Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
352 FZUS61 KCLE 300739 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 339 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 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 over the Mid-Atlantic continues to influence Lake Erie. A warm front will lift north across the region today and settle across the eastern portion of the lake through Tuesday. Low pressure 29.90 inches moves north of the Great Lakes Wednesday passing a cold front through the area on Thursday. LEZ162-163-301415- 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- 339 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers through early afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers early. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves around 1 foot. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>166-301415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 339 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-301415- 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- 339 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers late this morning. A chance of showers early this afternoon, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-301415- MAFOR 3009/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13500 11400 12300 11400 11500. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14500 13300 11400. A chance of showers tonight. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 14500 11500 11506 12406. Waves 1 foot or less. $$