They span a west-east distance of nearly 800 miles, greater than the distance from Chicago to ... upwind of the Great Lakes, gets on average around 15 days each winter when the temperature drops ...

But for the period measured from December 2024 through February 2025, Chicago notched just 11.9 inches of snowfall. That’s 17.7 inches below normal — low enough to crack the top 10 of all-time least ...

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at 10.7%.

A blizzard is forecast to disrupt flights on Wednesday, with several major U.S. airports reporting double-digit cancellations ...

With the warm weather these past few days the ice on the Great Lakes is quickly receding. Here's a look at how the ice cover ...

The Great Lakes are currently at 33.19% ice coverage, the highest point so far in 2025. This year's ice coverage is significantly higher than the past two years, with Lake Erie reaching 92.9% ...