Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
316 FZUS63 KDTX 190754 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 354 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 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 weak low pressure system follows a stalled front from the central Plains into the Ohio Valley this weekend. A broad area of high pressure then builds into northern Ontario and the northern Great Lakes Sunday into Monday. LCZ460-191600- Lake St Clair- 354 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light showers late in the morning. Showers likely early in the afternoon. A chance of light showers late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A chance of light showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms by midnight. Showers after midnight. Patchy fog early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers early in the morning. Patchy fog until late afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots in the evening. Partly sunny becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the evening. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ TF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes