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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
342 PM EST Mon Mar 2 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 over the Northeast governs conditions
across the central Great Lakes this evening as winds decline. An
area of troughing extends eastward through the Ohio Valley
offering potential for a bit of freezing drizzle across parts of
Lake St. Clair and western Erie early Tuesday morning before
changing over to liquid rain midday. Dry weather and light winds
return Wednesday morning as high pressure briefly spills across
Lower Michigan. Winds pick back up by Thursday as a rain
producing warm low lifts into the south while Canadian high
pressure builds into James Bay.

LCZ460-030445-
Lake St Clair-
342 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming
light and variable. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. A chance
of light rain early in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of light rain.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon and evening. A chance of light rain in the
morning...then rain in the afternoon and evening.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with light rain
likely.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with light rain
likely.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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