Niagara Falls turn into a majestic winter wonderland after the Arctic blast

January 23, 2019

This is the time of year when Niagara Falls is transformed into a majestic winter wonderland

Conditions recent weeks have covered this iconic site of snow and ice. Despite the freezing weather, many tourists visited and took breathtaking photos of the winter display.

Niagara Falls State Park encourages tourism in winter, deeming the majestic wonder as "more magical".

The Niagara Falls area Wednesday morning, it is above freezing and is expected to remain above zero at night, with a high in the 40s today, according to Bill Deger, a meteorologist at AccuWeather.

Therefore, it is possible that the freezing of some portions of the falls is delayed because of this heating.

"Before this morning, however, [Niagara Falls] was frozen or below since last Wednesday, when the maximum was 33 F," Deger said.

Temperatures will drop again on Friday and in the next week , with peaks in the 20's or younger.

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In Niagara Falls, the mean maximum temperature in mid-January to the end of January is about 32 ° F and the minimum minimum is 15 ° F.

"Most of the time, these days have been spent below average, with a cap extinguished by a high temperature of 8 F on Monday, January 21st, "said Deger. "The nocturnal minimums are below zero for three consecutive days, which is what leads to ice formation on the falls."

There are many urban legends according to which the falls freeze solidly in winter, according to tourism officials. [19659035] However, the only time Niagara Falls froze completely was in 1848, when an ice jam over the falls slowed the passage of water and let it freeze.

"The falls more frequently froze significantly but nevertheless allowed Evan Duffey, a meteorologist at AccuWeather, said in December 2017 that he was flowing a lot of water during cooler winters and very cold winter.

It is not abnormal that Niagara Falls turns into a frozen landscape in freezing weather.These conditions generally exist at the end of January and in February. of Niagara froze in December 2017 due to sub-normal temperatures.

Oh, it's just beyond stunning #NiagaraFalls pic.twitter.com/ zjqi68jT2W

– Gerard | G & G Journeys ? (@ggjourneys) January 23, 2019

How is it done for some marshmallow colors?! Ice Bridge is still trying to train, I will keep checking ! #NiagaraFalls #winter #ShareYourWeather [1 9659053] pic.twitter.com/4im1AvhUri

– Christine Hess (@christine_chess) 23 January 2019

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