...........Good (517).
Mixing Height.......4800 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 6 to 12 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.07 in .
Chance of Thunder...23 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms until 2400, then
showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms.
Min Temperature.....59-64...except 66-71 near the coast.
24 HR Trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max Humidity........94-99 percent.
24 HR Trend......13 percent wetter...except 7 percent wetter
along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening
becoming light.
Vent Rate...........Poor (24).
Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 6 to 9 mph.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.04- 0.26 in.
Chance of Thunder...28 percent.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Showers likely.
Chance of thunderstorms after 1200.
Max Temperature.....77-82...except 67-72 near the coast.
24 HR Trend......11 degrees cooler...except 1 degree cooler near
the coast.
Min Humidity........57-62 percent.
24 HR Trend......19 percent wetter.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
Vent Rate...........Fair (195).
Mixing Height.......2400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 6 mph shifting to the
northwest around 9 mph in the afternoon.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.07- 0.40 in.
Chance of Thunder...27 percent.
$$
Crawford...Oscoda...Roscommon...Ogemaw and Gladwin
Counties...including Western Huron NF-
232 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of rain
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
after 1200.
Max Temperature.....86-91.
24 HR Trend......Unchanged.
Min Humidity........38-43 percent.
24 HR Trend......5 percent wetter.
20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming west around 5 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph.
Vent Rate...........Excellent (647).
Mixing Height.......5700 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 9 to 12 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.04 in .
Chance of Thunder...15 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms until 2400, then
showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms.
Min Temperature.....61-66.
24 HR Trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max Humidity........94-99 percent.
24 HR Trend......7 percent wetter.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening
becoming light.
Vent Rate...........Poor (29).
Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 6 to 9 mph.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.05- 0.15 in.
Chance of Thunder...29 percent.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Showers likely.
Chance of thunderstorms after 1200.
Max Temperature.....78-83.
24 HR Trend......9 degrees cooler.
Min Humidity........62-67 percent.
24 HR Trend......24 percent wetter.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds around 5 mph with occasional gusts
up to 13 mph.
Vent Rate...........Fair (241).
Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 9 mph.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.04- 0.23 in.
Chance of Thunder...35 percent.
$$
Manistee...Wexford and Missaukee Counties...Including the
northern quarter of Manistee NF-
232 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers after 1200.
Max Temperature.....83-88.
24 HR Trend......1 degree cooler.
Min Humidity........43-48 percent...except 61-66 percent along the
coast.
24 HR Trend......12 percent wetter...except 29 percent wetter
along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph with occasional
gusts up to 18 mph.
Vent Rate...........Good (543).
Mixing Height.......4400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 9 to 12 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.07 in .
Chance of Thunder...12 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of
showers until 2400. Chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely after 2400.
Min Temperature.....61-66...except 68-73 near the coast.
24 HR Trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
24 HR Trend......6 percent wetter.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming
light. Gusts up to 20 mph.
Vent Rate...........Poor (26).
Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 6 to 12 mph.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.06- 0.28 in.
Chance of Thunder...34 percent.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Showers likely
until 1200Chance of showers after 1200.
Max Temperature.....75-80.
24 HR Trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min Humidity........64-69 percent.
24 HR Trend......20 percent wetter...except 4 percent wetter
along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph.
Vent Rate...........Fair (294).
Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 9 mph.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.03- 0.18 in.
Chance of Thunder...22 percent.
EXTENDED FORECAST
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
$$
MSB
Southern three-quarters of the Manistee National Forest
NWS Grand Rapids Area of Responsibility
.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions expected Wednesday during the daytime hours
with MinRH values ranging from near 40 across Interior
Central Michigan to in the 50s along the lakeshore. Showers
and thunderstorms arrive Wednesday Night with chances continuing
into Friday. Overall rain totals of up to 0.25" are likely
by Friday morning with scattered higher totals, best chance of
higher totals being near the lakeshore.
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-
Including the cities of Ludington, Baldwin, Reed City, Hart,
Fremont, and Big Rapids
210 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....65-70 near Lake Michigan and around 61 Inland.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer near Lake Michigan and 1
degree warmer Inland.
Max humidity........85-90 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......West winds up to 5 mph.
Mixing height.......Near Lake Michigan, 1000-1500 ft AGL.
Mixing height.......Inland, 5500-6000 ft AGL decreasing to 0-400 ft
AGL after midnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....30-380 (poor to good).
Pcpn Amount.........None.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Max temperature.....84-89.
24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........53-58 percent near Lake Michigan and 40-45
percent Inland.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter near Lake Michigan and 6
percent wetter Inland.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 8 mph in
the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Near Lake Michigan, 2200-2700 ft AGL.
Mixing height.......Inland, 2800-3300 ft AGL increasing to
5300-5800 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....350 (good) increasing to 950 (excellent) in the
afternoon.
Pcpn Amount.........None.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) until 12 AM, then
mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of
showers after 8 PM until 2 AM. Chance of
thunderstorms after 8 PM. Showers likely after
2 AM.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Min temperature.....61-66.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 6 mph in the evening
becoming light.
Mixing height.......Near Lake Michigan, 1200-1700 ft AGL.
Mixing height.......Inland, 4300-4800 ft AGL decreasing to 200-700
ft AGL after midnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....880 (excellent) decreasing to 60 (poor) after
midnight.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.38 in.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Showers likely
until 2 PM. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of
showers after 2 PM.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....78-83.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........61-66 percent.
24 hr trend......24 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1400-1900 ft AGL near Lake Michigan and
3300-3800 ft AGL Inland.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....400-620 (good to excellent).
Pcpn Amount.........0.02-0.24 in.
$$
EXTENDED FORECAST
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
8 mph in the evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to 9 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 5 to
9 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to
9 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
5 to 7 mph in the evening becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph
shifting to the northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
Hiawatha National Forest
NWS Marquette Area of Responsibility
.DISCUSSION...
MIZ001-003-081200-
A moist airmass will not only keep chances of precipitation in the
forecast but will also keep RHs in check the next couple of days.
For today, scattered showers and thunderstorms will bring chances of
rain and thunder especially this afternoon along the Great Lakes
lake breezes. RHs will broadly be above 50 percent except for as low
as 40 percent in the far east. Winds will generally be light and
variable today. For Wednesday, more widespread showers and
thunderstorms overspread the UP with continued light and variable
winds, with RHs remaining above 70 percent.
MIZ020-025>027-082200-
Alger-Luce-Northern Schoolcraft-
Including the cities of Grand Marais, Munising, Newberry,
and Seney
600 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 84 inland to around 75 at the shore.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........48-53 percent inland to 58 percent at the
shore.
24 hr trend......16 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 6 to
11 mph by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........None to 0.05 inch.
Hours of Sun........7.
Chance of thunder...13 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms by midnight.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Min temperature.....57-62.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......22 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less.
PCPN amount.........None to 0.07 inch.
Chance of thunder...22 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers through
early afternoon. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Rain showers likely by mid
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 77 inland to around 71 at the shore.
Min humidity........72-77 percent.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 4 to 9 mph shifting to the
northeast by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........0.19-0.51 inch.
Hours of Sun........4.
Chance of thunder...24 percent.
Delta-
Including the cities of Escanaba and Gladstone
600 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms by mid
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 85 inland to around 77 at the shore.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........52-57 percent.
24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 4 to 9 mph shifting to the south 6 to
11 mph by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........None to 0.06 inch.
Hours of Sun........7.
Chance of thunder...21 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms early in the evening. A
chance of rain showers and thunderstorms late.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less.
PCPN amount.........None to 0.14 inch.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers through
early afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms.
Rain showers by mid afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
Max temperature.....78-83.
Min humidity........73-78 percent.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 4 to 9 mph shifting to the
northeast 6 to 11 mph by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........0.27-0.76 inch.
Hours of Sun........3.
Chance of thunder...31 percent.
Ottawa National Forest
NWS Marquette Area of Responsibility
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Ontonagon-Gogebic-Southern Houghton-
Including the cities of Ontonagon, Ironwood, Kenton, and Sidnaw
600 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026 /500 AM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026/
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms by late
morning. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 82 inland to around 72 at the shore.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........60-65 percent inland to 72 percent at the
shore.
24 hr trend......23 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 4 to
9 mph by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........None.
Hours of Sun........5.
Chance of thunder...16 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms late. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less.
PCPN amount.........0.06-0.33 inch.
Chance of thunder...23 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers through early
afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of rain showers by mid afternoon. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 76 inland to around 70 at the shore.
Min humidity........69-74 percent.
20-foot winds.......East 5 mph or less shifting to the
northeast 4 to 9 mph by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........0.28-1.10 inch.
Hours of Sun........4.
Chance of thunder...27 percent.
$$
Baraga-Marquette-
Including the cities of L'Anse, Gwinn, and Marquette
600 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms by late morning.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 82 inland to around 76 at the shore.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........60-65 percent inland to 69 percent at the
shore.
24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West 6 to 11 mph shifting to the north 5 to 10
mph by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........None to 0.06 inch.
Hours of Sun........5.
Chance of thunder...24 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. A chance of rain showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms late. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 61.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less.
PCPN amount.........None to 0.10 inch.
Chance of thunder...22 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers through mid
afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A slight
chance of rain showers late. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........79-84 percent.
20-foot winds.......North 4 to 9 mph shifting to the
northeast 5 to 10 mph by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........0.35-0.75 inch.
Hours of Sun........4.
Chance of thunder...26 percent.
$$
Iron-Dickinson-
Including the cities of Iron River and Iron Mountain
500 AM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms by late morning. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........58-63 percent.
24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 4 to
9 mph by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........None to 0.05 inch.
Hours of Sun........5.
Chance of thunder...28 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms early in the evening. A
chance of rain showers and thunderstorms late.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Min temperature.....60-65.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........98-100 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less.
PCPN amount.........0.04-0.22 inch.
Chance of thunder...31 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers through mid
afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of rain showers late. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........78-83 percent.
20-foot winds.......Variable 5 mph or less becoming north 4
to 9 mph by mid afternoon.
PCPN amount.........0.47-1.12 inch.
Hours of Sun........3.
Chance of thunder...34 percent.
EXTENDED FORECAST For the U.P.
$$
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows
53 to 58 inland to around 60 at the shore. Highs 76 to 81 inland to
around 69 at the shore. Variable winds 5 mph or less.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54 inland to around 57 at the
shore. Highs 80 to 85 inland to around 74 at the shore. Variable
winds 5 mph or less.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 56 inland to around 62 at the shore.
Highs around 85 inland to around 79 at the shore. Variable winds
5 mph or less.
.SUNDAY...Clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 59 inland to around 65 at the shore.
Highs 86 to 91 inland to around 83 at the shore.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows
60 to 65. Highs 87 to 92 inland to around 83 at the shore.
.Outlook for Tue Jul 14 through Mon Jul 20...expect above normal
temperatures and near normal precipitation.
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