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Lake Michigan: water temperature now

Lake Michigan, current water temperature: 17.9 °C, measured 35 h ago (GLOS). 31 stations, 11.5 to 17.9 °C.

17.9 °C
Southern Lake Michigan Spotter · 35 h ago
GLOS31 stations · 11.5–17.9 °C
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31 stations, warmest first

Southern Lake Michigan Spotter
35 h ago · GLOS
17.9 °C
17.5–19.4 °C over 7 days
Ohio Street Beach
3 h ago · Chicago Park Districtpoor
16.8 °C
Chicago Buoy
3 h ago · NOAA NDBCpoor
16.8 °C
16.8–18.7 °C over 7 days
Salmon Unlimited Wisconsin
9 days ago · NOAA NDBC
16.8 °C
Little Traverse Bay Buoy, MI
9 days ago · NOAA NDBC
16.7 °C
Menominee
2 days ago · NOAA CO-OPS
16.6 °C
16.2–16.6 °C over 7 days
Michigan City Buoy, IN
3 h ago · NOAA NDBC
16.5 °C
16.5–17.9 °C over 7 days
Central Beach
3 h ago · US official networks · Proxy
16.5 °C
16.5–17.9 °C over 7 days
Crescent Dune Beach
3 h ago · US official networks · Proxy
16.5 °C
South Green Bay, WI
4 days ago · NOAA NDBC
16.4 °C
Waukegan Buoy, IL
3 h ago · NOAA NDBCgood
16.3 °C
Waukegan Municipal Beach
3 h ago · US official networks · Proxygood
16.3 °C
Ludington Buoy, MI
8 days ago · NOAA NDBC
16.1 °C
Cook Nuclear Plant Buoy, Stevensville, M
3 h ago · NOAA NDBC
16.0 °C
Sleeping Bear Dunes
18 days ago · NOAA NDBC
16.0 °C
Wilmette Buoy, IL
4 h ago · NOAA NDBCexcellent
15.8 °C
Elder Lane Beach
4 h ago · US official networks · Proxypoor
15.8 °C
Muskegon Buoy, MI
2 days ago · NOAA NDBC
15.7 °C
Holland
2 h ago · NOAA CO-OPSexcellent
15.6 °C
Macatawa Park Beach
2 h ago · US official networks · Proxy
15.6 °C
Spyglass Beach
2 h ago · US official networks · Proxyexcellent
15.6 °C
Sunset Bluff Beach
2 h ago · US official networks · Proxy
15.6 °C
Holland Buoy, MI
3 h ago · NOAA NDBC
15.5 °C
South Haven Buoy, MI
3 h ago · NOAA NDBCexcellent
15.2 °C
North Beach
3 h ago · US official networks · Proxyexcellent
15.2 °C
Port Inland
3 h ago · NOAA CO-OPS
13.9 °C
Winthrop Harbor Buoy, IL
3 h ago · NOAA NDBCgood
12.7 °C
Mackinac Straits West, Mackinaw City, MI
13 h ago · NOAA NDBC
11.7 °C
Mackinaw City
2 h ago · NOAA CO-OPS
11.7 °C
Atwater Park, WI
5 h ago · NOAA NDBCexcellent
11.5 °C
McGulpin Point North, MI (253)
4 h ago · NOAA NDBC
11.5 °C
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What the number means

Lake Michigan: lake in the United States and Canada. 31 stations report water temperatures here, from McGulpin Point North, MI (253) at 11.5 °C to Southern Lake Michigan Spotter at 17.9 °C.

The value comes from a thermometer in the water and is updated continuously; the measurement time is shown with every value. Compared with yesterday: minus 0.4 degrees.

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Good to know
How warm is the water in Lake Michigan today?

17.9 °C at station Southern Lake Michigan Spotter, measured 35 h ago. The 31 stations range from 11.5 to 17.9 °C.

Where is it measured?

At 31 spots: Southern Lake Michigan Spotter, Ohio Street Beach, Chicago Buoy, Salmon Unlimited Wisconsin, Little Traverse Bay Buoy, MI and more. The BrrChecker app shows location and trend for every spot.

How current are the values?

The station reports continuously, we read it every three hours and show the measurement time with every value.

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