Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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Recreational Forecast for Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........61        66        71        72
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        30        30        50
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........71        76        72        62
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         SW        SW
Wind (MPH) spd..7         9         11        13
Wind (MPH) gust.13        14        18        20

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........71        67        65        66
Chc Of Pcpn (%).40        50        50        50
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........78        71        74        71
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        SW        SW        SW
Wind (MPH) spd..12        9         6         5
Wind (MPH) gust.21        16        10        7

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........64        64        67        69
Chc Of Pcpn (%).40        30        30        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........65        61        53        52
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..6         7         8         10
Wind (MPH) gust.10        13        14        16

Sunrise today is at 6:53 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:41 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Mackinac Island
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........66        67        73        75
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        20        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........85        79        70        78
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..5         6         6         7
Wind (MPH) gust.8         11        14        14

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........72        67        63        63
Chc Of Pcpn (%).50        70        40        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........84        80        68        77
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..5         3         3         3
Wind (MPH) gust.11        6         6         7

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........62        63        68        72
Chc Of Pcpn (%).50        40        30        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........65        72        66        55
Wind (MPH) dir..W         NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..4         5         7         9
Wind (MPH) gust.7         10        13        14

Sunrise today is at 6:46 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:36 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Torch Lake
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........61        65        74        76
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        30        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........75        69        66        71
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         6         7         7
Wind (MPH) gust.10        14        18        18

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........74        68        64        64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).40        40        40        70
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........63        78        61        79
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         3         3         2
Wind (MPH) gust.14        10        7         6

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........63        65        68        70
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        40        40        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........78        72        69        61
Wind (MPH) dir..S         NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         4         7         9
Wind (MPH) gust.6         11        17        18

Sunrise today is at 6:50 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:38 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Whitefish Point
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........64        65        66        68
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        50        40        70
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........88        80        73        75
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         SE        S
Wind (MPH) spd..11        13        14        14
Wind (MPH) gust.17        16        17        18

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........68        66        63        62
Chc Of Pcpn (%).70        70        50        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........75        78        81        88
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         W
Wind (MPH) spd..11        7         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.14        10        10        8

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........60        60        61        62
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        10        20
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........85        73        62        53
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..8         9         11        15
Wind (MPH) gust.11        12        13        18

Sunrise today is at 6:45 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:40 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Pigeon River State Forest
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........62        66        73        76
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        20        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........78        67        62        72
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         6         6         7
Wind (MPH) gust.10        14        16        17

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........73        67        63        61
Chc Of Pcpn (%).40        60        30        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........78        80        72        69
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..6         2         2         2
Wind (MPH) gust.14        7         6         6

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........60        63        68        71
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        50        40        50
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........72        69        73        63
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        W         NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..2         4         6         7
Wind (MPH) gust.6         8         13        14

Sunrise today is at 6:46 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:35 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Tippy Dam
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........60        65        74        77
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        30        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........54        71        68        69
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..5         5         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.8         11        14        14

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........75        67        63        63
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        40        40        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........67        64        69        82
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         3         2         1
Wind (MPH) gust.14        11        8         5

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........62        64        70        73
Chc Of Pcpn (%).50        40        30        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........81        67        59        49
Wind (MPH) dir..S         NW        N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..1         3         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.5         8         13        14

Sunrise today is at 6:54 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:39 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Lumbermans Monument
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........52        62        75        78
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         20
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........60        38        34        44
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..2         4         7         8
Wind (MPH) gust.          10        12        13

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........76        69        66        64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        30        20        50
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........66        63        70        67
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         5         5         4
Wind (MPH) gust.11        10        10        10

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........62        65        70        73
Chc Of Pcpn (%).50        50        40        70
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........72        73        71        70
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        SW        W         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         3         4         5
Wind (MPH) gust.7         6         7         8

Sunrise today is at 6:44 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:30 PM EDT.
$$