The average maximum ice cover on the Great Lakes typically happens in late February or early March. Subscribe to our News 10 newsletter and YouTube page to receive the latest local news and weather.

Nestled along the shores of Prior Lake, Sand Point Beach Park is a hidden gem that’s been quietly charming locals and ...

Some have called pancake ice the lily pad of winter. Pancake ice can also form in oceans, bays and lakes ... woods were covered with a blanket of snow and ice. The river above Great Falls was ...

This graph and data, from NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, show the historical average of ice cover (red line) and this year's ice coverage (black line). You can see the big ...

The recent arctic blast has pushed ice cover on the Great Lakes to levels not seen since 2022. Lake Erie in particular has become mostly ice covered in quick order. As of January 23, ice cover has ...

The overall highest percentage of ice coverage for all the Great Lakes took place in 1979 when they were 94.7% covered, NOAA said. In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage ...

The overall highest percentage of ice coverage for all the Great Lakes took place in 1979 when they were 94.7% covered, NOAA said. Lake Superior has only frozen over completely once since 1973 ...

MICHIGAN, USA — After a stretch of cold weather, the Great Lakes have seen substantial icing with 3 of 5 lakes reporting above average ice cover. Lake Michigan is one of these icier-than-average ...