Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
857 FZUS63 KDTX 251338 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 938 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 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 organize out of the southwest between high pressure and the next low over the Plains. Thunderstorm chances increase Sunday and Monday ahead of the next low and its attendant cold front Monday night into Tuesday. LHZ361-252145- Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt beyond 5 NM off shore- 938 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east late in the morning...then backing to the northeast late in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the northwest early in the evening veering to the northwest 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northwest by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LHZ362-363-252145- Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM off shore- Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore- 938 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast late in the afternoon...then backing to the southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LHZ462>464-252145- 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- 938 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots by midnight...then veering to the south after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast late in the afternoon...then veering to the west late in the evening. A chance of showers. Thunderstorms likely. Rain showers likely late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots until early evening...then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet . Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots by midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LHZ461-252145- MAFOR 2515/ HURON NORTH 11400 13410 11500 12600 11700. A chance of showers overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. HURON SOUTH 11500 11400 11300 12400 11500 12600. A chance of showers Sunday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ SS 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)