Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
337 FZUS63 KDTX 211347 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 947 AM EDT Tue Jul 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...A cold front tracks across the Great Lakes late tonight, with potential for strong to severe thunderstorms in its wake. A second cold front then sweeps across the area Tuesday evening, bringing a brief period of gusts to gale force. High pressure fills in mid-week for a drier pattern to end the work week. LCZ460-212200- Lake St Clair- 947 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable...then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the evening. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ SS Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes