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Current Lake Ontario Weather and Conditions


An important part of recreational boating is being prepared. Preparations for an outing should always include weather/water condition checks. The links on this page will help you only if you are are on Lake Ontario. If you have a particular favorite, non-commercial weather site and think it useful, let us know and we'll review it to possibly add it here.

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National Weather Service Near Shore Marine Forecast for Lake Ontario
This report is for the Nearshore Marine Forecast (for waters within five nautical miles of shore).
Originator:  National Weather Service Buffalo New York. Click Here!

National Weather Service Open Lake Marine Forecast for Lake Ontario
This report is for the Offshore Marine Forecast (For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Ontario).
Originator:  National Weather Service Buffalo New York. Click Here!

National Weather Service Buffalo Radar
This report shows weather radar for Lake Erie and Ontario. The radar map is variable and the user can can zoom in/out to see weather patterns.
Originator:  National Weather Service Buffalo New York. Click Here!

Lake Ontario OFS Water Temperature
This near surface water temperature animation was created from the latest LOOFS nowcast for the Lake Ontario. The nowcast is of the most recent surface water temperature as simulated by LOOFS when it is forced by recent observations and re-analyzed meteorological and oceanographic products.
Originator:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Click Here!

Lake Ontario OFS Wind Forecast
This wind animation depicts forecasted hourly surface (10m above the water) winds for the next 48 hours. The hourly wind fields were created by spatially and temporally interpolating wind forecast guidance from the National Weather Service's operational NAM atmospheric forecast model. These hourly wind fields were used by SJROFS to generate oceanographic forecast guidance for 48 hours.
Originator:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Click Here!

Lake Ontario OFS Currents
This near surface current velocity animation was created from the latest LOOFS nowcast for the Lake Ontario. The nowcast is of the most recent current velocities as simulated by LOOFS when it is forced by recent observations and re-analyzed meteorological and oceanographic products.
Originator:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Click Here!

Lake Ontario Water Level, Air Temperature and Air Pressure
This link will give the lake level, air temperature and air pressure. The NOS Gauging Station is located in Rochester, New York near the intersection of Mann Road and Beach Avenue. It is located on the north side of Beach Avenue.
Originator:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The dat is collected at Rochester, NY - Station ID: 9052058. Click Here!