Steam rises from Lake Michigan at sunrise at Montrose Beach in Chicago on Jan. 16, 2024, with bitterly cold temperatures in the forecast. Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune ...

The extreme cold isn't as visually dramatic as the snowstorms hitting the eastern edge of the Great Lakes. Still, it provided this scene of Lake Michigan releasing steam into the minus 15 degree air.

People braved the bitter cold to see steam rising from a frozen Lake Michigan as temperatures plunged to -23 degrees. CHICAGO -- As the Chicago area plunges into a deep freeze for a second day, ...

Steam drifted eerily over Lake Michigan in the early morning hours on November 2, as colder air temperatures hit warmer water. Video filmed from New Buffalo, Michigan, by Nathan Voytovick of Nate ...

Watch as steam rises off the open water on Lake Winnipesaukee as the water temperature is MUCH warmer than the air temperature, which at the time was in the single digits above zero.

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 ...

With temperatures expected to remain on the cold side, that ice will likely begin forming this week, meaning that the “steam” will no longer be present. This article tagged under: Lake Michigan ...

Just drive by Lake Michigan these frigid January days, and you'll notice something called steam fog. It occurs when evaporation takes place into cold air lying over warmer water. It's usually quite ...

The large temperature difference between still relatively warm Lake Michigan water and the Arctic cold air is allowing the steam to form. The surface water on Lake Michigan in Traverse City is ...

As the Chicago area plunges into a deep freeze for a second day, steam is rising from a frozen Lake Michigan because the air is significantly colder than the lake.

As the Chicago area plunges into a deep freeze for a second day, steam is rising from a frozen Lake Michigan because the air is significantly colder than the lake. ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness ...