Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
133 FZUS63 KDTX 170759 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 359 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 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...Canadian wildfire smoke persists today amidst high pressure influence. The next weak low pressure systems arrive today bringing a round of showers and thunderstorms late in the day and overnight. This will be followed by a secondary low on Saturday tracking across The Straits into northern Lake Huron with additional unsettled weather. LCZ460-171600- Lake St Clair- 359 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy in the morning becoming partly sunny. Smoke. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Smoke early in the evening.. then areas of smoke late in the evening. Patchy smoke after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A chance of light showers until late afternoon...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon and evening. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ DRK Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes