Thread: Ice in 2021 ?
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Old 01-07-2021, 08:59 AM   #3
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Default No ice for you!

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Originally Posted by BoatHouse View Post
Does anyone know how this year compares to historical "Ice In" ?

We haven't had significant cold since a few days in December and the Christmas warmth/rain washed away ice that formed.

It looks like the fringe bays, coves and harbors are filling in slowly(Alton, Melvin, Center Harbor) and there does not look like a significant warm up in the next 10 - 15 days.

Will temps in the teens/twentys at night and low 30's in the day be enough to build significant ice? I supposed it depends on the wind along with the temps?

We’re certainly well behind a “normal” year at this point. Open water as far as my webcam can see looking north from Mink Island. In a typical year, it’s already skimmed over and making ice. Water temps are slowly dropping into the usual strike zone of 34/35 degrees for ice to form on the surface. But we need colder weather than we see in the forecasts to come soon to have a lot of hope for safe ice beyond the bays as you mentioned by the time we get to the fishing derby in Feb. fingers crossed.
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