The lake has risen a bit more overnight, and is now about 7 inches above full. This is 6 inches below the flood level of April 2007, and 12 inches below the 1984 flood level.
More rise is likely. Rapid rise is unlikely. Prior to this most recent rain event, there was about 2 feet of snow in the Ossipees, reported by hikers. They said it was a frozen solid snow, most likely the result of having absorbed a lot of rain and re-freezing. This, and the snow in the White Mountains, will be melting rapidly over the next few days as temperatures rise to near or above 80 on Friday and Saturday.
This will keep a steady flow of water entering the state's rivers and lakes. The rivers are likely to remain at their current levels through the weekend, or else recede very slowly. Lakes will likely rise.
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