Weather

The first group is a good starting point for general weather conditions and forecasts in the Grand Traverse area:

• Grand Traverse County (NWS: Gaylord Office)
  • Northwest Lower Michigan Radar (NWS: Gaylord, MI)
  • Select another area in Michigan for weather conditions
• LookOutPoint Weather — Personal weather station on the west side of Old Mission Peninsula (West G.T. Bay)
• West Grand Traverse Bay Coastal Monitoring Buoy Data — Current conditions of West Grand Travese Bay, updated every 10 minutes.

Otherwise, explore the comprehensive list below.

Current Conditions & Forecasts

• Traverse City & Grand Traverse County, MI:
  • Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City (NWS: National Weather Service)
  • Traverse City Eight Hour Forecast (Weather.com)
  • Traverse City (UNISYS Weather)
  • Traverse City (Weather Underground)
  • Grand Traverse County (NWS: National Office)
• Michigan:
  • NWS — Select a Michigan location

Radar/Maps

• Radar--Northwestern Michigan:
  • Intellicast
  • NWS: Gaylord, MI — Short range composite
  • NWS: Gaylord, MI — Long range composite
• Radar--National:
  • Intellicast
  • NWS
• Surface Maps:
  • Jet Stream (Intellicast)
  • National Surface Map (Intellicast)
  • Wind for Lakes Michigan, Superior, & Huron (Intellicast)

Marine

• Conditions & Forecasts:
  • Great Lakes Coastal Zones or Great Lakes Marine Text Forecasts by Zone
    • Grand Traverse Bay Forecast
    • Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light
  • Lake Michigan Forecast (Intellicast)
  • National Buoy Data Center (NWS)
    • Western Great Lakes
      • Conditions At Buoy #45002 — Located in the middle of Lake Michigan due west of Charlevoix .
        • Forecast At Buoy #45002
  • West Grand Traverse Bay Coastal Monitoring Buoy Data
  • Wind for Lakes Michigan, Superior, & Huron (Intellicast)
• Surface Water Temperatures:
  • CoastWatch — MSU SeaGrant
  • West Grand Traverse Bay Coastal Monitoring Buoy Data
• Water Levels:
  • Canadian Hydrographic Service — Excludes Lake Michigan
  • Daily Streamflow Conditions for Michigan
  • GLIN: Great Lakes Information Network
    • Current Month's Levels in Feet
  • Weekly Water Levels, Inches From Chart Datum (NWS)
• General Sites:
  • List of NWS Marine Web Sites

General Sites

• NWS: National Weather Service (NOAA)
  • NOAA's List of Weather Web Sites
• The Weather Calculator — "If you have a weather variable and need to convert it, this is the place."