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

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Conditions at 3:52 am CST on 03/01/2026 (DOY 060 09:52 GMT)
(Updated every 15 minutes)
Wind Speed:   16.7 kts   (8.6 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   19.4 kts   (10.0 m/s)
Wind Direction:   26° (NNE)
Air Temperature:   26.6 °F   (-3.0 °C)
Wind Chill:   13.1 °F   (-10.5 °C)
Dew Point:   26.6 °F   (-3.0 °C)
Relative Humidity:   100.0 %
PAR:   0 uEinst/m2/sec
Station Pressure:   29.624 in Hg.   (1003.2 mb)
Sea Level Pressure:   30.360 in Hg.   (1028.1 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
m/s 		Wind
Gust
m/s 		Peak
Wind
m/s 		Wind
Dir
deg 		Air
Tmp
C 		Dew
Pt
C 		Rel
Hum
% 		Sta
Press
mb 		PAR
uE/
m2/s
20260600300 10.2 11.0 11.0 023 -3.0 -3.0 100.01002.7 0
20260600200 11.4 12.3 12.7 019 -2.9 -2.9 100.01002.3 0
20260600100 11.4 12.6 13.3 018 -2.6 -2.6 99.91001.8 0
20260600000 10.7 11.4 12.8 020 -2.2 -2.2 99.91001.3 0
20260592300 9.0 9.7 11.6 025 -2.3 -2.3 99.91000.6 0
20260592200 10.2 11.9 11.9 031 -2.3 -2.3 99.91000.3 0
20260592100 12.2 13.3 14.3 020 -2.2 -2.2 99.91000.1 0
20260592000 12.2 13.8 13.8 023 -2.2 -2.2 99.91000.0 0
20260591900 12.8 13.9 14.8 021 -2.0 -2.0 100.0 999.9 0
20260591800 14.6 16.1 17.9 013 -1.9 -2.6 95.1 999.1 0
20260591700 12.8 14.8 16.8 011 -1.7 -1.9 98.7 998.3 0
20260591600 13.2 14.1 15.5 014 -1.5 -2.0 96.1 997.4 281
20260591500 11.8 12.8 14.9 019 -1.3 -4.0 81.6 996.8 328
20260591400 9.4 10.0 13.2 022 -0.6 -3.5 80.9 996.9 814
20260591300 8.2 8.9 11.2 026 -0.2 -2.9 82.0 996.9 362
20260591200 7.9 8.8 9.6 016 0.3 -4.4 70.9 997.7 492
20260591100 7.3 8.1 9.0 024 0.8 -2.9 76.1 997.9 657
20260591000 6.4 7.0 8.5 028 1.0 -1.6 83.0 996.9 657
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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