Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
586 FZUS63 KDTX 281450 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 950 AM EST Wed Jan 28 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...Low pressure, 29.90 inches, tracks into Ontario today. This draws a surface trough across the Great Lakes and shifts winds to the west tonight and northwest by Thursday. Arctic air holds in place through the rest of the work week. LCZ460-282300- Lake St Clair- 950 AM EST Wed Jan 28 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow showers. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy this evening becoming partly cloudy. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable...then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon becoming partly cloudy. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ MV Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes