Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
094 FZUS63 KDTX 010819 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 319 AM EST Thu Jan 1 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...Moderate northwesterly winds under an arctic airmass result in areas of heavier freezing spray over the northern portions of Lake Huron into Thursday morning. The lingering upper trough maintains these winds through Friday. A weak clipper, 29.90 inches, crosses the region Saturday offering light snow chances but only minimal increases in wind strengths. LCZ460-011630- Lake St Clair- 319 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026 .TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. A chance of flurries late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. A chance of flurries early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ AM Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes