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 Tue Aug 18 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........72        73        73
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        40        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........67        58        70
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        W         SW
Wind (MPH) spd..9         9         8
Wind (MPH) gust.14        17        14

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........72        65        62        60
Chc Of Pcpn (%).50        60        30        0
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      NONE
Sky (%).........64        71        44        8
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        N         N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..7         5         6         4
Wind (MPH) gust.13        8         8         6

.WEDNESDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........58        65        70        72
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........3         4         2         2
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        W         NW        W
Wind (MPH) spd..3         4         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.5         6         10        11

Sunrise today is at 6:50 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:46 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Mackinac Island
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1100 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........74        77        77
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        50        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........63        76        63
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..10        11        10
Wind (MPH) gust.14        18        17

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........75        65        58        52
Chc Of Pcpn (%).50        40        10        0
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........58        59        38        12
Wind (MPH) dir..W         NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..9         5         4         2
Wind (MPH) gust.16        10        7         6

.WEDNESDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........49        58        73        76
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........5         3         3         22
Wind (MPH) dir..W         W         NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         4         8         10
Wind (MPH) gust.6         8         14        16

Sunrise today is at 6:42 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:41 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Torch Lake
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1100 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........75        77        77
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        40        60
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........61        62        58
Wind (MPH) dir..W         W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..7         8         7
Wind (MPH) gust.12        20        18

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........76        67        62        59
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        80        40        0
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      FOG
Sky (%).........73        73        42        11
Wind (MPH) dir..W         NW        N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..6         3         2         1
Wind (MPH) gust.17        10        6         4

.WEDNESDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........56        61        72        74
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........3         10        10        2
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        SW        W         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..1         2         5         6
Wind (MPH) gust.2         5         14        17

Sunrise today is at 6:47 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:43 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Whitefish Point
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1100 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........68        68        68
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        10        0
Weather Type....RAIN      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........66        61        53
Wind (MPH) dir..W         W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..7         13        12
Wind (MPH) gust.12        16        16

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........67        62        60        59
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........36        31        36        31
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        W         W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..11        8         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.14        11        10        8

.WEDNESDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........59        62        66        67
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........20        29        34        13
Wind (MPH) dir..W         W         NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..7         8         9         10
Wind (MPH) gust.10        10        11        13

Sunrise today is at 6:41 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:45 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Pigeon River State Forest
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1100 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........72        78        78
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        30        40
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........59        76        60
Wind (MPH) dir..W         W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..9         9         8
Wind (MPH) gust.14        20        18

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........76        65        57        53
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        70        40        0
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      FOG
Sky (%).........65        73        38        14
Wind (MPH) dir..W         NW        N         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..7         3         2         1
Wind (MPH) gust.17        10        6         5

.WEDNESDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........48        58        72        75
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........14        9         19        21
Wind (MPH) dir..W         W         W         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..1         3         6         7
Wind (MPH) gust.5         7         14        17

Sunrise today is at 6:43 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:40 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Tippy Dam
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1100 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........73        79        78
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        30        60
Weather Type....NONE      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........64        76        76
Wind (MPH) dir..SW        W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..4         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.6         16        14

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........77        68        62        59
Chc Of Pcpn (%).50        70        30        10
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RN/FG     FOG
Sky (%).........78        71        62        58
Wind (MPH) dir..W         SW        N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..6         1         0         0
Wind (MPH) gust.14        8         5         5

.WEDNESDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........55        60        74        77
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........23        11        4         5
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..0         0         3         5
Wind (MPH) gust.2         2         8         12

Sunrise today is at 6:50 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:44 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Lumbermans Monument
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1100 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Temp (F)........74        81        80
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         50        60
Weather Type....NONE      RAIN      RAIN
Sky (%).........28        58        84
Wind (MPH) dir..W         W         W
Wind (MPH) spd..6         9         8
Wind (MPH) gust.10        14        14

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........78        70        62        59
Chc Of Pcpn (%).60        80        50        10
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      NONE
Sky (%).........86        71        66        63
Wind (MPH) dir..W         W         NW        N
Wind (MPH) spd..7         4         3         3
Wind (MPH) gust.13        8         6         6

.WEDNESDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........54        59        73        77
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........59        3         1         18
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        NW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         3         4         5
Wind (MPH) gust.6         6         6         7

Sunrise today is at 6:41 AM EDT, and sunset is at 8:35 PM EDT.
$$