Herbert: I’ve noticed that Michigan seems to have a lot more clouds than Colorado. Why is that?

Jack: One of the reasons Michigan is so much fun is the water. We have rivers and lakes everywhere, a whole more than Colorado. And Michigan is literally surrounded by three Great Lakes: Superior, Huron and Michigan. And that’s the reason clouds hover over the state quite frequently. The huge expanses of open water result in lots of moisture evaporating into the air. And when you get enough moisture in the air, you get clouds. Add the fact that large reservoirs of water like the Great Lakes tend to stabilize temperature, and you end up with really moist air interacting with a giant heat sink, and you end up with rain. Or snow, if it’s winter.