HOLLAND, MI - Just in time for the weekend, a cold-water upwelling has occurred at some beaches along the Lake Michigan ...

Lake Michigan is so cold at Holland State Park and other beaches that there’s a risk of hypothermia, according to officials. A photo posted to the state park’s Facebook page shows the water ...

While our Lake Shore remains quite cold, recent heat has warmed Lake Michigan up considerably. The Lake surface as a whole is trending approximately 8F warmer than the 1995-2022 average, with a ...

My last reading that I know of was 52 degrees on Lake Michigan,” Sgt. Jon Knott said. Knott said the impact of getting in cold water can lead to something worse, if you’re not careful.

Check out the Thursday morning water temperatures at Lake Michigan: Grand Haven 45° (yikes!), Saugatuck 51°, Duck Lake 53°, Hoffmaster S.P. 55°, Ludington City Beach, which is behind a ...

Steam rises from Lake Michigan at sunrise at Montrose Beach in Chicago on Jan. 16, 2024, with bitterly cold temperatures in the forecast. Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune ...

Lake Michigan was the second-coldest of the five Great Lakes with an average of 51.1 degrees. Lake Ontario posted a high reading of 54.3 degrees, and Lake Huron's high was 63.5 degrees in Saginaw Bay.

Superior mirages also aren't confined to Lake Michigan. According to the American Meteorological Society, they are especially common on "enclosed bodies of water on warm afternoons when the warmer ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — When the weather gets cold and Lake Michigan freezes over the beaches of West Michigan become a lot less crowded. That leaves plenty of room for people hoping to take a nice ...

Science 101 tells us water has a high specific heat capacity. Simply put: It takes a long time to heat up and cool down. That means it also has the capability to alter or even control our weather.