Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
754 FZUS61 KCLE 022006 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 306 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026 For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Erie Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. .SYNOPSIS... A warm front will move through the area tonight, followed by a cold front on Tuesday. A ridge averaging 30.30 inches will build in behind the cold front through Thursday. Low pressure 29.40 inches moving through Canada will allow a warm front near the lake on Thursday and then a cold front through the area on Friday. High pressure 30.40 inches will build from the northwest for the weekend. LEZ162>164-030330- Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border- Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 306 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow Thursday night. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow during the day. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-165>169-030330- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 306 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow early, then a slight chance of snow from late evening on. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of snow through early afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow Thursday night. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Snow likely during the day. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-030330- MAFOR 0222/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 12500 11600 12500 11600 11700. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 13500 13600 11700. A chance of snow early this evening. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 14500 12510 12610. A chance of snow this evening. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$