Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
501 FZUS63 KDTX 032028 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 328 PM EST Wed Dec 3 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...A strong arctic cold front arrives this afternoon bringing a period of increased southwesterly flow ahead of it and briefly stronger northwest winds in its wake tonight into Thursday morning. Much colder air moves into the region which activates lake effect snow showers and is favorable for freezing spray through the late week period. LCZ460-040430- Lake St Clair- 328 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the northwest after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Numerous light snow showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy early in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of light snow. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ DRK Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes