Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
512 FZUS63 KDTX 230748 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 348 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 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...High pressure, 30.70 inches, centers over Quebec today leading to modest easterly winds over the central Great Lakes. A weak low pressure system emerges over the northern portion of the Ohio Valley this morning, and could lead to some light showers for western Lake Erie. Mainly dry with calmer winds through the rest of the week, and into the weekend. LCZ460-231600- Lake St Clair- 348 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening...then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Mostly sunny in the morning becoming clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. 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