Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
354 FZUS63 KDTX 160141 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 941 PM EDT Fri May 15 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...Low pressure trough, averaging 29.80 inches, tracks through the Great Lakes Saturday morning leading to showers and thunderstorms. Southwest winds become variable with localized gusty winds over 30 knots possible in any thunderstorm activity. A shallow cold front stalls south of Lake Huron Saturday night before high pressure arrives Sunday. LCZ460-160945- Lake St Clair- 941 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Light showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of light showers in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots by midnight...then veering to the northwest after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon and evening. Mostly sunny becoming sunny in the afternoon becoming mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ KDK Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes