Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
455 FZUS63 KDTX 310743 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 343 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 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, 30.30 inches, governs Great Lakes conditions today. Low pressure then tracks into the Ohio Valley this weekend, with local pressure averaging around 29.90 inches. This brings rain and isolated thunderstorm chances to the Great Lakes Friday night into Sunday along with elevated winds and waves into Saginaw Bay and the Thumb nearshores. LCZ460-311600- Lake St Clair- 343 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the morning. Cloudy. A chance of light showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Cloudy. A chance of light showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Light showers likely early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers...then light showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms...then partly cloudy in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ TF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes