Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
880 FZUS63 KMQT 040201 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 1000 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 For waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on Lake Superior. 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 ridging over Lake Superior around 30.0 inches shifts southeast to the Lower Great Lakes through Thursday. Meanwhile, a 29.8 inch low approaches from the northwest, moving over Lake Superior on Thursday. Troughing persists over the lake through Friday, deepening to near 29.7 inches. Weak ridging of near 29.9 inches returns Saturday associated with a weak high of 30.0 inches over eastern Hudson Bay. Sunday, the high builds to 30.1 inches over Quebec while 29.4 inch low pressure spins over Saskatchewan. Monday, the nigh builds to 30.3 inches over the mouth of the St. Lawrence River while a 29.6 inch low over northern Manitoba extends troughing south over the Great Plains. LSZ162-040800- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 1000 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 /900 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026/ .REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after midnight, then increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest in the afternoon. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west late. A slight chance of thunderstorms through midnight. A slight chance of rain showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-040800- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 1000 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest in the afternoon, then backing south late. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering west late. A slight chance of thunderstorms through midnight. A slight chance of rain showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing south by mid afternoon. A slight chance of rain showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of rain showers through midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 20 knots veering southeast. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots veering southeast. A chance of showers. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ264-040800- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 1000 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering west late. A slight chance of thunderstorms through midnight. A slight chance of rain showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots by mid afternoon. A slight chance of rain showers by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots backing north by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots veering east after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LSZ265-040800- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 1000 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest after midnight, then increasing to 10 to 20 knots late. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots late. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering southwest after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms through midnight. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north by mid afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north after midnight. A slight chance of rain showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 20 knots veering southeast. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ266-040800- Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore- 1000 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots late. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest by mid afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of rain showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering east after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 10 to 20 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots veering south. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LSZ267-040800- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 1000 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering southwest late. Waves calm to 2 feet building to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north after midnight. A chance of rain showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 knots by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering northeast after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots veering southeast. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LSZ261-040800- MAFOR 0403/ Superior West 14420 12510 11500 11510. A chance of showers Thursday. Waves 2 feet or less. Superior North Central 11410 13510 11410 12400 11410. A chance of showers Thursday afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Superior South Central 11420 11520 13420 12410 11420. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Thursday. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday evening. Superior East 11420 12520 12420 11410 12420. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ WFO MQT Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mqt/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes