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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
359 PM EST Thu Jan 22 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...An arctic airmass expands across the Great Lakes
through Friday, bringing elevated winds/waves, freezing spray,
and additional periods of snowfall including snow squalls. High
pressure, 30.80 inches, expands across the Great Lakes late
Friday into Saturday, which will quickly reduce wind speeds and
gusts through the end of the week.

LCZ460-230500-
Lake St Clair-
359 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow
showers ...then partly cloudy early in the morning.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10
knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
light snow in the morning...then light snow likely in the afternoon
and evening.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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