Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
875 FZUS63 KDTX 051325 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 925 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 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 cold front, 29.90 inches, will slowly move across Lake Huron this afternoon and into Lake Erie by Thursday morning. This front will provide a chance for showers and thunderstorms. The front will diminish across the eastern Great Lakes Thursday, leaving light winds across the region Friday. increasing humidity will support unstable conditions across much of the region, supporting a chance for showers and thunderstorms through the weekend. LCZ460-052130- Lake St Clair- 925 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of light showers until late afternoon...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening...then partly cloudy with a chance of light showers in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon and evening. Partly sunny with a chance of light showers in the morning...then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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