Sometimes, though, it can travel as far as 100 miles. Because jet streams by and large move from west to east, the eastern ...

Lake effect snow is dependent on the Great Lakes water temperature and how much of the lake is frozen. But what does the ...

These persistent lake effect bands set up earlier this week and have continued to pivot across the Great Lakes region, bringing several inches of snow from Michigan to West Virginia, Pennsylvania ...

Forecasters say Canadian clippers will bring gusty winds and snow squalls across parts of the nation this week.

There's that phrase again: Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties could be hit by "lake effect snow" early this week. So, what exactly is lake effect snow? We know it's a big part of living in the ...

Lake-effect snow typically happens when the lakes are ice-free and the water is still relatively warm. As winter drags on, presumably cooling the water and perhaps forming ice sheets, the ...