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Muskegon Pier Light, MI  (MKGMA)  43° 13´ 36" N,   86° 20´ 29" W

See Metadata File for full description of instruments and parameters, as well as site maps. See also rtmon status, webcam status

NOTICE:  This station was created as a back-up for the Muskegon station until repairs can be made. Data from this station is also being sent to NDBC
Conditions at 7:00 am EST on 01/31/2026 (DOY 031 12:00 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   6.2 kts   (3.2 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   7.2 kts   (3.7 m/s)
Wind Direction:   119° (ESE)
Air Temperature:   13.1 °F   (-10.5 °C)
Wind Chill:   2.6 °F   (-16.3 °C)
Dew Point:   6.6 °F   (-14.1 °C)
Relative Humidity:   74.9 %
Station Pressure:   29.651 in Hg.   (1004.1 mb)
Sea Level Pressure:   30.401 in Hg.   (1029.5 mb)
Data & Plots of Previous 3 Hours (2 minute increments)
Data & Plots of Previous 5 Days (hourly increments)
         1 Day Windrose Plot, 5 Day Windrose Plot, (explanation)         
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(images updated every 30 minutes)
[Muskegon Pier Light, MI Webcam 1 is Down] [Muskegon Pier Light, MI Webcam 2 is Down]
[Muskegon Pier Light, MI Webcam 3 is Down] [Muskegon Pier Light, MI Webcam 4 is Down]
[Muskegon Pier Light, MI Webcam 5 is Down] [Muskegon Pier Light, MI Webcam 6 is Down]
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Nearby Webcams:
Muskegon Station Webcam

Nearby Webcams (external sites):
Grand Haven Beach Webcam
Grand Haven Pier Webcam

-------------- Previous 18 Hours (at top of hour)  [English] [Metric] --------------
YEARDOY EST Wind
Spd
kts 		Wind
Gust
kts 		Peak
Wind
kts 		Wind
Dir
deg 		Air
Tmp
F 		Wind
Chill
F 		Dew
Pt
F 		Rel
Hum
% 		Sta
Press
in
20260310700 6.2 7.2 7.2 119 13.1 2.6 6.6 74.9 29.65
20260310600 8.2 9.7 10.7 128 13.5 1.2 6.8 74.4 29.65
20260310500 9.3 11.5 14.2 123 13.8 0.7 7.2 74.6 29.64
20260310400 12.1 15.2 15.2 107 14.5 -0.2 7.9 74.3 29.64
20260310300 15.2 18.5 18.5 103 15.1 -1.2 7.9 72.8 29.64
20260310200 14.8 20.6 20.6 092 16.2 0.4 8.6 71.4 29.63
20260310100 13.2 18.9 28.2 072 19.4 5.4 14.5 81.2 29.61
20260310000 14.2 17.7 22.7 050 21.0 7.0 20.7 98.4 29.61
20260302300 16.3 18.9 28.6 045 21.0 6.0 16.9 83.8 29.62
20260302200 15.0 19.6 23.1 045 19.9 5.2 15.1 81.3 29.64
20260302100 11.5 14.0 21.2 058 17.6 4.0 13.5 84.0 29.66
20260302000 1.6 2.3 15.9 082 14.4 14.4 13.1 94.2 29.68
20260301900 6.8 8.0 8.0 092 14.5 3.7 10.8 84.7 29.68
20260301800 8.4 10.1 10.1 066 15.6 3.7 6.6 67.1 29.68
20260301700 8.9 12.2 13.0 072 16.2 3.9 4.3 58.5 29.68
20260301600 8.9 12.2 18.5 090 16.0 3.7 3.6 57.3 29.68
20260301500 5.6 7.6 16.7 065 15.3 5.8 1.4 53.6 29.68
20260301400 13.4 16.5 17.9 087 14.4 -1.2 -3.6 43.8 29.69
Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour
Note: Wind chill is set to -99 if air temp > 40 F or wind speed < 3 mph

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The NDBC station ID for this station is: MKGM4
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