Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
867 FZUS63 KDTX 151958 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 358 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 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 weak cold front continues southward across the central Great Lakes through tonight as Canadian wildfire smoke fills in behind the boundary. Weak high pressure follows by Thursday before the next low pressure system moves in for the late week and early weekend time-frame. LCZ460-160400- Lake St Clair- 358 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight...then diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke in the evening. Areas of smoke after midnight...then smoke early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Smoke. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Smoke early in the evening...then areas of smoke by midnight. Patchy smoke after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny early in the morning becoming partly sunny. Areas of smoke early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms ...then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ KGK Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes