Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
876 FZUS61 KCLE 312002 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 402 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 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 settle north of Lake Erie as high pressure 30.10 inches resides just to the south. Low pressure 29.70 inches will move east across the Upper Great Lakes on Wednesday, extending a cold front through the area on Thursday. This front will linger south of Lake Erie on Friday as high pressure ridge 30.10 inches build in from the north. LEZ162-163-010230- 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- 402 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>166-010230- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 402 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-010230- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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- 402 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers early. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-010230- MAFOR 3121/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 14510 11510 12500. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11400 11410 14510 11510 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 12400 11410 12510 13500. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$