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Great Lakes water levels are improving thanks to cool, wet summer weather

satellite map of Michigan, the Great Lakes
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

There has been a healthy degree of grousing this year by lovers of hot weather.

We had a cool and rainy spring, and certainly this summer has not been a replay of last year's hot, dry season.

But here's something to think about: the cooler, wetter weather is "good medicine" for our Great Lakes and those all-important water levels.

MLive meteorologist Mark Torregrossa joined us today to talk about why.

Listen to the full interview above.

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