Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
158 FZUS63 KDTX 270137 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 937 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 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...Broad high pressure, 30.20 inches, holds over the Great Lakes through early Monday. The next low, 29.30 inches, lifts into the northern Great Lakes late Monday-Tuesday bringing stronger southerly winds and the next chance for thunderstorms. LCZ460-270945- Lake St Clair- 937 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming south 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots after midnight. A chance of light showers ...then showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Becoming mostly sunny early in the afternoon. Showers early in the morning...then a chance of light showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers...then partly cloudy in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ KDK Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes