Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
940 FZUS63 KDTX 071441 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 941 AM EST Wed Jan 7 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, 29.90 inches, tracks through the Central Great Lakes this evening. Moderate to strong southerly winds Thursday and Friday will lead to warming temperatures and showers late Thursday through Friday morning. LCZ460-072245- Lake St Clair- 941 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Cloudy. Patchy fog late in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the late morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy this evening becoming partly cloudy. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Light rain. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon...then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Light rain in the morning...then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with light rain likely and a chance of light snow. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of light rain and snow. Waves omitted due to ice coverage. $$ SS Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes