Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
587 FZUS63 KDTX 180748 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 348 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 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 tracks north of the Great Lakes today. A low pressure system follows a stalled front from the central Plains into the Ohio Valley this weekend. Another area of high pressure then builds into northern Ontario on Sunday. LCZ460-181600- Lake St Clair- 348 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 .TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy this evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light showers until late afternoon...then showers likely early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy. A chance of light showers ...then light showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ TF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes