Great Lakes Are Record Warm Right Now. Here's Why That Matters.
At a Glance Record warm water is in place on four of five Great Lakes.Some water temperatures are flirting with 80 degrees.Persistent summer heat and light winds have allowed the lakes to heat up.This might lead to more lake-effect snow later in fall and winter. Great Lakes water temperatures are setting records due to a persistently hot summer in the Midwest and Northeast, and that may have impacts lingering into fall and winter. Water temperatures in the Great Lakes are...