Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
598 FZUS61 KCLE 091332 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 932 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 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... Pressure will gradually fall from 30.00 inches today to 29.80 inches by Thursday night in prevailing southwest winds. A cold front will track west to east across Lake Erie beginning early Friday. High pressure 30.00 inches builds back in over the lake Saturday. LEZ162>164-092015- 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- 932 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-092015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 932 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-092015- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 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- 932 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early overnight, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-092015- MAFOR 0915/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13410 11400 11516 13510. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12410 11400 12416 13510. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 12400 11306 13400 11506 11500. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning. $$