Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
539 FZUS63 KDTX 142001 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 401 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 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 line of showers and thunderstorms will track east- southeast across the Great Lakes late tonight, with potential for strong to severe storms. Additional lows through the week maintain shower and storm chances into the weekend. LCZ460-150415- Lake St Clair- 401 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots late in the evening...then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening. Light showers likely in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Rain showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light showers until late afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Light showers likely late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms ...then light showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Light showers likely early in the morning...then a chance of light showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of light showers . Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast in the afternoon...then veering to the southeast in the evening. Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Light showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of light showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. $$ MV Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes