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

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Conditions at 9:06 pm CDT on 05/15/2026 (DOY 136 02:06 GMT)
(Updated every 15 minutes)
Wind Speed:   8.4 kts   (4.3 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   12.1 kts   (6.2 m/s)
Wind Direction:   159° (SSE)
Air Temperature:   66.2 °F   (19.0 °C)
Dew Point:   49.3 °F   (9.6 °C)
Relative Humidity:   54.0 %
PAR:   0 uEinst/m2/sec
Station Pressure:   29.164 in Hg.   (987.6 mb)
Sea Level Pressure:   29.832 in Hg.   (1010.2 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 CDT 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
20261352100 10.7 14.6 14.6 151 66.4 49.1 53.3 29.16 0
20261352000 9.1 11.1 15.7 154 68.7 47.6 46.4 29.17 0
20261351900 9.5 11.5 17.7 171 71.1 47.1 42.0 29.17 164
20261351800 14.2 16.3 18.1 151 71.2 47.1 41.7 29.17 491
20261351700 12.1 18.1 21.8 162 70.5 46.7 42.1 29.17 819
20261351600 13.4 17.7 23.1 176 68.7 45.8 43.3 29.181146
20261351500 17.9 21.4 23.7 178 66.4 45.1 45.8 29.201311
20261351400 18.3 22.0 25.9 167 63.9 47.1 54.0 29.21 983
20261351300 16.5 21.6 25.5 184 61.9 48.3 60.7 29.231106
20261351200 13.6 17.9 24.7 165 60.3 47.0 61.3 29.25 492
20261351100 15.7 18.3 21.6 168 59.5 45.5 59.4 29.25 697
20261351000 15.0 17.7 21.8 181 60.3 41.1 48.7 29.26 328
20261350900 15.6 22.2 23.7 191 60.1 40.1 47.2 29.28 547
20261350800 13.4 17.1 22.0 163 59.0 38.0 45.2 29.27 266
20261350700 8.9 11.3 18.9 146 55.6 38.6 52.4 29.26 280
20261350600 10.1 11.9 14.2 142 54.0 37.1 52.4 29.25 0
20261350500 8.7 10.3 13.4 148 53.8 35.2 49.1 29.27 0
20261350400 9.7 11.5 14.0 142 54.3 35.2 48.1 29.25 0
Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour

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The NDBC station ID for this station is: MCYI3
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