El Nino
Loving this beautiful weather! They were right about that El Nino thing! So happy it hasn't snowed yet. I can certainly do without it. Wouldn't hurt my feelings if we never got any this year. :liplick::banana:
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Snow is good for the economy here
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Agreed that the snow drives the economy. Lots of property, toys, etc. bought last spring after a good winter for the labor force.
Mother Nature always averages things out and there's no doubt we will eventually pay the piper. You can clearly see the way the nation has been dealing with the prevailing weather pattern (trough/ridge structure) by looking at the current snow cover. |
El Niņo or ņo, if Mother Nature decides to let it snow, it's go'in snow... ;)
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And if you truly *like* snow, this probably wouldn't be your first choice, there are places in the US with far better snow, and related activities. Winter in NH is ultimately a highly variable season. Some people enjoy it, some people profit from it, and many others simply tolerate it. But to say you live here primarily for the winter season out of pure choice would seem a bit poorly thought out. |
it's not just us...
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We are very dependent on people coming from out of state to enjoy NH in the winter... and besides, doesn't everyone want a white Christmas?!?! I do love being able to get back and forth to the island by boat, but I also welcome ice-in and snow (although last year was a little extreme in the snow department)... Ho Ho Ho -PIG |
tourism
I have absolutely no numbers or information to back up what I am about to say but...
Is NH really a tourist state? I know it is a large part of the economy, but this seems to be said a lot by people who vacation in NH and that is all they see. NH has some really large companies for such a small state. To name a couple Velcro, HP, Dyn, what ever it is Dean Kamen does these days, autodesk, insite industries, etc. That ignores the fact that the entire southern part of the state commutes to mass and brings there money back. I am not saying we don't have a huge tourism industry I am just saying there is a lot more going on then meets the eye. |
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Too much of this "beautiful weather" and there will not be a Rotary fishing derby in several weeks. I cannot see that as something to celebrate. I've been in the Caribbean all week (first time here) and I would trade places with you in a second, PBG. ;)
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I think someone's in for a loooooonnng Wintah... ;)
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I embrace all the seasons
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After yesterdays beautiful balmy 46 degree rainy weather tonite will bring more "beautiful" 50 degree downpours and then a wonderful 65 degree Christmas eve. Merry x-mas from the beautiful weather state of NH.:devil:
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Back to normal next week, then we can start bitching about the cold.
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Wow PBFF, What weather site is that? The "Weather Channel" shows it being a lot warmer than than your extended forecast... http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...nav_undeclared
I like yours better!! Merry Christmas! Dan |
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That's Accuweather. I have a few sites I like but my favorite is "Storm" from Weather Underground. The maps are great. They have many options like lightning warning, animated wind flow, storm cell direction and eta to each town, etc.. Here is our current map. If you, or anyone, likes weather...check it out! |
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Assuming the forecast holds, we'll see lots of ice formation and return to "normalcy" next week. Long range forecast shows 7+ days of very low temps, and days where it barely gets above freezing. Bays and calm areas should be iced over by New Years.
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I hope I'm wrong... Merry Christmas! Dan |
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Most of the "official" temp sites are offline for one reason or another.
I took a reading of 40 degrees with mine on Tuesday, which usually tracks with Winni fairly well. My comment about the bays and calm areas is based on a forecast that shows averages in the 20's for several days. Usually the coves will start skimming over when the readings are 38 or below, and the air is colder. Sunset Lake in Middleton was completely skimmed over a few days ago. Granted it is a smaller, shallow lake. But things must be getting close for areas like that one to skim completely over even when it only gets minimally cold for one day. |
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We've got some cold nights coming up, with days dancing around the freezing point and spots of sun. I'm not really a big weather junkie but if you look at the NOAA outlook:http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/product...off01_temp.gif we see trends of above-average temps and average precip. This, to me, would indicate a poor ice season overall this year. I wouldn't anticipate safe ice for another ~3 weeks at least. |
Be careful what you wish for
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I've been around long enough to be skeptical about snow forecasts more than 24 hours out, but here's the forecast for Tuesday in Laconia. Same deal in Mass.
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Water temp, 43 today
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Could It Be...
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http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/lac...orecast/334467 |
How much?
So after it is all said and done, how much snow did we get around the Laconia / Gilford area of the lake with the storm on 12/29?
The Breeze Wave 'cuz I'll be wavin' back |
Alton Bay above Sandy Point
I live just up from the lake and just outside Sandy Point, and we got 4-5 inches of snow, measured as the storm was winding down. We were getting freezing rain and sleet at the time, so there may have been some settling.
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Same
I would say the same 4"-5" in Gilford....
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El Niņo
... http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/top...cid=spartanntp
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...mepage%2Fstory FLL blames it all on D Trump... :look: |
Christmas Island ~5" then some sleet/freezing rain. Most of what fell will be gone by New Years. Lake is still 40 degrees.
Only 80 days till spring! |
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