Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
550 FZUS63 KDTX 032116 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 516 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 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 stalled frontal boundary remains draped across the region through this evening offering potential for additional thunderstorms, particularly from the St. Clair River down to western Lake Erie. The waterways should then briefly stabilize overnight, followed by additional rounds of storms Friday morning and evening until the front dislodges. Drier weather is forecast for Saturday and Sunday. LCZ460-040530- Lake St Clair- 516 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots this evening becoming light and variable. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy late this evening becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of light showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light showers early in the morning. Light showers likely late in the morning...then a chance of light showers early in the afternoon. Waves nearly calm. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy ... then mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. A chance of light showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny in the morning becoming mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ TF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes