Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
340 FZUS63 KDTX 190746 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 346 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 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 low pressure system tracking through the northern lakes region will drag a cold front through the eastern lakes through this evening. High pressure will then build in tonight and remain across the region through the rest of the weekend. LCZ460-191600- Lake St Clair- 346 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026 .TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Smoke in the morning.. then patchy smoke early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots this evening becoming light and variable. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon...then becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Becoming mostly clear in the evening. Light showers likely in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. Light showers in the afternoon and evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AA Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes