Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
026 FZUS63 KDTX 260743 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 343 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026 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 cold front will move through tonight bringing increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms. Wind direction veers southwest to northwest after passage of the front with northwest flow holding through tomorrow. High pressure builds back into the Great Lakes Friday into Saturday. LCZ460-261600- Lake St Clair- 343 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Light showers likely early in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of light showers by midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Mostly sunny in the morning becoming clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ TF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes