FZUS61 KCLE 202014 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 314 PM EST Fri Feb 20 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... Low pressure 29.30 inches centered over the region will continue to slowing move east today, weakening to 29.90 inches as it settles over Lake Erie Saturday. A low pressure 29.20 inches off of the East Coast will merge with this low resulting in a trough averaging 29.90 inches to linger into next week. A ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter for Tuesday before another low pressure 29.50 inches impacts the region midweek. LEZ162-163-210315- Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border- Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 314 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. A chance of snow showers overnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Snow showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of rain. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ164-165-210315- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 314 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. A chance of snow showers overnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Snow showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers during the day. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then a chance of rain and snow Wednesday night. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-166>169-210315- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 314 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers this evening, then a slight chance of freezing rain and snow showers after midnight. The lake is mostly ice covered. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of freezing rain and snow showers early, then a slight chance of freezing rain late in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow showers overnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Snow showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely during the day. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain and snow. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-210315- MAFOR 2022/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11640 13630 13620 11610. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11540 11640 12630 13620 11510. A chance of snow showers this evening. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 13530 12520 11510 11520 11510. A chance of snow showers tonight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$