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forecast for the saint lawrence river
including the thousand islands region
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am edt fri jul 17 2026


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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
403 am edt fri jul 17 2026

.today...northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. sunny.
.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. a
chance of showers late. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northwest. showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. mainly clear. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers monday night. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt fri jul 17 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake ontario

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...
a ridge averaging 30.1 inches builds from the upper great lakes 
today. a warm front should sweep northeastward across lake ontario 
tonight through saturday morning as the ridge exits toward new 
england and a 29.7 inch low moves eastward across the northwestern 
great lakes. later on saturday, a cold front should move eastward 
across lake ontario as the low moves farther eastward toward 
southern quebec. behind the low and cold front, a 29.9 inch ridge 
should slide southeastward across the great lakes through monday. a 
warm front should sweep northeastward across lake ontario monday 
night and a cold front should sweep eastward across the lake on 
tuesday as a 29.5 inch low moves eastward across northern ontario 
and northern quebec.


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402 am edt fri jul 17 2026

.today...east winds 10 knots or less. smoke. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. smoke
through the early overnight. a chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. showers with a chance
of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. showers likely monday night. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt fri jul 17 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake ontario

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...
a ridge averaging 30.1 inches builds from the upper great lakes 
today. a warm front should sweep northeastward across lake ontario 
tonight through saturday morning as the ridge exits toward new 
england and a 29.7 inch low moves eastward across the northwestern 
great lakes. later on saturday, a cold front should move eastward 
across lake ontario as the low moves farther eastward toward 
southern quebec. behind the low and cold front, a 29.9 inch ridge 
should slide southeastward across the great lakes through monday. a 
warm front should sweep northeastward across lake ontario monday 
night and a cold front should sweep eastward across the lake on 
tuesday as a 29.5 inch low moves eastward across northern ontario 
and northern quebec.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 am edt fri jul 17 2026

.today...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. patchy smoke in the evening. a chance of showers late.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers overnight. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers monday night.
waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. showers with
a chance of thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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