Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
870 FZUS63 KDTX 090156 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 956 PM EDT Tue Sep 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...Low pressure, 29.30 inches, will track across northern Ontario late through Wednesday, driving a slow moving cold front across the Great Lakes region. This system will provide showers and few thunderstorms to the lakes. High pressure will expand into the region from the west Thursday into Friday. LCZ460-091000- Lake St Clair- 956 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy by midnight becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy early in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in the afternoon and evening. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. 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