Jan 14: There is a cloudmass forming over the middle of the lake as steam rises off the water from the cold. Our low this morning was 0 degrees. Lake Superior has 1ft silver gray waves from the SE with a textured surface that might suggest some ice crystals forming on the lake. Skies are cloudy but not thick enough to prevent a beautiful sunrise with oranges and reds this morning.

 

Jan 13:  Our high yesterday stalled at 27 degrees before temperatures dropping quickly overnight. I woke up to a morning low of 6 and then it warmed up today to 8 before starting to drop once again. Currently we are at 3 degrees at 5pm. It has been a cold day today. Luckily, the wind has been intermittent and mild. Today we spent cleaning up from our snow from the past 2 days. All total we had about 4-5 inches of fresh snow and some drifting as well. Lake Superior today was a dark blue with 1-2ft waves from the SE underneath an overcast horizon and sky.

 

Jan 12: Our high yesterday was 24 degrees at midnight and it warmed overnight slightly to 26 this morning. We had light snow beginning around 2pm yesterday and has continued uninterrupted through the night. So far, we have accumulated about 3" of fresh fine snow here in Croftville. Skies are a light gray overcast with snow. Lake Superior has 1-2ft greenish gray waves from the SE.

 

Jan 11: It is 21 degrees this morning. Lake Superior is calm with a gray surface and ripples from the south. The sky is a uniform gray overcast all the way from the zenith to the lake horizon. There is talk of heavy snow coming today, we will see what Mother Nature brings.

 

Jan 10: We had some light snow overnight. it was about a half inch, just enough to need to sweep the stairs and walkways. This morning we have cloudy skies with white and gray cumulus clouds. Lake Superior is a dark blue with 1-2ft waves from the SE. Our morning low was 17 and we hit 30 for our afternoon high. The air is still.

 

Jan 9: It is an overcast gray day outside today. It is warmer with a low in the teens and a high of 28 this afternoon.  Lake Superior has 2-3ft blue waves with silver highlights and navy shadows from the SSE. The is a crisp horizon line with white sky above it the melds into the gray overcast.

 

Jan 8: Our morning low is 10 as we set out for a day in Duluth. Skies were mixed with a little sun, some cloudbanks, but mostly overcast. Our high this afternoon was in the low 20's in Duluth. Lake Superior was a dark blue with 1-2ft waves from the SE.

 

Jan 7: The morning low was 5 and the afternoon high was 21. Lake Superior has 1-2ft blue gray waves from the SE against a mixed sky of gray clouds and blue sky. There is still no snow predicted in the long term forecasts for the next week.

 

Jan 6: Happy Epiphany! We welcome the season of light and can already notice the lengthening days now that we are already 2 weeks past the winter solstice. It is another day of blue skies and sun. Our low was 5 this morning and we peaked at 21. Lake Superior is calm and blue with a textured surface. There is a thin bank of clouds above the lake horizon. 

 

Jan 5: I saw 2 more freighters pass by during the night. I think we must be getting close to the closing of the Soo Locks with all the activity out on Lake Superior. Our low this morning next to the lake was 1 above and it has been warming up nicely today with the clear blue skies and the white horizon. We are now at 19 degrees at 2pm. Lake Superior has a blue textured calm surface with navy shadows. Gusts of wind coming off the hill can be followed moving out on the lake surface.

 

Jan 4: We watched 3 freighters pass by during the night. One was very close to shore perhaps 1.5 to 2 miles. Being so close the freighter moved through our line of sight so quickly and the lights were so crisp I wondered if they could see us standing on the porch as they passed by. Our high yesterday was 9 and we dropped to 2 below zero this morning next to the lake. Lake Superior is a deep blue with almost black shadows this morning with 1ft waves from the south and steam curlicues rising up off its surface. We have strong gusts of wind, clear blue skies, and bright sun. It seems like it has been weeks since we last had clear sunny skies.

 

Jan 3: Temps have continued to drop overnight. We are down to 7 this morning and it doesn't look like it will warm up much today in spite of blue hazy skies overhead. Lake Superior is light blue with ripples from the south. The sky over the lake horizon is a dark navy which breaks into cloudbanks as you pan upwards. We saw 3 freighters all lit up go past us last night. I haven't heard the closing date for the Soo Locks but it should be in the next couple weeks.

 

Jan 2: It was a day of slowly descending temperatures. It was in the upper teens this morning and we are now at 12 degrees at sunset. Teresa took an amazing photo where the sunset almost looked like the northern lights. Today we had breaks of sun in what was mostly another gray overcast day. Lake Superior was fairly calm with 1ft or less blue gray waves from the south.

 

Jan 1: Happy 2025. My dad would have been 96 today as the New Year's Baby in Racine, WI in 1929. It is hard to believe he has been gone for over 11 years. Temps have been slowly falling all day. It was about 26 at midnight and is now 22 at 3pm. The air is still today. Skies are once again a gray overcast with snow flurries coming down from time to time but nothing measurable. Lake Superior is a dark blue with 1-2ft waves from the south.