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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
345 PM EDT Tue Jul 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...High pressure, 30.20 inches, will hold over Iowa
today. A mainly dry cold front will drop south through the
Central Great Lakes tonight and Wednesday. Weak high pressure
follows for Thursday.

LCZ460-150345-
Lake St Clair-
345 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the morning. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Smoke late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear.
Smoke. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Smoke early in
the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2
feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny...then partly
cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely
and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$

KGK

Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at
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Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes


Forecast Time Series for Detroit River

Wind Speed Possibilities

 

Wind Direction and Speed Possibilities

Forecast hourly 18 hours - 3 hourly to 36 hours

 

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Wind Gust Possibilities

 

Gust Direction and Speed Possibilities

Forecast hourly 18 hours - 3 hourly to 36 hours

 

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Wave Heights

Now-15 hours

Significant

Occasional

(top 10%)

Wave Heights

18-60 hours

Significant

Occasional

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Wave height Frequency Distribution

Wave Height Frequency Distribution

Significant Wave Probabilities

Water Level

Detroit River Currents

 

 

General Forecast Time Series Days 3-7

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Prototype: Under Development: Not to be relied on for Operational Decision Making.