Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
989 FZUS63 KDTX 212110 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 410 PM 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...Low pressure, 29.70 inches, will exit from the northern Great Lakes to Quebec by tomorrow morning. This will draw a strong arctic cold front across the Great Lakes Thursday and Friday. Expect elevated winds/waves, freezing spray, and additional periods of snowfall. LCZ460-220515- Lake St Clair- 410 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy this evening becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow early in the evening. A chance of light snow showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late morning and 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. A chance of light snow showers . .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast in the afternoon and evening. Partly sunny becoming mostly cloudy. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ AM Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes