Ice In
 

Are we going to have Ice In this Winter season? We were in the Virgin Islands last Winter season so I'm not sure what the temperatures were then.

Can someone provide me with a link of the dates of the declared Ice In from year to year?

Thank you

Its still pretty early, I would not write off the winter just yet. Not sure about a complete list, but an article from last winter had ice-in for 2023 as February 6th (the latest on record in the last 50 years that Emerson Aviation has tracked it). 2022 was January 18th.

If you go to the homepage, on the left-hand side just below today’s temperature at the weirs, you can see there is a category ice out page.
It has all the years.

Still plenty of boats in the water at Harilla's Landing this morning.

https://harilla.org/webcam.html

Ain’t happening this year !

No Ice In = No Bubblers $
 

Perhaps then we'll be able to save a few dollars on our electric bills (for bubblers use)to offset the Moultonborough Tax bill!

We've been getting ice, then it melts, just need a cold snap.

Of course it’s happening; how else will pond hockey go on


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Street Hockey

Should get that into Crowder’s suggestion box. Rollerblades with his boards and nets. He just needs the space in Meredith; it would make him a visionary through this global warming crap.


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We can find him the space.
Also keep the option open of moving inside should it rain or have the deep cold problem during this last one.

The teams bring all their regular gear and a set of rollerblades.
We keep the gymnasiums free at the local schools..

And no more cancellations or shortened events.

Not sure the local schools will like hockey sticks, pucks and roller blades beating up their gym floors. Some have balked at pickle ball.

OP is looking for ice in info, not ice out.

WMUR, Nov 20, 2023: winter weather predictions?
 

Nov 20, 2023: What kind of winter ...... http://www.wmur.com/article/new-hamp...-2024/45898345 is ahead for New Hampshire?

So far, this seems pretty much on-the-money for a prediction? ..... :rolleye2:

"So, putting that all together, New Hampshire appears to be leaning towards another warmer-than-average season. A few snowstorms are possible, but the overall snowfall is likely to run a bit below normal."

Today is December 29, 2023, and so far this winter I've had to shovel exactly no snow, zero, in Meredith NH with a total accumulation of just 1/4" light dusting in the Dec 3-4 snow storm, so far.

So, where's the snow? ........ :eek:

It is difficult to shovel or snowblow it when there's no snow, there? ...... :D

Well, then Hockey Weekend were it rains would need to be cancelled.
If it didn't happen too often, it might not make a big difference.

People spending a lot of money to come to Meredith for the weekend, especially with lodging that can't be easily cancelled at the last minute, have to decide if it is worth the cost/effort.

So the less likely the event is to be cancelled or unmanageable *like last year's temperatures* the better it is financially for the businesses in and around town.

At least this hasn't happened
 

.... happy, happy, happy 2024-new year
 

Jan 1 and am seriously thinking to remove my 30' dock and two boat lifts and two sailboats, a Mistral 15' and a Hobie 12' Bravo before this here Lake Winnipesaukee freezes over. Assuming it will freeze over enough to require dock removal?

Injured my right foot while playing pickleball on Nov 30, tore the plantar in the right heel and needed a single crutch for walking till Dec 10. Now is feel'n strong enough to do the dock by myself with two powers-pulls and a ramp ....... aarrgghh!!! ....... :D ......... ho-ho-ho ...... and happy new year!

So, anyone know about the imminent ice, Lake Winnipesaukee situation? Like, is removing the dock really needed this winter or what ...... so, what the heck is happening with the ice out there? ....... :eek2:

Ice is forming again here near Center Harbor....

It’s all my fault
 

This non-winter is all on me, I’m afraid

I bought a fancy electric snowblower in November. I got rid of the 30 year old Ariens, no more carb rebuilds, no more spilled gas.

Well, here we are in January and the machine has turned into a coat rack for going out through the garage.

You have my apologies.

Please don’t take all the blame. I also purchased a new snowblower in September. Have yet to place sand bags in the truck bed


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There's a maybe snowstorm on Sunday so my goal is to get everything out by then, today is Wednesday, with no ice, no snow, lots of sunshine between today and Sunday so everything is good to go.

Measured the water temperature yesterday in three different tests while working on the dock take-out, and was very surprised to see a 44-degree water temp which is very warm. Plan to remeasure today using a different thermometer. I was expecting more like a 36-degree reading so maybe the thermometer is broken or something?

Anyway, ice always forms along the shore and between the islands and in certain areas before the wide open areas of water freeze-over and its easy to see if there is any ice regardless the true or false warm 44-degree temp reading?

Time will tell ...... ?

Memories...in December of '79 or '80 my uncle put an Everest sled through thin ice into the lake in about 8 feet of water near shore. I remember trying to help all the older cousins and men the next spring, pulling on this long rope (I was about 6!) as we dutifully removed the snowmobile and hauled it to the cottage where it would eventually be restored one piece at a time over a period of years...

Those were the days when something like this could happen without legal consequences, of course. 45 years must be beyond the statute of limitations, yes? In case some of the readers here might know this story...!

But also, those were the years I remember spending New Year's Eve at the lake every year. The years where there was no ice yet were the exception. When those exceptions happened, the older folks would be shocked because THEIR memories were that it was just about always frozen by New Year's Day!

So yeah, we are in a warmer little period here. I have no intention of debating why. This post is about me and my memories, not the climate! In fact, all I really want is to come up to the lake and have no responsibilities, like when I was a kid playing with his cousins and the parents and older kids took care of everything else. I wanna go back!!!

Happy New Year everyone. Oh, and about this thread, I am guessing we get an ice-in in about three weeks. Cheers!

As of New Years Day I do not believe that there was any ice anywhere on Lake Winnipesaukee. I checked a couple of smaller bodies of water in the area that get early ice and both locations that I checked were more or less wide open water. I would venture to guess that some may have formed the last couple of cold nights in the usual locations that get ice first. If it did not those locations should get some ice in the next week.

I think its time I buy a snowmobile. This will ensure we don't get any snow this season.

I put my wife's studded snows on last weekend, that stopped any snow for this week. Maybe if I can get the ones installed on my truck asap I can prevent this weekends storm! :D

My dock is still in the water, I could use another few days with no ice. I am told it will be pulled this week.

I went to go back too Jay!! Three weeks at King’s Grant Inn one summer, two weeks each at Ox-Bow and Ledgecroft the two summers after that are unforgettable. Just daily fun and comfort.


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So, measured the Lake Winnipesaukee lake water with a different mercury thermometer and it was 39 on Wednesday as opposed to 44 the day earlier. Lake water needs to get down to 34 before it will freeze, and 39-degrees is actually very warm for Lake Winnipesaukee on January 2.

Perhaps the very distant 2nd choice option will save the pond hockey tournament again with an Ice-In on Lake Waukewan. Last year I captured a photo on a frozen Lake Waukewan on 1/9 with fishing huts on it while Meredith Bay was still ice less. Biggd had updated reports last year as this location was prepared. I believe the decision to move to the backup option was made ~1/18. Can anyone determine an Ice-In on Lake Waukewan? The Florida half of my team will be hovering their fingers over the buy button for flights as soon as the tournament looks realistic.


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I just found an old article from 2009 in Foster’s where David Emerson had said that average ice- in happens between January 15 and January 30.

Open water in Waukewan this morning. Some ice around the edges. Mostly cold weather predicted through Tuesday - but then more rain possible later next week. I don’t know. I’d find it hard to bank on Waukewan for the tournament this year.


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I totally agree with that. I always said it was the third week of Jan most years before the broads were also frozen. The bays freeze sooner of course.

This morning there was nothing all the way to Parker Marine. There is a skim in that little cove to the left of the bay accessed by the culvert under Rt 11 where all the colorful cottages are.

Just barely a skim coat of ice beginning on Waukewan now. They bay where I am is iced over. We will need at least 2 weeks of straight cold for it to be safe. It's starting to look a little bleak for Winni.

Thanks for the updates guys as grim as it looks.


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Curious and hopeful Pond Hockey will still happen. Is there a layer of ice on Lake Waukewan before this next heat wave? The long range forecast looks promisingly colder once we get through Saturday.


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The area where they hold the tournament is iced over now, or as of Saturday it was. As long as it does not get too warm, there may be a glimmer of hope for the tournament.

A very optimistic message came out yesterday from the comish

“The long-range forecast looks great and both Waukewan and Meredith Bay (believe it or not) have ice.”

It was so encouraging; the Florida guys booked their flights.

Very grateful when Lake Waukewan bails us out. But does Meredith Bay really have ice? How do they look after today’s monsoon?


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Going to get real cold this week so hopefully a good sign.

https://www.outdoorcanada.ca/how-fas...lake-make-ice/

Nice article that models ice thickness vs Temp over days.

Bold prediction from the article: if Meredith Bay has a coat of ice tomorrow or Tuesday; there will be ~7 3/4” of ice by ~1/22.

Could start a $5 pool winner takes all on what the thickness will be


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I'm going up on Wednesday, I will try to give you a report on Wakewaun and Meredith bay then.

Thanks Biggd


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