Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
461 FZUS63 KDTX 261340 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 940 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026 For waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on Lake Huron 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...Light winds out of the south-southwest between high pressure and the next low over the Plains. Thunderstorm chances increase today and Monday as the low approaches and as the cold front moves through the region Monday night into Tuesday. LHZ361-262145- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 940 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots by midnight...then backing to the southeast early in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest by midnight...then becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the northwest . Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-262145- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 940 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southeast early in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet by midnight. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming east 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ462>464-262145- Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore- Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore- 940 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east by midnight...then veering to the southwest after midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. $$ LHZ461-262145- MAFOR 2615 AMD/ HURON NORTH 12600 11500 11400 12500 12400. A chance of showers overnight and Monday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. HURON SOUTH 11600 11500 12300 12400 11500 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ RBP Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftable (all lower case) Graphical marine forecasts are available online at weather.gov/greatlakes (all lower case)