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Michigan City, IN  (MCYI3)  41° 43´ 43" N,   86° 54´ 45" W

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Conditions at 6:36 am CST on 02/03/2026 (DOY 034 12:36 GMT)
(Updated every 15 minutes)
Wind Speed:   7.0 kts   (3.6 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   7.2 kts   (3.7 m/s)
Wind Direction:   228° (SW)
Air Temperature:   21.4 °F   (-5.9 °C)
Wind Chill:   11.9 °F   (-11.2 °C)
Dew Point:   21.4 °F   (-5.9 °C)
Relative Humidity:   99.9 %
PAR:   0 uEinst/m2/sec
Station Pressure:   29.459 in Hg.   (997.6 mb)
Sea Level Pressure:   30.198 in Hg.   (1022.6 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 in summer updated every 30 minutes,
in winter at 8:33a, 12:33p, 2:33p, and 4:33p CST)

[Live Webcam Image from Michigan City, IN Met Station Camera 1]

[Live Webcam Image from Michigan City, IN Met Station Camera 2]

[Live Webcam Image from Michigan City, IN Met Station Camera 3]

12-hr animations:  1  2  3
Previous 48 images:  1  2  3
All Images (past 10 days)

Nearby Webcam (external site):
Michigan City, IN courtesy of WeatherBug.com

-------------- Previous 18 Hours (at top of hour)  [English] [Metric] --------------
YEARDOY CST Wind
Spd
kts 		Wind
Gust
kts 		Peak
Wind
kts 		Wind
Dir
deg 		Air
Tmp
F 		Dew
Pt
F 		Rel
Hum
% 		Sta
Press
in 		PAR
uE/
m2/s
20260340600 4.9 5.6 7.2 235 21.7 21.7 99.9 29.46 0
20260340500 5.1 5.4 5.8 239 21.0 21.0 99.9 29.46 0
20260340400 5.6 6.4 7.0 276 22.8 22.2 97.5 29.45 0
20260340300 7.6 8.2 9.7 307 23.0 23.0 100.0 29.45 0
20260340200 3.9 4.5 8.4 283 24.4 22.7 93.1 29.47 0
20260340100 7.4 8.4 8.6 276 25.2 23.9 95.0 29.47 0
20260340000 4.7 4.9 8.7 282 25.7 25.7 100.0 29.47 0
20260332300 7.4 8.4 11.1 260 25.9 25.9 100.0 29.47 0
20260332200 6.6 7.4 8.9 285 26.1 26.1 100.0 29.46 0
20260332100 7.6 8.6 10.3 292 26.4 26.4 100.0 29.45 0
20260332000 9.1 9.7 10.9 290 26.2 26.2 99.9 29.45 0
20260331900 7.8 8.6 10.5 286 26.4 26.4 99.9 29.44 0
20260331800 4.7 5.8 10.5 287 26.2 26.2 99.9 29.42 0
20260331700 5.4 5.8 7.8 279 26.2 26.2 99.9 29.41 0
20260331600 6.8 8.0 8.4 295 26.4 26.4 99.9 29.39 0
20260331500 8.6 9.1 11.7 270 26.6 26.6 99.9 29.39 164
20260331400 11.5 12.6 13.4 265 26.8 26.8 99.9 29.37 493
20260331300 10.7 13.0 15.6 261 26.2 26.2 99.9 29.37 500
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: MCYI3
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