Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
413 FZUS63 KDTX 271934 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 334 PM EDT Fri Mar 27 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 influence leads to weaker winds this evening. A weak cold front brings widely scattered snow showers to the central Great Lakes overnight, offering a reinforcing shot of blustery conditions through Saturday morning. Winds and waves then remain in-check with dry and warmer weather Sunday and Monday. An extended window for showers and thunderstorms exists late Monday through Tuesday. Winds and waves trend higher Tuesday with the arrival of a low pressure system. LCZ460-280345- Lake St Clair- 334 PM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the evening...then backing to the northwest after midnight increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the southwest late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy early in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny...then partly cloudy with a chance of light rain and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with light rain likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Light rain likely and a chance of light snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ KGK Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes