Jan16: Today we had 1ft blue gray waves from the SSE on Lake Superior. Although mostly overcast for the whole day, there were times where the overcast was thin enough for the sun to make reflections off the lake surface. We had bouts of snow during the night and this morning but very little additional accumulation down here by the lake. Our low was 19 this morning and our high was 30. A cold front is supposed to be on its way arriving during the evening.

 

Jan 15: Our low was 1 above this morning and our high this afternoon looks like it will be 20. We had tremendous wind gusts off the lake during the night and they have continued with a relentless wind today. Snow began in late morning but ended with about an inch of accumulation by midafternoon. It is hard to tell how much we got with the wind. Lake Superior has 3-4ft grayish green waves with dark green shadows and powerful whitecaps from the south. Skies are cloudy and gray.

 

Jan 14: The cold front descended on us during the night going from about 35 at bedtime to just 5 above this morning. The slush on the walkways and roads froze hard and in some cases smooth and slippery. Our high today was in the teens. Lake Superior had 2ft blue gray waves from the SSE.

 

Jan 13: It managed to get down just below freezing last night to 30 degrees with a dusting of less than an inch of snow. By the time I got up it was already 34 degrees. The bright sun of today warmed things up to 41 and wiped out that fresh snow plus began melting the other snow. Lake Superior had bright blue 2ft waves with dark green shadows from the south. We are expecting a cold front that is supposed to drop temps down to below zero but it is taking that cold front longer to arrive than anticipated.

 

Jan 12: We spent the morning cleaning up from the 2" of fresh snow. The sun came out and with a high of 39 that sun had significant melting power. We can see bare asphalt, pavers, and wood treads that we have not seen for several weeks. Our low was 24 but the sun had temps rising quickly. Lake Superior was a deep blue with 2-3ft waves from the south.

 

Jan 11: Lake Superior had 3ft bluish green waves from the south with aqua shadows and brilliant whitecaps. Skies were mostly cloudy and overcast with patches of sun. Later in the afternoon skies turned gray overcast and snow began to fall around sunset. Looks like we have another couple inches of fresh fluffy snow. Our low this morning was 17 and our high was 28.

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Jan 10: Our low this morning was 29 and as midnight approaches us our low for the day is 21 after a high of 33 this afternoon. We had snow overnight. It is hard to tell how much. It looked like about 2" of fresh snow that stuck to the thawed surfaces from yesterday. It was very crusty on the sidewalks, stairs, road, and cars. However, after snow throwing and shoveling I would say it was more like 4 inches. Lake Superior had 1-2ft waves from the south and skies stayed overcast.

 

Jan 9: The morning low was 32 but the weather has changed. We have mostly sunny skies with a few small cumulus clouds most of which are over Lake Superior. Lake Superior is blue except where the blinding white sunshine is reflecting off the surface. We have 1ft waves from the SSW making contact with the shore. We are at 36 at noon and the sunshine feels so good.

 

Jan 8: Once again we had lightly overcast skies with no sun. Our low overnight was 28, by the time I got up it was 35, and our high in the afternoon was 38. Lake Superior had 1-2ft gray waves from the SSE hitting our rocks. It felt like possible snow in the afternoon but it never materialized.

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Jan 7: Our high today of 35 was book-ended by lows of 28 both this morning and evening. Skies today were a light gray overcast. Lake Superior had dark gray 2-3ft waves from the SE with dark green shadows.

 

Jan 6: Happy Epiphany. It was a quiet still day today with lightly overcast skies. The result was  only a 4 degree differential between our high of 31 and our low of 27. Lake Superior was a bluish gray with small waves from the south.

 

Jan 5: During the night there was snow falling and waves were 2-3ft. We woke up to just 1ft bluish dark gray waves from the south with overcast skies and the snow was done. Across the lake there was a bank of almost black clouds with lake effect snow likely raging in the UP. Here we had about 8 inches of fresh fluffy snow on the ground. Our low was 22 and our high this afternoon was 30. We spent the day snow blowing (I am thankful for no wind) and shoveling. 

 

Jan 4: Our low was 6 degrees overnight. Temps have rose all day and our high is 27 degrees at midnight. Although we were overcast with the sky looking like snow, all we had were a few flurries until dark when we have accumulated what looks like 3 inches by midnight. Lake Superior has 1-2ft gray waves with green shadows. The air has been mostly still but I have noticed gusts swirling snow around the inn.

 

Jan 3: We have a sky that looks like snow and we have had a little snow today as well. Lake Superior has gray 1ft waves from the south with green shadows. The air is still. Our low was 8 and at 2pm we are at our current high of 17.

 

Jan 2: It was even colder this morning with 3 below zero. However, we did manage a high of 12. There was plenty of sun today. We watched several ore freighters pass by on the highly textured blue lake surface. One freighter was surprisingly close as it quickly moved past our frame of view.

 

Jan 1:  It was a cold morning to bring in the New Year. Our  low was 2 below zero. Our high was a measly 9 above. It is not a fit day out for man nor beast. We were thinking of driving up to Grand Portage for last night but Teresa and I decided to stay in, make seafood enchiladas, sit by our fire, and watch movies. I expected to see more steam rising off the lake with the cold but it was mostly black and still.