The Morning Dispatch
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Composed by code at 6:40 AM from the sources under each line. Numbers are as the sources gave them at that time.
At 6:24 AM the water at NOAA's Cleveland station measured 64.4°F, 1.6°F cooler than 24 hours earlier.
The lake stood 2.82 ft above Low Water Datum, the zero of Lake Erie's navigation charts, 0.77 ft higher than 24 hours earlier.
Wind at the station: NNE at 24 knots, gusting to 29 knots.
Air temperature at the station: 47.7°F.
Over the past 24 hours the water ranged from 64.4°F to 66.2°F, and the strongest gust was 35 knots.
In effect: Small Craft Advisory until 4:00 PM Saturday. NWS: "Small Craft Advisory issued October 17 at 3:35AM EDT until October 17 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH"
NWS nearshore forecast for Avon Point to Willowick, issued 3:35 AM Saturday. Today: North winds to 30 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots this afternoon. A slight chance of showers early. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
Tonight: West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
Not for navigation or safety decisions. Check NWS Cleveland before going out.