Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
111 FZUS63 KDTX 160837 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 337 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 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, 29.00 inches, will move across northern New England this morning. High pressure, 30.00 inches will hold across the Upper Midwest. Gale force northwest winds between these two systems will be the result on Lake Huron today. These will also draw cold air across the lakes, triggering snow squalls. The high pressure system will move into the Great Lakes region Monday into Monday night, leading to weakening winds. Weak low pressure is forecast to track across the Ohio Valley Tuesday while high pressure holds firm across the northern Great Lakes. LCZ460-161645- Lake St Clair- 337 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon and evening. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain in the afternoon and evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ SC Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes