Long Beach, IN weather
Long Beach is a lakefront town of about 1,200 just west of Michigan City, with about 3 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. It's about 11 miles northwest of La Porte (straight line), on Central Time, and its forecasts and warnings come from the National Weather Service office for Northern Indiana in Syracuse.
Long Beach forecast and alerts
The National Weather Service forecast for Long Beach: watches and warnings, the latest reading at the nearest NWS weather station, the next 12 hours and the 7-day forecast. If it doesn't load, see the NWS forecast for Long Beach.
What Long Beach's weather is like
The lake decides most of Long Beach's weather. North and northwest winds pile up waves along the shore, and the Weather Service's swim risk can go from low to high in a day. Check our Lake Michigan page before you go in, and stay off structures when the waves are up.
In winter, lakeshore towns get lake-effect snow first. On Jan. 20, 2024, ABC7 Chicago's list of reports had 35 inches in Michigan City and 36 in Trail Creek, Long Beach's neighbors, against 28 in La Porte.
About Long Beach
- 1,189 people in the 2020 Census
- About 3 miles of shoreline on the southeast shore of Lake Michigan, and tree-covered dunes
- Incorporated in 1921 as a resort town and named for its sand beaches
- Three houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013
- U.S. 12 runs along its southern edge; schools: Michigan City Area Schools
School delays and closings: Michigan City Area Schools. All county districts are on our Snow day page.
Get warnings here, three ways. Keep Wireless Emergency Alerts on your phone, program a NOAA Weather Radio for La Porte County (code 018091), and sign up for La Porte County's free RAVE alerts.
Sources: Long Beach, Indiana (Wikipedia) · ABC7 Chicago: La Porte County snow totals, Jan. 20, 2024 · NWS forecast for Long Beach