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forecast for the saint lawrence river
including the thousand islands region
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt fri apr 24 2026


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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
1003 pm edt fri apr 24 2026

.overnight...east winds 5 to 10 knots. mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly to mostly
sunny. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy
in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. 
.sunday...northeast winds less than 10 knots. sunny.
.sunday night...northeast winds less than 10 knots. mainly clear.
.monday...light and variable winds. mainly clear. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest less
than 10 knots. a chance of showers. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm edt fri apr 24 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 29.6 inch low will slightly weaken to 29.7 inches as 
it passes just southwest of lake tonight, while nudging a warm front 
a bit further east over the lake. the low then slide southeast into 
the mid atlantic region saturday forcing the front back to the 
southwest of the lake. a 30.2 inch area of high pressure will build 
across the lower great lakes saturday night through monday. a 29.4 
inch area of low pressure over the great plains monday night, will 
advance northeast into the upper great lakes later monday night into 
tuesday morning while pushing an attendant warm front across the 
lake before heading northeast to james bay tuesday night sending an 
attendant cold front across the lake.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 pm edt fri apr 24 2026

.overnight...east winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of
showers, then showers late. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. 
.saturday...east winds to 30 knots becoming northeast. rain
showers in the morning, then a chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. waves 4 to 7 feet building to 5 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 11 feet. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...east winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm edt fri apr 24 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 29.6 inch low will slightly weaken to 29.7 inches as 
it passes just southwest of lake tonight, while nudging a warm front 
a bit further east over the lake. the low then slide southeast into 
the mid atlantic region saturday forcing the front back to the 
southwest of the lake. a 30.2 inch area of high pressure will build 
across the lower great lakes saturday night through monday. a 29.4 
inch area of low pressure over the great plains monday night, will 
advance northeast into the upper great lakes later monday night into 
tuesday morning while pushing an attendant warm front across the 
lake before heading northeast to james bay tuesday night sending an 
attendant cold front across the lake.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 pm edt fri apr 24 2026

.overnight...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers late. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of showers early, then showers likely. a chance of showers
late. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers in the evening. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. waves
1 foot or less. 
.sunday night...north winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
957 pm edt fri apr 24 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake erie

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 cold front will cross the lake tonight. high pressure 30.00 
inches will build into the region on saturday and sunday before 
strengthening low pressure 29.40 inches moves across the western 
great lakes region, moving another cold front east on tuesday.


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canadian border-
957 pm edt fri apr 24 2026

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms late this evening, then showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. showers likely early, then a chance of showers from
late morning on. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. waves
2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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