After reaching a peak of more than 50% coverage in February, Great Lakes ice held on into May this year. Here's where.

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage (52.23%) since February 2022. Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025. As of June 6, 2025, water ...

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 ...

So far, this December has been much colder, which will likely help cool and prime the Great Lakes so ice can build. Here’s what to know about the 2024-2025 ice forecast.

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 ...

The Great Lakes were at 52.23% ice coverage on Feb. 22, the highest percentages of ice coverage since February 2022 when it hit 56%, NOAA said earlier this year. While ice coverage shrunk quickly with ...

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 ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage (52.23%) since February 2022. Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025.

Since a warming trend began this week — with some areas seeing 50-degree weather — the total ice coverage decreased greatly to 28.95%, with lake Erie retaining the most ice coverage among the lakes at ...