So glad we ignored the weather report today

Dave R · 08-12-2012, 07:53 PM

Rained on the way up to the lake and on the way home, the day on the lake was nearly perfect though.

Jidge · 08-12-2012, 08:44 PM

Dave R, we were going to head up but looked at Downings webcam and it looked to be raining or cloudy all day. Kinda bummed out it was nice out there and missed a day on the lake.

NH_boater · 08-12-2012, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave R

Rained on the way up to the lake and on the way home, the day on the lake was nearly perfect though.

Saw you pulling out at Downing. We were behind you. You came into the no wake zone a little hot though.... Just kidding, of course. We squeezed in a great day too. Glad we ignored the funny sky; turned out great.

Jeanzb1 · 08-13-2012, 06:42 AM

I've found that A LOT of times this summer the weather forecasts have been wrong. I go to two weather sites: weather.com and the noaa site, which is the National Weather Service. Does anyone have a site that seems to be right "most" of the time?

SIKSUKR · 08-13-2012, 07:06 AM

There is no "right" weather forecast when it calls for pop-up downpours or t-storms.Some areas will get them and some will not.The forecast was dead on.

ChocolateGypsy · 08-13-2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeanzb1

I've found that A LOT of times this summer the weather forecasts have been wrong. I go to two weather sites: weather.com and the noaa site, which is the National Weather Service. Does anyone have a site that seems to be right "most" of the time?

I listen to the Holderness feed in the morning -- it's fairly accurate but then, it updates all day long.

http://tunein.com/search/?query=new+hampshire+weather

CateP · 08-13-2012, 12:08 PM

We had a great day fishing along the shores of Wolfeboro and Alton yesterday. No wind and pretty hot. The skies threatened and it rained a tiny bit. This time of year thunder storms can form out of nowhere so I figure we take our chances every time we got out.

Dave R · 08-13-2012, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by NH_boater

Saw you pulling out at Downing. We were behind you. You came into the no wake zone a little hot though.... Just kidding, of course. We squeezed in a great day too. Glad we ignored the funny sky; turned out great.

Was that you in the Crownline? That boat has nice lines and I always admire it when I pull into Downings. Hope I didn't hold you up at the ramp, I try to be efficient about getting on the trailer and get out of the way ASAP.

camp guy · 08-13-2012, 03:33 PM

Last summer I attended a presentation at the Libby Museum (Wolfeboro) put on by a channel 9 weatherman, actually, to be fair to him, a meteorologist, and he told the group (mostly adults) that predicting weather in the Lakes Region is particularly difficult. Now, let me off the hook here, but he mentioned air masses cooled by the mountains, air masses gathering moisture from the sea, and air masses gaining heat from the south all, essentially, converging in the relative area of the Lake, and then the effect of the Lake on this mass of air, and all these factors produce a situation in which predicting weather for Lakes Region is very difficult. He had worked in other areas of the USA, and he said, by far, this is the most difficult area.

I have friends who life very close to the Pine Cone restaurant, and I live 9 miles south, and they will have violent rain and I will have virtually nothing. I know from my days of living and boating on the Lake, that I personally have had to put in to someone's dock for cover, and I had boats blown ashore at my house needing assistance during a storm.

Considering the very unpleasant consequences which can happen if the weather gets ahead of you, I always played it very safe, even if it meant losing a day which turned out to be a good boating day.

Remember, it's not nice to fool (with) Mother Nature.

Dave R · 08-13-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by camp guy

Considering the very unpleasant consequences which can happen if the weather gets ahead of you, I always played it very safe, even if it meant losing a day which turned out to be a good boating day.

Remember, it's not nice to fool (with) Mother Nature.

Just to be clear, the forecast I ignored called for pop-up showers and possible thunderstorms. Nothing crazy. If it had said severe thundestorms, I would have kept the boat at home.

Lakesrider · 08-13-2012, 07:34 PM

We were at the Mug in Center Harbor yesterday. Went in for the first time to try it out. Soon as we sat down the power went out. But luckily they have propane fed stoves so our meal never slowed down. Sitting there I was watching the clouds coming in. Talk about a dark ominous sky. You could see off in the distance the top of the hill disappeared in a gray mist....then it started raining. There was a guy and his son in the Mug and they decided to take off in the boat. he told us he had an hour ride back in the boat. Somehow I bet he wished he stayed in the Mug 'cause man did it start pouring. You could barely see the lake from where we were sitting. Hope he made it OK. Talk about a gully washer, and a great rainbow that had great staying power, because we could see it the whole ride home to Moultonborough.

NH_boater · 08-13-2012, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave R

Was that you in the Crownline? That boat has nice lines and I always admire it when I pull into Downings. Hope I didn't hold you up at the ramp, I try to be efficient about getting on the trailer and get out of the way ASAP.

Yes, that was me. Our crownline is not as flashy as some but we like it and it does have great lines. It has great ride and a good size for us.

I pride myself at launching and retrieving quickly since we do it so much. We get into the water quickly and out even faster. Dry docking has advantages as long as there is not a long line and you are quick. You sir are quick.

Hope to see you again on the high seas....

Lakewinn1 · 08-14-2012, 07:07 AM

Spent the day on the Seadoo..... went to visit Diamond , Rattlesnake and Sleepers..... the weater was great , the lake was fairly calm..... and it was one of the days who's memories will last long into the winter!

All in all a real fun day!

08-12-2012, 07:53 PM	#1
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,974 Thanks: 246 Thanked 736 Times in 438 Posts	So glad we ignored the weather report today Rained on the way up to the lake and on the way home, the day on the lake was nearly perfect though.

08-12-2012, 08:44 PM	#2
Jidge Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 40 Thanks: 3 Thanked 17 Times in 10 Posts	Thought it was raining Dave R, we were going to head up but looked at Downings webcam and it looked to be raining or cloudy all day. Kinda bummed out it was nice out there and missed a day on the lake.

08-13-2012, 07:06 AM	#5
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	There is no "right" weather forecast when it calls for pop-up downpours or t-storms.Some areas will get them and some will not.The forecast was dead on. __________________ SIKSUKR

08-13-2012, 03:33 PM	#9
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,135 Thanks: 284 Thanked 480 Times in 271 Posts	Winnipesaukee weather Last summer I attended a presentation at the Libby Museum (Wolfeboro) put on by a channel 9 weatherman, actually, to be fair to him, a meteorologist, and he told the group (mostly adults) that predicting weather in the Lakes Region is particularly difficult. Now, let me off the hook here, but he mentioned air masses cooled by the mountains, air masses gathering moisture from the sea, and air masses gaining heat from the south all, essentially, converging in the relative area of the Lake, and then the effect of the Lake on this mass of air, and all these factors produce a situation in which predicting weather for Lakes Region is very difficult. He had worked in other areas of the USA, and he said, by far, this is the most difficult area. I have friends who life very close to the Pine Cone restaurant, and I live 9 miles south, and they will have violent rain and I will have virtually nothing. I know from my days of living and boating on the Lake, that I personally have had to put in to someone's dock for cover, and I had boats blown ashore at my house needing assistance during a storm. Considering the very unpleasant consequences which can happen if the weather gets ahead of you, I always played it very safe, even if it meant losing a day which turned out to be a good boating day. Remember, it's not nice to fool (with) Mother Nature.

08-14-2012, 07:07 AM	#13
Lakewinn1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 93 Thanks: 78 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yesterday Spent the day on the Seadoo..... went to visit Diamond , Rattlesnake and Sleepers..... the weater was great , the lake was fairly calm..... and it was one of the days who's memories will last long into the winter! All in all a real fun day!

08-13-2012, 06:42 AM	#4
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 546 Thanks: 614 Thanked 173 Times in 94 Posts	I've found that A LOT of times this summer the weather forecasts have been wrong. I go to two weather sites: weather.com and the noaa site, which is the National Weather Service. Does anyone have a site that seems to be right "most" of the time?

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08-13-2012, 12:08 PM	#7
CateP Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 868 Thanks: 584 Thanked 540 Times in 210 Posts	We had a great day fishing along the shores of Wolfeboro and Alton yesterday. No wind and pretty hot. The skies threatened and it rained a tiny bit. This time of year thunder storms can form out of nowhere so I figure we take our chances every time we got out.

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08-13-2012, 07:34 PM	#11
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	We were at the Mug in Center Harbor yesterday. Went in for the first time to try it out. Soon as we sat down the power went out. But luckily they have propane fed stoves so our meal never slowed down. Sitting there I was watching the clouds coming in. Talk about a dark ominous sky. You could see off in the distance the top of the hill disappeared in a gray mist....then it started raining. There was a guy and his son in the Mug and they decided to take off in the boat. he told us he had an hour ride back in the boat. Somehow I bet he wished he stayed in the Mug 'cause man did it start pouring. You could barely see the lake from where we were sitting. Hope he made it OK. Talk about a gully washer, and a great rainbow that had great staying power, because we could see it the whole ride home to Moultonborough.