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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 6:50 am EST on 01/20/2026 (DOY 020 11:50 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   20.0 kts   (10.3 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   22.9 kts   (11.8 m/s)
Wind Direction:   1° (N)
Air Temperature:   9.7 °F   (-12.4 °C)
Wind Chill:   -10.5 °F   (-23.6 °C)
Dew Point:   1.6 °F   (-16.9 °C)
Relative Humidity:   69.3 %
Station Pressure:   29.524 in Hg.   (999.8 mb)
Sea Level Pressure:   30.276 in Hg.   (1025.3 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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[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
20260200600 22.7 26.8 29.0 355 9.5 -11.8 1.8 70.3 29.51
20260200500 21.0 25.5 28.6 010 9.3 -11.3 5.2 82.8 29.51
20260200400 21.8 25.5 30.5 348 9.0 -12.1 0.1 66.9 29.50
20260200300 22.7 27.6 30.9 007 9.1 -12.3 4.1 79.6 29.50
20260200200 26.2 32.1 32.5 011 8.8 -14.0 3.7 79.3 29.48
20260200100 25.9 31.7 35.4 358 9.9 -12.4 4.1 76.8 29.47
20260200000 23.3 30.1 34.2 355 10.4 -10.8 1.6 67.4 29.47
20260192300 20.2 32.5 33.4 355 11.3 -8.4 4.8 74.4 29.46
20260192200 26.4 31.9 34.8 000 10.6 -11.6 2.8 70.2 29.46
20260192100 26.6 31.1 33.2 350 10.6 -11.7 2.7 69.9 29.45
20260192000 23.3 30.9 33.8 355 10.2 -11.0 3.6 73.8 29.44
20260191900 21.4 24.5 31.1 005 10.2 -10.3 4.6 77.9 29.44
20260191800 22.0 30.5 33.8 005 11.1 -9.3 7.3 84.3 29.42
20260191700 23.9 30.5 32.7 355 11.1 -10.0 4.6 75.1 29.41
20260191600 22.4 25.3 33.6 349 12.2 -8.0 7.2 79.8 29.39
20260191500 25.7 30.9 31.3 006 11.5 -10.1 5.5 76.8 29.36
20260191400 28.4 32.1 33.8 353 11.3 -11.2 6.4 80.7 29.34
20260191300 25.5 30.7 34.8 006 12.2 -9.1 9.1 87.2 29.31
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

      right arrow Click here for recent 2-minute daily data: 20260120.205t.txt.txt, data format (metadata)
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The NDBC station ID for this station is: MKGM4
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See also NWS Marine Forecast for this area, and NWS Recreational Beach Forecast

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