Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
720 FZUS63 KDTX 130201 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 1001 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 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 quasi-stationary front holds over the southern Great Lakes through Thursday, bringing waves of showers and thunderstorms across the waters. High pressure, 30.00 inches, will dominate the region to the north of the front. Light winds will be variable over the next 2 days, but maintain an overall northerly trend over Lake Huron and southerly toward western Lake Erie. LCZ460-131015- Lake St Clair- 1001 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ CB Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes