Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
108 FZUS63 KDTX 211426 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 926 AM EST Wed Jan 21 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...Active weather continues today with low pressure, 29.60 inches, moving from Lake Superior this afternoon to northern Quebec by Thursday. This maintains modest wind speeds and snowfall. Additional disturbances and even colder air arrives later this week and over the weekend. Expect elevated winds/waves, areas of freezing spray, and additional periods of snowfall. LCZ460-212230- Lake St Clair- 926 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow in the late morning and early afternoon...then a chance of light snow late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy this evening becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow early in the evening. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots until late afternoon. Partly sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Partly cloudy then clearing. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ SC Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes