Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
854 FZUS61 KCLE 241935 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 335 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 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... High pressure 30.20 inches continues across the region and will drift eastward through Saturday. Sunday, pressure falls to an average of 29.90 inches as low pressure enters the Great Lakes region. A cold front moves through early Tuesday. LEZ162-163-250215- 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- 335 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-250215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 335 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-250215- 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- 335 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A slight chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves around 1 foot. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-250215- MAFOR 2421/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11210 12200 11800 13700 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Saturday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 11210 11200 11300 11500 13600. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Saturday. ERIE EAST 1/3 11110 12200 11300 12400 12500. Waves 2 feet or less. $$