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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
354 PM EDT Tue May 5 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 cold front clear the central Great Lakes this
evening. Broad high pressure then builds into the Ohio Valley and
southern Great Lakes Thursday into Friday.

LCZ460-060400-
Lake St Clair-
354 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light showers . Waves 2
feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west late in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy
early in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west in the
late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny until late afternoon
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10
knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny in the
morning becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of light showers in the
afternoon and evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely.
Waves 2 feet or less.

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SF

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