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44.7681’ N, 85.6222’ W

Traverse City, MI

71°
H 72°
L 53°
NNW
13mph
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Traverse City, MI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Mon
Aug 24 		Partly Cloudy
Close Hourly 		72º / 53º 1% NNW 14 mph 57%
3pm Partly Cloudy 71º 1% NNW 13 mph 58%
4pm Partly Cloudy 72º 1% NNW 13 mph 55%
5pm Partly Cloudy 72º 1% NNW 12 mph 54%
6pm Mostly Sunny 71º 1% NNW 10 mph 56%
7pm Sunny 70º 1% NNW 9 mph 57%
8pm Sunny 69º 1% NNW 7 mph 61%
9pm Mostly Clear 66º 2% NNW 5 mph 66%
10pm Mostly Clear 63º 5% NNW 3 mph 76%
11pm Mostly Clear 61º 6% NNW 2 mph 81%
Tue
Aug 25 		Partly Cloudy
View Hourly 		79º / 64º 15% SW 8 mph 62%
12am Partly Cloudy 59º 6% N 1 mph 85%
1am Partly Cloudy 58º 7% NNW 0 mph 88%
2am Partly Cloudy 57º 7% NW 0 mph 91%
3am Partly Cloudy 57º 7% WSW 0 mph 90%
4am Partly Cloudy 56º 8% SW 0 mph 90%
5am Mostly Cloudy 54º 15% SSW 0 mph 94%
6am Mostly Cloudy 54º 15% SSW 0 mph 94%
7am Mostly Cloudy 55º 15% SSW 1 mph 94%
8am Mostly Cloudy 57º 14% S 2 mph 92%
9am Mostly Cloudy 61º 6% SSW 3 mph 84%
10am Partly Cloudy 66º 4% SSW 4 mph 73%
11am Sunny 70º 2% SW 5 mph 63%
12pm Mostly Sunny 73º 0% SW 5 mph 54%
1pm Partly Cloudy 75º 0% SW 6 mph 50%
2pm Partly Cloudy 77º 0% SW 6 mph 47%
3pm Cloudy 78º 0% SW 7 mph 44%
4pm Mostly Cloudy 78º 0% WSW 8 mph 44%
5pm Partly Cloudy 78º 0% WSW 8 mph 45%
6pm Partly Cloudy 76º 0% WSW 8 mph 48%
7pm Partly Cloudy 75º 0% SW 7 mph 51%
8pm Partly Cloudy 73º 1% SW 6 mph 55%
9pm Partly Cloudy 70º 2% SSW 5 mph 61%
10pm Partly Cloudy 68º 2% SSW 5 mph 67%
11pm Mostly Cloudy 66º 15% S 5 mph 69%
Wed
Aug 26 		Thunderstorms
View Hourly 		77º / 63º 64% SW 13 mph 75%
12am Mostly Cloudy 66º 15% S 6 mph 69%
1am Mostly Cloudy 66º 15% SSW 6 mph 68%
2am Mostly Cloudy 66º 15% SSW 8 mph 68%
3am Mostly Cloudy 66º 15% SSW 7 mph 69%
4am Mostly Cloudy 66º 14% SSW 7 mph 69%
5am Mostly Cloudy 66º 17% S 7 mph 71%
6am Scattered Thunderstorms 65º 43% S 8 mph 76%
7am Scattered Thunderstorms 65º 56% S 8 mph 81%
8am Thunderstorms 65º 64% S 9 mph 84%
9am Scattered Thunderstorms 67º 56% SSW 9 mph 82%
10am Scattered Thunderstorms 69º 57% SSW 11 mph 80%
11am Scattered Thunderstorms 71º 38% SSW 11 mph 79%
12pm Isolated Thunderstorms 72º 34% SW 11 mph 76%
1pm Isolated Thunderstorms 73º 30% SW 13 mph 76%
2pm Mostly Cloudy 74º 24% SW 11 mph 74%
Thu
Aug 27 		Partly Cloudy 73º / 54º 24% NNW 11 mph 72%
Fri
Aug 28 		Partly Cloudy 73º / 52º 6% N 7 mph 64%
Sat
Aug 29 		Partly Cloudy 80º / 61º 12% SSW 9 mph 62%
Sun
Aug 30 		AM Showers 82º / 66º 53% SSW 12 mph 63%
Mon
Aug 31 		AM Showers 83º / 63º 52% SW 11 mph 67%

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Traverse City, MI

This Afternoon
High : 67ºF
NNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.
Tonight
Low : 57ºF
NNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday
High : 75ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday Night
Low : 63ºF
S wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
High : 74ºF
S wind around 10 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Waves 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
Low : 62ºF
WSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Showers likely before 1am. Waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday
High : 71ºF
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
Low : 59ºF
NNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.
Friday
High : 70ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Traverse City, MI

    MondayTuesdayWednesday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 13920157757811
    7pm11pm3am7am11am3pm7pm11pm3am7am11am3pm
    MPH 13920157757811
    DIR NNWNNWNNWWSWSSWSWSWSWSSSWSSSW

    Current Weather Conditions In Traverse City, MI

    As Of: 27 minutes ago

    • 71ºF
    • 71ºF
    • 13mph
    • 0º (NNW)
    • 21mph
    • Partly Cloudy
    • 10mi
    • 30.01"
    • 58%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Traverse City, MI is Partly Cloudy. The current temperature is 71°F, and the expected high and low for today, Monday, August 24, 2026, are 72° high temperature and 53°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 13 miles per hour, and coming from the North Northwest. The wind is gusting to 21 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 71° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 1 percent, with current humidity at 58 percent, and air pressure at 30.01 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Small Craft Advisory - 11:25am Mon Aug 24 2026

    ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

    WHAT: Highest gusts up to 25 kts from the northwest and
    highest waves around 4 feet.

    WHERE: In Lake Huron, Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of
    Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island. In Lake Michigan,
    Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to
    Norwood MI, Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge,
    Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little
    Traverse Bay and Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light
    MI.

    WHEN: Until 7 PM EDT this evening.

    IMPACTS: Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
    vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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