Weather - Midwest States (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, WI)

Weather in Kansas City, St. Louis, Branson and the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas In general, the Missouri and Arkansas region has very fickle weather, meaning that temperatures and air conditions might suddenly swing one way or another from one day to the next. Weather in Great Lakes, Traverse City, Upper Peninsula, Mackinac Island, Northern Michigan The best time to visit northern Michigan is from June-August. In these months, it can get hot and humid at times, but refreshing breezes blow inland from the Great Lakes, which have retained their cool temperatures from the winter. Weather in Chicago, Illinois, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dells, Madison Wintertime in Metro Chicago and southern Wisconsin is downright cold. Weather in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota area Freezing temperatures, heavy snowfalls, strong winds, and a large amount of precipitation are characteristic of winters in this region. Artic air over the Lake Superior and the other 10,000 lakes in the area causes chilling temperatures and cloudy days throughout the Minnesota region. Weather in Sturgis, Deadwood, Mt. Rushmore, Rapid City and the South Dakota Badlands This South Dakota Badlands see some of the most changeable weather in the United States, as temperatures range from freezing in the winter to downright hot in the summer. Major Tourist Attractions in the Region Deer Mountain Ski Resort - Lead, South Dakota Hidden Valley Ski Resort Area - St. Louis, Missouri Itasca State Park - Minnesota Crater of Diamonds State Park - Murfreesboro, Arkansas Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - Empire, Michigan Indiana Dunes State Park & National Lakeshore - Chesterton, Indiana Custer State Park - Custer, South Dakota Badlands National Park - Interior, South Dakota Mark Twain National Forest - Missouri Lake of the Ozarks State Park - Missouri Montauk State Park - Salem, Missouri Sam A. Baker State Park - Missouri Crystal Mountain Ski Resort Area - Thompsonville, Michigan Elephant Rocks State Park - Missouri Blanchard Springs Caverns & Ozark National Forest - Arkansas Indiana Dunes State Park Beach - Indiana Mackinac Island State Park Beach - Michigan Petit Jean State Park - Morrilton, Arkansas Meramec State Park - Sullivan, Missouri Isle Royale National Park - Michigan Voyageurs National Park - Minnesota Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - Michigan Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - Empire, Michigan Ha Ha Tonka State Park - Missouri Boyne Highlands Ski Resort - Michigan Boyne Mountain Ski Resort - Michigan Black Hills National Forest - South Dakota Wind Cave National Park - South Dakota North Avenue Beach - Chicago, Illinois Buffalo National River Park - Arkansas Lake Maria State Park - Monticello, Minnesota Jewel Cave National Monument - South Dakota