Jan 15, 2024 · While the air temperature in Chicago on Sunday was downright frigid, with some areas seeing lows of 10 degrees below zero, the water in Lake Michigan remains comparatively warm, with a...

Dec 23, 2022 · Conditions created by the Christmas week bomb cyclone caused Arctic sea smoke from Lake Michigan to waft in over Chicago amid bitter cold and snow. FOX Weather correspondent Robert Ray was in Chicago on Friday, where sea smoke was rising, creating an eerie landscape in Chicagoland.

Jun 14, 2024 · The National Weather Service said the dense fog over Lake Michigan in the Chicago area rolled in around 1:30 p.m., and threatened to cause visibility to drop below .75 mile. But the fog was...

Jan 19, 2024 · As Chicagoans cozied up inside to avoid the bitter cold, puffs of vapor settled over the surface of Lake Michigan, making it look like a steamy caldron of soup. Days later, the sun poked out,...

Dec 16, 2016 · Did you notice “smoke” rising off of Lake Michigan waters during Chicago’s brutal cold Thursday? You weren’t alone. It’s actually called “steam fog,” or sometimes “sea smoke,” and it happens when...

Jan 14, 2024 · The city of Chicago woke up to downright frigid temperatures on Sunday, but residents were treated to a unique show, as it appeared that the waters of Lake Michigan were producing steam, or...

Jan 17, 2024 · 'Steam devils' swirled in Chicago and Texas as vapor rose from Lake Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico after an Arctic freeze swept across the nation, bringing record-low temperatures with snow...

Jan 14, 2024 · CHICAGO - Lake Michigan was steaming from the frigid temperatures in Chicago on Sunday. The low was around -8 degrees with a wind chill between -20 to -40 degrees. Cook County was under a...

Jan 17, 2024 · Dangerously cold conditions continued throughout the Chicago area Tuesday morning, with the wind chill reaching as low as minus 26 degrees, but it didn’t deter two Chicago men from their...

Jan 9, 2025 · Shelf ice is forming along Lake Michigan's shoreline as temperatures drop. Experts warn of the dangers of walking on shelf ice, which is unstable and may collapse. Residents are urged to stay...