Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
617 FZUS63 KDTX 080728 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 328 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 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...Light southerly flow will continue through the overnight out ahead of a cold front which passes through on Saturday. Winds shift to the northwest and briefly top out at or above 20 knots over northern Lake Huron Saturday afternoon into the evening. High pressure, 30.00 inches, slides east through the Ohio Valley Saturday night, allowing winds to become southerly once again for Sunday. LCZ460-081530- Lake St Clair- 328 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy . A chance of light showers. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the evening. Partly cloudy. Light showers in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. Light showers likely in the afternoon and evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AM Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes