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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
332 PM EST Mon Jan 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...Active weather stretch continues this week with
several additional disturbances working through the central Great
Lakes. This results in very cold conditions, elevated
winds/waves, areas of heavy freezing spray, and periods of
snowfall throughout the week.

LCZ460-200445-
Lake St Clair-
332 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
this evening, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance of light snow showers
...then mostly cloudy early in the morning.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy ...then mostly cloudy with a
chance of light snow after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Light snow until late
afternoon...then a chance of light snow early in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny becoming mostly
cloudy.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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