Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
794 FZUS63 KDTX 171938 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 338 PM EDT Sun May 17 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 frontal boundary remains stalled over southern Lake Huron this afternoon, before lifting north as a warm front overnight. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening with additional chances both Monday and Tuesday afternoon. Breezy southerly flow develops early week as well. LCZ460-180345- Lake St Clair- 338 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy late this evening becoming partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy by midnight becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms . Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Light showers and a chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the northwest after midnight. Light showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Light showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon and evening. Partly sunny in the morning becoming mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ MV Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes