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 Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........54        56        64        68
Chc Of Pcpn (%).30        30        10        0
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........78        72        52        37
Wind (MPH) dir..E         SE        N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..3         3         3         4
Wind (MPH) gust.5         6         6         7

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........67        61        59        57
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........25        31        15        23
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..5         3         4         6
Wind (MPH) gust.7         4         6         10

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........55        56        63        65
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........37        64        52        82
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        NE        E         NE
Wind (MPH) spd..6         6         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.10        10        10        10

Sunrise today is at 7:25 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:51 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Mackinac Island
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........47        53        66        71
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        20        10        0
Weather Type....NONE      RAIN      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........85        62        35        34
Wind (MPH) dir..SE        S         S         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..1         1         3         3
Wind (MPH) gust.2         4         5         6

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........70        57        53        49
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........22        9         28        27
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..4         3         4         4
Wind (MPH) gust.8         6         7         8

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........45        50        61        64
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........50        55        55        60
Wind (MPH) dir..N         NE        E         E
Wind (MPH) spd..4         5         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.8         10        11        10

Sunrise today is at 7:19 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:46 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Torch Lake
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........51        54        65        70
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        30        20        0
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      NONE
Sky (%).........68        69        53        31
Wind (MPH) dir..E         SE        SE        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..2         2         2         3
Wind (MPH) gust.4         6         7         8

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........70        61        56        52
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........13        25        12        26
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..4         2         1         2
Wind (MPH) gust.10        4         2         4

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........49        53        64        66
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........40        50        48        69
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        NE        NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..2         3         4         4
Wind (MPH) gust.6         7         10        10

Sunrise today is at 7:22 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:49 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Whitefish Point
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........55        57        62        65
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........86        43        28        23
Wind (MPH) dir..S         SW        SW        NW
Wind (MPH) spd..3         4         5         8
Wind (MPH) gust.5         5         6         10

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........64        59        58        57
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........18        50        34        44
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        N         N
Wind (MPH) spd..9         11        13        12
Wind (MPH) gust.12        14        16        14

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........54        53        57        59
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........49        45        61        48
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        NE        E         N
Wind (MPH) spd..11        9         6         4
Wind (MPH) gust.12        10        7         5

Sunrise today is at 7:20 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:48 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Pigeon River State Forest
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........46        52        64        70
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        30        10        0
Weather Type....NONE      RAIN      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........72        65        35        35
Wind (MPH) dir..N         S         E         NW
Wind (MPH) spd..0         1         1         2
Wind (MPH) gust.          4         5         6

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........69        56        50        48
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........22        19        15        34
Wind (MPH) dir..NW        NW        NW        N
Wind (MPH) spd..3         1         1         1
Wind (MPH) gust.8         4         5         6

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........45        50        60        63
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........52        48        57        83
Wind (MPH) dir..N         NE        NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..2         3         4         4
Wind (MPH) gust.6         7         10        10

Sunrise today is at 7:19 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:45 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Tippy Dam
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........52        53        64        71
Chc Of Pcpn (%).20        30        20        0
Weather Type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN      NONE
Sky (%).........69        67        56        38
Wind (MPH) dir..E         E         E         NE
Wind (MPH) spd..1         1         2         1
Wind (MPH) gust.2         6         6         6

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........71        59        52        49
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........25        32        20        14
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..2         1         1         1
Wind (MPH) gust.7         6         5         5

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........47        50        66        69
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........17        56        63        70
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        NE        NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..2         3         3         3
Wind (MPH) gust.7         8         10        8

Sunrise today is at 7:25 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:51 PM EDT.
$$

Recreational Forecast for Lumbermans Monument
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
500 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026



.TODAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........49        53        65        69
Chc Of Pcpn (%).10        20        20        10
Weather Type....NONE      RAIN      RAIN      NONE
Sky (%).........64        71        44        33
Wind (MPH) dir..N         NE        NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..2         2         3         3
Wind (MPH) gust.4         5         5         5

.TONIGHT...


TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Temp (F)........69        59        51        48
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........27        23        30        13
Wind (MPH) dir..NE        NE        NW        N
Wind (MPH) spd..3         1         2         3
Wind (MPH) gust.5         2         5         7

.FRIDAY...


TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp (F)........47        52        64        65
Chc Of Pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Weather Type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Sky (%).........17        48        48        66
Wind (MPH) dir..N         N         NE        NE
Wind (MPH) spd..4         4         6         6
Wind (MPH) gust.10        10        10        8

Sunrise today is at 7:16 AM EDT, and sunset is at 7:42 PM EDT.
$$