Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
360 FZUS63 KDTX 120224 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 1024 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 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 quasi-stationary front holds over the southern Great Lakes through Thursday, bringing waves of showers and thunderstorms across the waters. High pressure, 30.00 inches, will dominate the region to the north of the front. Light winds will be variable over the next 2 days, but maintain an overall northerly trend over Lake Huron and southerly toward western Lake Erie. LCZ460-121030- Lake St Clair- 1024 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots late in the morning...then backing to the south in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of light showers late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast by midnight...then becoming light and variable after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of light showers early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves nearly calm. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy early in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ CB Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes