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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
342 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 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, 29.30 inches, will track across northern
Ontario late today and tonight, driving a slow moving cold front
across the Great Lakes region tonight into Wednesday. This system
will provide showers and few thunderstorms to the lakes. High
pressure will expand into the region from the west Thursday into
Friday.

LCZ460-090345-
Lake St Clair-
342 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10
knots after midnight...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early
in the morning. Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Light
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10
knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy early in the evening becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2
feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in
the afternoon and evening. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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