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GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
452 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026
ACTIVE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ON THE GREAT LAKES CAN
BE FOUND AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES/
5 DAY ICE DISCUSSION...
THE RECENT MILDER WEATHER PATTERN HAS SLOWED DOWN ICE FORMATION AS WELL AS
A DECREASE IN COVERAGE ON THE GREAT LAKES OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE
LATEST ICE ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT GREEN BAY, SAGINAW BAY, AND THE STRAITS
OF MACKINAC IS PARTIALLY TO MOSTLY ICE COVERED. THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE
ERIE AROUND THE ISLANDS AND SANDUSKY BAY HAS SOME LIMITED ICE COVER. LAKE
ST CLAIR HAS LOST MOST OF ITS ICE COVER RECENTLY. THERE REMAINS SOME
LIMITED ICE COVER ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR AT THIS TIME.
THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE MILDER THAN AVERAGE THROUGH
TUESDAY BEFORE A SERIES OF ARCTIC FRONTS MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
REGION MID WEEK THROUGH THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE WEATHER SYSTEM TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, STARTING OUT FROM THE
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FOLLOWED NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. THE SHIFTING
WIND FLOW WILL LIKELY SHIFT SOME OF THE WEAKER ICE AROUND ON THE GREAT
LAKES. THE GENERAL FORECAST TREND MID WEEK THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE GROWTH ON MUCH OF THE
GREAT LAKES.
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 TUE TUE NIGHT WED WED NIGHT
WEST SUPERIOR 250/19 010/30 010/26 350/18 290/07
MID SUPERIOR 210/16 010/34 010/31 350/24 350/08
EAST SUPERIOR 190/18 010/32 010/30 360/25 010/10
NORTH MICHIGAN 220/19 360/29 360/29 360/28 010/14
SOUTH MICHIGAN 220/24 340/25 350/30 350/31 360/24
NORTH HURON 190/22 190/23 360/24 360/26 020/19
MID HURON 190/21 200/23 350/22 010/28 010/23
SOUTH HURON 190/23 190/25 340/20 010/32 010/28
WEST ERIE 200/20 200/21 250/15 340/21 350/19
EAST ERIE 240/23 220/29 240/17 350/18 360/20
CENTRAL ONTARIO 260/23 230/24 240/17 360/21 360/22
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 01/13 01/14 01/15 01/16 01/17 01/18
DULUTH 30 39 10 17 6 23 17 24 5 12 1 15
MARQUETTE 26 37 17 19 12 21 12 24 14 23 8 17
GREENBAY 30 41 19 24 10 23 17 26 12 21 6 19
MILWAUKEE 33 46 24 30 14 26 21 32 17 24 12 23
CHICAGO 35 50 35 37 19 28 23 33 21 28 14 24
MUSKEGON 35 41 26 32 17 26 21 30 21 28 19 24
ALPENA 28 39 17 26 10 19 10 24 14 26 14 21
DETROIT 30 42 35 41 17 24 19 30 19 30 17 26
TOLEDO 32 46 37 41 17 23 17 30 19 28 15 26
CLEVELAND 32 46 37 41 21 26 19 30 21 32 19 26
BUFFALO 32 42 37 39 17 21 15 26 17 30 19 28
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 MON JAN 12:
LOCATION DATE NORMAL CURRENT
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DULUTH, MN JAN 11 766 822
MARQUETTE, MI JAN 11 606 645
SAU_S_MAR, MI JAN 11 425 497
GREENBAY, WI JAN 11 374 511
MILWAUKEE, WI JAN 11 162 271
CHICAGO, IL JAN 11 126 146
MUSKEGON, MI JAN 11 78 148
ALPENA, MI JAN 11 285 344
DETROIT, MI JAN 11 104 142
TOLEDO, OH JAN 11 55 162
CLEVELAND, OH JAN 11 28 65
BUFFALO, NY JAN 11 100 149
NORMAL TEMPS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS AROUND THE
GREAT LAKES FOR MON JAN 12
LOCATION HIGH LOW
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DULUTH,MN 18 -1
MARQUETTE,MI 22 7
GREENBAY,WI 24 7
MILWAUKEE,WI 30 17
CHICAGO,IL 30 14
MUSKEGON,MI 28 13
ALPENA,MI 26 10
DETROIT,MI 31 17
TOLEDO,OH 31 16
CLEVELAND,OH 33 19
BUFFALO,NY 31 18
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