Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
580 FZUS63 KDTX 241444 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 944 AM EST Wed Dec 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...High pressure, 30.40 inches, fills in across the Great Lakes today providing weaker winds and lower waves. A secondary high pressure system, 30.50 inches, will then arrive near James Bay late Thursday with an uptick in easterly wind speeds. A low pressure system slides east on Friday with wintry precipitation. LCZ460-242245- Lake St Clair- 944 AM EST Wed Dec 24 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mostly cloudy. A chance of drizzle after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the evening. Light snow and freezing rain in the morning...then light freezing rain and rain in the afternoon and evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West at 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain and snow. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Gale Warning may be needed. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ KGK Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes