Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
636 FZUS63 KDTX 241445 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 945 AM EST Mon Nov 24 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...Light to moderate southerly flow today around the west side of an area of high pressure, 30.20 inches, centered to our southeast. Next low pressure system arrives on Tuesday, leading to occasional rain. Gales are then likely to develop in Wednesday- Thursday time frame. LCZ460-242245- Lake St Clair- 945 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light rain likely early in the morning...then light rain in the late morning and early afternoon. Light rain likely early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the evening. Light rain likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots increasing to 40 knot gales in the afternoon and evening. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain. A chance of light snow in the afternoon and evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the evening. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. A Gale Warning may be needed. .THURSDAY...West at 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales. Partly cloudy. A chance of light snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .FRIDAY...West at 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. $$ DRK Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes