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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
951 AM EDT Fri Apr 24 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 warm front will continue to lift through the region
today. Low pressure, 29.70 inches, then develops along the front
and tracks across the southern Great Lakes tonight. This low will
bring increased chances for storms this afternoon into early
Saturday. Broad high pressure then extends into the Great Lakes
from the north late Saturday through Sunday.

LCZ460-242200-
Lake St Clair-
951 AM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10
knots after midnight. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening...then light showers likely after midnight. A chance of
light showers early in the morning. Patchy fog early in the morning.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
Partly cloudy. A chance of light showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Small
Craft Advisory may be needed.
.TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Light
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

SF

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