Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
426 FZUS63 KDTX 090151 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 951 PM EDT Fri May 8 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...A low pressure system, 29.50 inches, tracking east acoss Lake Superior tonight will drive a cold front through the area Saturday evening bringing shower and thunderstorm chances to the Great Lakes. High pressure returns on Sunday. LCZ460-091000- Lake St Clair- 951 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ MR Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes