Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
499 FZUS63 KDTX 060144 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 944 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 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...Favorable marine conditions are forecast through the rest of the weekend as high pressure settles over the central Great Lakes. A low pressure system arrives Tuesday night into Wednesday with associated fronts leading to rising thunderstorm chances. LCZ460-060945- Lake St Clair- 944 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon and evening. Mostly sunny in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ MANN Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes