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

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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 11:20 pm EST on 01/19/2026 (DOY 020 04:20 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   25.1 kts   (12.9 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   29.0 kts   (14.9 m/s)
Wind Direction:   1° (N)
Air Temperature:   11.1 °F   (-11.6 °C)
Wind Chill:   -10.4 °F   (-23.6 °C)
Dew Point:   3.6 °F   (-15.8 °C)
Relative Humidity:   70.8 %
Station Pressure:   29.468 in Hg.   (997.9 mb)
Sea Level Pressure:   30.217 in Hg.   (1023.2 mb)
Data & Plots of Previous 3 Hours (2 minute increments)
Data & Plots of Previous 5 Days (hourly increments)
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[Live Webcam Image from Muskegon Pier Light, MI Met Station Camera 1] [Live Webcam Image from Muskegon Pier Light, MI Met Station Camera 2]
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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
20260192300 20.2 32.5 32.9 355 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
20260191200 30.7 37.9 38.3 002 12.9 -9.7 10.2 88.2 29.29
20260191100 34.0 40.6 40.6 013 13.3 -10.1 10.0 86.7 29.24
20260191000 35.0 38.9 43.4 006 13.3 -10.3 9.9 85.8 29.19
20260190900 33.2 38.1 45.7 002 12.7 -10.6 9.7 86.7 29.15
20260190800 35.4 40.2 48.4 359 11.8 -12.4 7.2 81.0 29.12
20260190700 26.8 37.3 44.7 358 13.6 -7.6 8.4 78.8 29.09
20260190600 28.0 35.0 41.8 001 14.5 -6.7 9.5 79.8 29.06
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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