Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
607 FZUS63 KDTX 301356 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 956 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 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, 30.30 inches, governs Great Lakes conditions today and Friday. Low pressure then tracks into the Ohio Valley this weekend, with local pressure averaging around 29.90 inches in its wake. This brings rain and isolated thunderstorm chances to the Great Lakes Friday night and Saturday. LCZ460-302200- Lake St Clair- 956 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots this evening becoming light and variable. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny until late afternoon becoming mostly cloudy. Waves nearly calm. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the northeast after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of light showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light showers in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Light showers likely in the afternoon and evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ JA Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes