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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
936 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...High pressure passes over the Great Lakes today, then
exits into the Mid-Atlantic on Monday as a cold front reaches the
western Great Lakes. This front will pass across the region
Monday night into Tuesday.

LCZ460-192200-
Lake St Clair-
936 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Areas of smoke
late 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 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3
feet in the afternoon and evening.
.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.

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