CLEVELANDLAKE ERIE WATER61.5°F0.0 WINDSW 6 KNG 14 LEVEL+1.98 FT LWD−0.16 AIR58.6°F MARINESMALL CRAFT ADVISORY READ10:24 AM
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The Morning Dispatch

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Composed by code at 6:40 AM from the sources under each line. Numbers are as the sources gave them at that time.

  1. At 6:24 AM the water at NOAA's Cleveland station measured 62.4°F, the same as 24 hours earlier.

  2. The lake stood 2.50 ft above Low Water Datum, the zero of Lake Erie's navigation charts, 0.07 ft higher than 24 hours earlier.

  3. Wind at the station: SSE at 1 knot, gusting to 2 knots.

  4. Air temperature at the station: 42.8°F.

  5. Over the past 24 hours the water ranged from 62.1°F to 62.4°F, and the strongest gust was 19 knots.

  6. No National Weather Service marine warning, advisory or beach statement was in effect for Avon Point to Willowick or the Cuyahoga County shore.

  7. NWS nearshore forecast for Avon Point to Willowick, issued 3:54 AM Wednesday. Today: Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

  8. Tonight: Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Mostly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

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Not for navigation or safety decisions. Check NWS Cleveland before going out.