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FZUS81 KCLE 142309
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GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
609 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026
ACTIVE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ON THE GREAT LAKES CAN
BE FOUND AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES/
5 DAY ICE DISCUSSION...
OVERALL, THE ICE COVERAGE ON THE GREAT LAKES HAS REMAINED STAGNANT,
WITH SUBTLE DECREASES IN SOME SPOTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. THE
LATEST ICE ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT GREEN BAY, SAGINAW BAY, AND THE
STRAITS OF MACKINAC ARE AT LEAST PARTIALLY ICE COVERED WITH SMALL
AREAS OF FAST ICE LOCATED NEAR THE SHORELINES AND WITHIN THE SMALLER
BAYS. THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ST. CLAIR HAVE LOST
MOST OF THEIR ICE AND ARE LARGELY ICE-FREE. THERE REMAINS SOME
LIMITED ICE COVER ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR AT THIS
TIME.
AS A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES, TEMPERATURES
ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY FRIGID TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS PATTERN WILL SUPPORT CONTINUOUS,
MODERATE ICE GROWTH THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH PERIODS OF STRONG
WINDS SHIFTING AROUND ANY ICE THAT DOES DEVELOP.
THE GREAT LAKES ICE ANALYSIS PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTP://USICECENTER.GOV/PRODUCTS/GREATLAKESHOME
AND
HTTP://WWW.GLERL.NOAA.GOV/DATA/ICE/#CURRENTCONDITIONS
MAX WIND (KNOTS) AT EACH SITE FOR THE 12 HOUR FCST PERIOD
LOCATION TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT
WEST SUPERIOR 360/12 210/21 230/13 350/17 360/18
MID SUPERIOR 010/18 190/20 190/17 360/21 010/21
EAST SUPERIOR 020/21 190/22 200/22 360/17 030/18
NORTH MICHIGAN 360/22 220/14 220/15 320/13 340/13
SOUTH MICHIGAN 340/28 220/20 210/23 270/22 290/22
NORTH HURON 010/26 350/18 180/20 180/18 290/12
MID HURON 360/27 350/24 190/20 190/19 250/15
SOUTH HURON 350/28 340/26 180/22 210/22 230/17
WEST ERIE 320/25 310/21 200/23 210/22 220/17
EAST ERIE 320/18 300/20 190/21 200/24 220/21
CENTRAL ONTARIO 350/22 300/20 300/21 220/23 220/21
A FULL GRAPHICAL FORECAST OF WIND ON THE GREAT LAKES CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES/
TEMPERATURE FORECASTS FOR SELECTED CITIES
LOCATION 01/15 01/16 01/17 01/18 01/19 01/20
DULUTH 3 21 19 28 5 8 -6 8 -3 5 -6 8
MARQUETTE 12 19 17 26 19 21 8 14 6 12 1 10
GREENBAY 10 23 21 32 15 21 5 14 5 12 -1 10
MILWAUKEE 14 26 21 37 14 21 8 17 8 15 3 14
CHICAGO 17 26 24 37 17 21 10 19 12 19 8 21
MUSKEGON 17 28 23 35 23 26 17 23 15 21 12 19
ALPENA 8 14 8 26 19 28 14 19 10 19 5 14
DETROIT 14 23 17 35 24 30 14 23 14 21 8 17
TOLEDO 12 23 19 35 23 28 12 21 14 21 8 17
CLEVELAND 17 23 17 35 26 32 12 21 14 23 10 19
BUFFALO 14 19 14 32 28 35 17 24 14 23 10 17
A FULL GRAPHICAL FORECAST OF THE GREAT LAKES FORECAST TEMPERATURES
CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES/
FREEZING DEGREE DAY ACCUMULATIONS AT SELECTED STATIONS
COMPARED TO NORMAL CALCULATED ON WED JAN 14:
LOCATION DATE NORMAL CURRENT
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DULUTH, MN JAN 13 808 835
MARQUETTE, MI JAN 13 641 659
SAU_S_MAR, MI JAN 13 457 500
GREENBAY, WI JAN 13 402 504
MILWAUKEE, WI JAN 13 178 256
CHICAGO, IL JAN 13 140 132
MUSKEGON, MI JAN 13 88 137
ALPENA, MI JAN 13 309 340
DETROIT, MI JAN 13 116 138
TOLEDO, OH JAN 13 68 156
CLEVELAND, OH JAN 13 34 59
BUFFALO, NY JAN 13 112 143
NORMAL TEMPS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS AROUND THE
GREAT LAKES FOR WED JAN 14
LOCATION HIGH LOW
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DULUTH,MN -1 3
MARQUETTE,MI 22 7
GREENBAY,WI 24 7
MILWAUKEE,WI 30 17
CHICAGO,IL 30 14
MUSKEGON,MI 28 13
ALPENA,MI 26 9
DETROIT,MI 31 17
TOLEDO,OH 31 16
CLEVELAND,OH 33 19
BUFFALO,NY 31 18
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