Lake Ontario

Tap a topic to show it on the lake. You can turn on as many as you like.

Currents

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Depth
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Surface current. Motion is exaggerated so slow water is visible.

Waves

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Significant wave height. Bands move the way the waves travel; their spacing and speed follow the wave period. Motion is exaggerated.

Ice

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Average ice cover this day

Shown where at least 15% of the surface is ice. Motion is exaggerated.

Wind

Wind 10 m above the surface. Motion is exaggerated. Station arrows point the way the wind is blowing, with the speed in km/h.

Weather

Pressure lines every 4 hPa. Wind blows from high toward low pressure, turned by the Earth's rotation.

Clouds

Strength
Last 3 hours

Satellite images every 10 minutes: visible light by day, infrared at night. Thin cloud shows soft grey, thick cloud bright white.

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