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Posted on 01/30/2026 8:50:09 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
The arctic air mass entrenched over the Great Lakes has resulted in ice expansion across the lakes over the last several days.
As of January 26, total ice coverage on the Great Lakes is about 43.2%. Lake Erie, the shallowest, has over 90% ice coverage. Most of the lakeshore of Lake Huron is at least 90% ice-covered, with fast ice covering the entire Saginaw Bay. The Straits of Mackinac are mostly ice-covered.
The nearshore areas of eastern Lake Michigan, including Grand Traverse Bay, have spotty ice coverage. Lake Superior is about 30% ice-covered.
The arctic air and well-below normal temperatures will remain in place across the Great Lakes through the end of the week, which will allow for additional moderate ice growth.
Each Great Lake now has more ice cover than the long-term average, and the ice is well ahead of schedule. Peak ice for the lower Great Lakes is generally seen from mid-February to the end of February; and for the upper lakes it is from the end of February to early March.
The overall highest percentage of ice coverage for all the Great Lakes took place in 1979 when they were 94.7% covered, according to NOAA.
More ice can mean less lake effect snow, but it can also mean a colder, drier, and delayed spring. The ice inhibits evaporation leading to drier conditions, and because it reflects sunlight rather than absorbing it, the water remains cold for much longer. This can help hold down temperatures, delaying the arrival of spring warmth and keeping temperatures cooler, especially along the coastline.
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Send it all to Minnesota. Bury them in ICE!
We’re expecting another foot of global warming in NC this weekend
We’ve been saying that since Al Gore came out with the warming scheme.
Meanwhile, here in the Inland Northwest, it was 47 degrees today and going up to the mid 50s by next Thursday. We’ve had almost no winter.
4°F in Minneapolis right now with the heat wave coming in on Sunday—temperature will rise to 28°F.
That was fast. My wishes usually take longer to manifest. :D
Oh my God, it’s as if it’s......WINTER!
NIAGARA FALLS.....Slowly I turned.....step...by...step....inch...by....inch.....
yea...it’s pretty frigging COLD out.
And the 10-day forecast shows the same...
UGH
With all due respect, it’s just not going to matter...
The Day After Tomorrow
It’s actually pretty close.
“NIAGARA FALLS.....Slowly I turned.....step...by...step....inch...by....inch.....
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SOOO FUNNY! I use this loudly in my car when some crappy driver does the stop in front of me and sloooooowwly turns off the roadway.
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Global Warming is making Lake Erie freeze over! A few more days, and some idiot will try walking to Canada ...
I assure you this is due to global warming. I have many degrees in science and thus know with certainty this is due to global warming. Why in the hell is 4 feet of snow on my drive way? I forgot, it is due to global warming.
Reality is an ugly bitch for those that predicate everything on global warming and ignore the 4 feet of snow in their driveway.
They should use water hoses (not water cannons because they would be compared to Southern Democrats during the Civil Rights days) on these protestors. ICE sculptures
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