Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
459 FZUS63 KDTX 090752 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 352 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 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, 29.70 inches, and trailing cold front will trek through the Great Lakes region today, bringing the potential for showers and isolated thunderstorms. A high pressure system, 30.20 inches, is then expected to develop over the region and persist throughout the weekend. LCZ460-091600- Lake St Clair- 352 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny until mid afternoon becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast late in the evening...then veering to the southwest after midnight veering to the north early in the morning. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy by midnight becoming mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. A chance of light showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ BT Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes