Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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Recreational Forecast for Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1100 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........69        72        70
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        50        20
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........76        69        76
Wind (MPH) dir..S         SW        SW
Wind (MPH) spd..11        10        10
Wind (MPH) gust.16        18        19

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........70        67        66        66
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        30        50        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........80        72        79        77
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        S         S         W
Wind (MPH) spd..10        9         7         5
Wind (MPH) gust.18        16        11        7

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........64        65        68        69
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        10        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........73        70        60        60
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..7         8         9         9
Wind (MPH) gust.11        13        13        14

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
1100 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........71        76        72
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        40        50
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........77        78        85
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         7         6
Wind (MPH) gust.10        13        12

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........71        67        64        63
Chc Of Pcpn (%).50        60        40        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........86        84        74        81
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..6         3         3         3
Wind (MPH) gust.10        7         7         6

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........62        63        68        72
Chc Of Pcpn (%).40        30        10        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........75        80        70        62
Wind (MPH) dir..W         NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         5         7         10
Wind (MPH) gust.7         10        11        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
1100 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........71        74        75
Chc Of Pcpn (%).50        40        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........60        76        74
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..7         7         6
Wind (MPH) gust.13        16        13

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........72        68        65        64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        40        30        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........73        76        68        83
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..5         3         3         4
Wind (MPH) gust.12        7         6         6

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........63        64        68        70
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        40        10        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........82        81        72        64
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..2         6         8         10
Wind (MPH) gust.6         11        14        17

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
1100 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........66        67        67
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        40        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........81        80        82
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..11        12        10
Wind (MPH) gust.16        16        14

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........67        66        63        62
Chc Of Pcpn (%).40        50        50        20
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........82        86        86        89
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         W
Wind (MPH) spd..11        9         7         6
Wind (MPH) gust.14        12        10        8

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........60        60        60        61
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        10        0         10
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........88        76        63        63
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..9         10        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
1100 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........71        74        72
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        50        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........64        75        82
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..7         7         6
Wind (MPH) gust.12        14        14

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........72        67        63        61
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        60        20        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........81        83        72        71
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         3         3         3
Wind (MPH) gust.12        7         6         6

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........60        63        68        73
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        50        30        20
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........79        78        78        66
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        W         NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         3         6         8
Wind (MPH) gust.6         7         12        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
1100 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........70        75        74
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        50        30
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........75        77        75
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..6         7         6
Wind (MPH) gust.10        14        12

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........73        67        63        63
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        20        30        50
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........74        69        70        82
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..5         3         2         2
Wind (MPH) gust.13        10        7         5

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........61        65        70        73
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        20        10        20
Weather Type....RN/FG     RAIN      NONE      RAIN
Sky (%).........80        74        60        54
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..2         4         6         8
Wind (MPH) gust.5         8         12        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
1100 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........72        77        75
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        20        60
Weather Type....NONE      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........40        53        66
Wind (MPH) dir..S         S         SE
Wind (MPH) spd..6         7         6
Wind (MPH) gust.10        11        12

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........75        68        65        64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        70        30        50
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........72        71        75        70
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        S         S         S
Wind (MPH) spd..6         4         4         4
Wind (MPH) gust.10        8         8         8

.SATURDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........62        66        72        72
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        50        80        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........76        79        77        77
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        SW        W         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         3         5         7
Wind (MPH) gust.6         7         7         10

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