Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
028 FZUS63 KDTX 070249 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 949 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025 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, 30.30 inches, slides through the Central Great Lakes tonight. Low pressure, 29.90 inches, then tracks across the southern Great Lakes Sunday morning bringing light snow to the area. Brief strong northwest winds follow late Sunday for Lake Huron, with elevated wind potential carrying into the early part of next week. LCZ460-071100- Lake St Clair- 949 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots this evening becoming light and variable. Cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Light snow in the morning...then light snow likely early in the afternoon. A chance of light snow late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and early morning...then becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the afternoon and evening. Cloudy. A chance of light snow in the afternoon and evening. A chance of light rain in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .WEDNESDAY...West at 35 knot gales. Light rain and a chance of light snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Gale Warning may be needed. .THURSDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ CB Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes