The Great Lakes are generally lower than normal now, and expected to rise about a normal amount through summer. This forecast is based on average amounts of precipitation.

Heat waves and cold spells are part of life on the Great Lakes. But new research from the University of Michigan shows that is true today in a fundamentally different way than it was even 30 years ...

Great Lakes ice coverage currently stands at 9.13%, NOAA said Thursday. Lake Erie continues to have the most ice, at 14.98% coverage, while Lake Huron is at 14.60%.

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% ...

Great Lakes water levels are currently below average compared to 2024, though the lakes overall saw a rise from spring melt. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 8 inches lower than last year, the largest ...

All Great Lakes are currently below their 2023-2024 levels due to winter conditions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts that water levels for the Great Lakes will continue a seasonal drop ...

Great Lakes ice coverage reached an historic low in 2024, the NOAA said. Coverage reached 16.025 in January 2024, fell to 2.94% in early February and briefly rebounded to 12.18% before falling to ...

In April, the two great lakes saw a low level of 176.22 meters and a high level of 176.33 meters. These levels are below the long-term average for April recorded at 176.41 meters.

Weather forecasters on Saturday warned of a "coast-to-coast winter storm" overtaking the nation – with heavy snow in the Great Lakes and New England; sleet and freezing rain in the Northeast and ...

The Trump administration is cutting staff at the EPA, including agency's the Great Lakes regional office. Staff at the EPA's Great Lakes office report increased surveillance and a culture of fear ...

Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook ...

All Great Lakes are currently below their 2023-2024 levels due to winter conditions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts that water levels for the Great Lakes will continue a seasonal drop ...