The Morning Dispatch
Tuesday, October 20, 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 62.4°F, 0.4°F cooler than 24 hours earlier.
The lake stood 2.43 ft above Low Water Datum, the zero of Lake Erie's navigation charts, 0.09 ft higher than 24 hours earlier.
Wind at the station: S at 2 knots, gusting to 2 knots.
Air temperature at the station: 42.6°F.
Over the past 24 hours the water ranged from 62.4°F to 62.8°F, and the strongest gust was 8 knots.
No National Weather Service marine warning, advisory or beach statement was in effect for Avon Point to Willowick or the Cuyahoga County shore.
NWS nearshore forecast for Avon Point to Willowick, issued 3:40 AM Tuesday. Today: East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
Tonight: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
Not for navigation or safety decisions. Check NWS Cleveland before going out.