Historical trend graphs indicate the Great Lakes normally experience a steady climb in ice coverage through January, ...

According to NOAA ice analysis updated this week, average ice cover across all five Great Lakes remains below 10%. This is ...

Yes. Though, it is rare for the entire lake system to freeze over, ice coverage can still reach 90% or more. According to GLERL's records, two lakes have frozen over completely: Lake Superior in 1973 ...

Seasonal ice has begun to form on Lake Superior, but the Great Lakes ice season has barely started. Historically, ice creation begins in earnest in early December and ice remains on the lakes until ...

The Climate Shift Index (CSI), Climate Central’s daily temperature attribution system, applies the latest peer-reviewed methodology to map the influence of climate change on temperatures across the ...

Another year of normal conditions would be a reprieve. Winter is the fastest-warming season in the region, becoming ...

The waves of Lake Superior chop as the Copper Harbor Light Lighthouse greets visitors coming back from Isle Royale National Park in far northern Lake Superior. It may seem like summer across the Great ...

The U.S. National Ice Center is predicting near normal ice conditions across the Great Lakes this winter, according to its 2025-2026 seasonal outlook released earlier this month. If the predictions ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Ice on Lake Michigan is typically a familiar sight this time of year, but it hasn't felt like a typical winter here in Chicago. January is running 6 degrees above average. December ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage (52.23%) since February 2022. Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025. As of June 6, 2025, water ...