Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
559 FZUS63 KDTX 310143 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 943 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 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 into tomorrow. 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. LCZ460-310945- Lake St Clair- 943 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Cloudy. A chance of light showers until late afternoon. Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Light showers likely ...then a chance of light showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Mostly cloudy 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 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AA Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes