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12-12-2015, 01:46 PM | #1 |
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Lake water temperature?
With BLackcatnh down and the dam hotline not picking up today I was curious if anyone knew the current lake temps?
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Current water temperature for Lake Winnipesaukee is: 50°F
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Outdoorsman, where are you getting your reading?
I am recording 46 with mine on Merrymeeting, which usually tracks Winnipesaukee fairly well. Though since my dock came out, the location is different. Now it's only in about 1' of water near the shore. This time of year, I suspect that it would be warmer as you get deeper. In either case, we are looking at a 15 year high for this time of year. I went back through the recorded temps on this site for Dec. 12th (+/- a day or two depending on when readings were taken). The results are below. If we are close to 50 today, it is a rather striking difference from the norm. 2000 36 2001 42 2002 36 2003 38 2004 39 2005 38 2006 41 2007 37 2008 37 2009 39 2010 38 2011 44 2012 40 2013 34 2014 37 |
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and to think the ice out contest begins in 50 days
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The lake is ~45 degrees on Paugus. It's held steady for a couple weeks now. Thank you El Niņo.
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If the ice never truly goes in, can it go out?
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So, even if The Broads and other areas never fully freeze, it would be a frightening winter if none of the bays ever skim over during the whole winter! |
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Although I participate in the pond hockey tourney each year at this point with the weather we've been having I am praying the lakes don't even fully freeze. Ill skip ski season for a year, and the boat would be back in the water April 1st and we would be back up and running by the following week!!
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Today's lake temp on Paugus is 44. Last year on this day the lake was 36 degrees and there were discussions on here about 'the earliest ice in'.
We have already seen our earliest sunset as the sun sets later every day from here! |
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Shortest time period?
The chart that Merrymeeting displayed shows just how warm it is. Considering how late in the season it is and taking in the consideration of the mild upcoming temps, it seem to reason ice-in will be quite late. I wonder what the shortest ice-in to ice-out is? I read on an on-line blog (the blogger was going from memory) that there was no ice-in for the 2000 season and possibly two years before. Do any of you remember? I wonder if this might be another year? I know with a cold snap the ice take hold pretty quickly.
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few yrs ago
I think a few yrs ago the lake never really froze completely, and I remember the pond hockey being moved to another location.
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Yes, one week with below freezing temps and many parts of the lake can freeze quickly. Don't forget that we still haven't actually started winter (though we have started meteorological winter)
I think 2011 was the last time when The Broads never fully froze. |
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No Cold In Sight!
I just looked at the 10 day forecast for Gilford and they are still showing temps in the 50's at Christmas!! This is just crazy!!
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The Dataphone at the dam has not answered since November which makes it hard for me to post the temperatures. The NOAA site at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/lakefore...nipesaukee.php also no longer shows the H20 temperature for anywhere on the lake. Does anyone know another source for the daily water temperatures?
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Charts!
For the other data junkies out there, I plotted the water temperature data from this website, for the past dozen years. Interestingly, this September was the warmest, but this November looked normal.
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Taken 2 years ago today.
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I can't confirm the accuracy of this site, but since all the others seem to no longer be providing the data, I have been watching this one. It may very well be 'average temps' for the time of year that they are reporting.
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Before we all get carried away, last year it was 50 degrees on Christmas Day and the ground was bare until the first week of January. We all know what happened after that!
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perusal of lake temps of december of 2014 from this very site shows a temps of 37 near 12/25/14. I seriously doubt the broads will freeze over in '16. we've been here since '98 and there was one other year when they didn't freeze over maybe 15 yrs ago. anybody remember which year it was?
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Probably winter of 98-99, another strong El Nino year.. El Nino has begun to weaken, I would expect winter will return in Feb, March, April...
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12-20-2015, 11:55 AM | #26 |
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Crazy Weather
Looking at the 10 day forecast again for Gilford just shows more warm weather on the way. It's supposed to be in the 60's on Christmas Eve and warm weather continuing after Christmas.
Being someone who really enjoys the winter sports...this sucks!!! Dan
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I've been watching these forums for many years primarily for fishing derby forecasts.
My group has been fishing both the spring Winni Derby and the Meredith Rotary Ice Derby for decades. If we couldn't stay with lakeside friends (mostly winter) then we stayed at B. Mae's/Fireside in Guilford. We had to make reservations in November because the Derby often fell at the same time as winter school vacation and they could get booked up. There's been years we fished brutal arctic conditions and others with little to no ice. In recent years we've watched the weather fearing there would never be an ice-in and then around the second week of January winter would show up leaving only two weeks for the ice to thicken. We are usually hopeful and faithful. This year my friends have chosen to wait and see. Here's what it looked like in 2010, 3 feet of solid ice, no slush and a warm (~55 f ) sunny day. |
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As always, Mother Nature seems to be averaging things out.
Driving around the region this morning, many of the smaller, shallower, water bodies were skimmed over with ice. My water temp probe was measuring 40 degrees this afternoon. Rocks along shoreline are somewhat encased in ice after the winds of the past few days. While the next few days will not be anywhere near average, it won't take much of a cold snap to get things back to normal. The lakes don't usually show signs of consistent freezing until after Christmas each year anyway. |
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I have 38 degrees now for the lake temp. With overnight lows below freezing and a blast of arctic air set for the beginning of the week, we should see some solid ice forming soon.
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Although I understand it completely, I am not worthy of articulating it like this. An excellent explanation of how ice forms......we are getting close to that magic 39 as we speak.
"For water to freeze and change into ice, it must be cooled to its freezing point, which implies heat loss. That heat loss occurs when the ambient temperature of the air is lower than the temperature of the water. The freezing point of fresh water is 32°F; however, its maximum density is reached at 39°f. From an ecological perspective, the latter point is extremely important, since the deeper water which is located under the ice except in some small lakes or ponds - does not freeze, which means that the creatures living there can survive winter under the ice. Let us take the example of a lake whose temperature decreases to 39°F in the late fall. Since density (the weight of the water per unit of volume) increases with the decrease in temperature, the entire lake from the surface to its bottom will reach 39°F after a certain length of time. When it cools, the thin layer close to the surface of the lake becomes denser, therefore heavier, and sinks toward the bottom of the lake, and is replaced on top by warmer water which rises to the surface. If the temperature continues to drop and dips below 39°F, the layer close to the surface becomes less dense when approaching the freezing point; it then increases in volume instead of shrinking, and becomes lighter than the water below it at 39°F. Therefore, that cooler layer will float on the surface and will continue to cool until ice is formed. Ice (a solid) is lighter than water (a liquid) due to its larger volume, and that is why it floats. The water located under the ice below remains at 39°F, except for the layer just below the ices surface. That layer will approach the freezing point of 32°F. As it reaches that temperature, it turns into ice as well, making the layer of ice on the surface even thicker. The colder it gets, the thicker and the more solid the layer of ice becomes. If water behaved like other physical bodies, it would increase in density as it cools. If that were true, rivers, streams and lakes would be frozen from the surface right down to the bottom. In the summer, only the top layer would melt, while the deeper water could remain frozen throughout the year. In such conditions, it is obvious that aquatic life in our rivers and lakes would be impossible." BT
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I was surprised to see the lake temp this morning still at 39. It should drop a bit tonight and tomorrow but the wind is not cooperating. The forecast from Wednesday through the weekend is a bit mild, overnight lows stay in upper 20s. Next week starts some steady cold weather.
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literally watching ice form as I sit here this AM. But given forecast and any wind, don't expect it to last.
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Lakeport Dam is reporting todays water temp at 37 degrees which is obviously a huge reflection on last nights heavy rains. The reported temp a few days ago was 34 degrees which was a temp not hit last year until the first week of April. Thinking were going to see a March iceout, bring on Boating season.
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Lakeport is reporting 37 degrees again today (02/26/2016).
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The raw, cool, weather pattern caused the water temp reading on my sensor to stall at 47-48 degrees for the the past few weeks. In the past 24 hours it's gone from 48 to 53! Not really a surprise as the 48 reading was uniform throughout several depths so all that was needed was air temp above the water temps, and some solar gain to get it to pop.
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The water temperature at our dock on East Bear Island on Mother's Day was 51 degrees. 🐻
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51.5 today Ambrose Cove at 0945
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55 on Winnisquam yesterday.
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46 - 48 degs between Sleepers and Diamond Islands this morning.
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Surface temp has gone up almost 5 degrees in the past 3 days. It's 55 at Trexler's Marina. I only started collecting data to graph a couple days ago, but Tuesday afternoon it was almost 51 degrees at 1 Ft and 49 degrees at 3 Ft.
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52° over open deep water this morning...
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My sensor is mounted under my dock, about 1' over the water. The attached probe is below, about 3' deep, in an area that is about 5' deep overall.
The green line is the water temp, red is air temp (again, just above the water in the shade) Here's my data for the past week. Water temp has risen substantially over the past few days and now showing the normal upward trend for this time of year. |
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Trexler's marina just added air and water temperature graphs: http://www.trexlers.com/lake-winnipe...live-feed.html
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Should stay consistently over 60 after today, and I'm guessing at least 65 by the weekend. Time to get out the bathing suits! (again, green line is water temp. Strong variations early in the week were due to high winds churning the water)
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Although not accurate, and only measures the Temp just below the hull .... the Trexler Temp's seem to align with what we were reading off our boat gauge this past weekend. We were picking off between 57 - 59 depending where we were on the lake as the water Temp.
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57 degrees three feet down at our dock on East Bear Island last Saturday. 🐻
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60 yesterday off my dock on Six Mile
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Put the dock in Yesterday and the temp.was 54 in Orchard Cove . Too cold for a swim my youngest said . kerk
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May 27, 2016
Surface temp in Jockey Cove was 61. Temp at 20 feet was 57.
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Sixty-four degrees at our dock on East Bear Island this morning. 🐻
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Quite a roller-coaster ride for the temps this week. On Saturday, we had a neighborhood in-water, float party. Last night you would see your breath while outside.
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Water temperature is heading in the wrong direction. Quite a drop in the past week, though no surprise given cold temps and winds.
Winds were unreal yesterday, and more of the same predicted for Sunday-Tuesday. We still have another 4-5 days of below average temps before things improve. |
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Brrrrr,,,
Water temperature at East Bear Island at noon today is 58 degrees, down 9 degrees from last weekend. Have to use my wool swim suit. 🐻
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I DO NOT want to turn this thread political but I have a theory that global warming will become completely real when (and if) oceanfront properties in warm places like FL start decreasing in value as people will be so concerned as to seek cooler climates. That is NOT happening but if it does? I am in GREAT shape here at South Point on Long Island. Freakin cold!
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Surface temp at 5:30 PM on 06/10/16 was 61 degrees F.
Temperature at 60 feet deep was 50 degrees F. The 8 divers that went there said it was fun!
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Steam coming off the lake this morning, so you know what that means! It's cooling down even more. We are supposed to get this in the fall not the spring! C'mon summer!!!!
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Any updates on water temps? We'll be up Saturday......hoping the water temps have gone up a little.
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74 at Trexlers. This heat is doing wonders.
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At East Bear Island, our guests from Ohio took a chilly swim in 67 degree water last night as the nearly full moon was rising. 🐻
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Saw the same steep rise on Monday here too. It's headed back in the right direction. (Red= air temp, blue-humidity, green=water. Under dock, 3' down)
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Sunday swim.
Sunday, we took a dip in the lake down in Robert's Cove.
Not having an AED on board, I decided not to shock this 70 year old body by stepping off the swim step into the water, I went down the ladder a step at a time, then knelt on the bottom step. Splashed some water on my chest, then grabbed a "noodle" and flopped into the water. It was somewhere between shocking and invigorating (difference could be related to the above referenced age thing). My wife asked "How's the water?" Lying through what teeth I have left (age thing again), I said "Great once you get in." Actually, can't remember swimming off the boat on Father's Day in the past. And it actually was pretty good after a few minutes floating on the noodle, and not because we were totally numb.
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The water is enjoyable at this point in the year, but then again i've been swimming in it since May. My thermometer has been bouncing between 68-72 the last week.
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Swim and Dine Time...
The water temperature can't be too bad. Ms Deer went out 250' and casually checked out who has planted those tasty hostas this year.
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I have not swim in decades before Independence Day without a wet suit. I took the plunge in Braun Bay Father's Day Weekend and I was pleasantly surprise how warm it is.
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The hot weather this weekend will help it reach the mid-70's. But its been interesting how cool the nights have been for this time of year. The mist (heat) rising out of the lake each morning this week has made things look like late October, without the color.
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The water temperature at East Bear Island has remained at 67 degrees all this week. May warm up this weekend. 🐻
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I agree, Merrymeeting. Most mornings the steam is coming off the lake like it does in the fall. I have had a hard time getting in this year, it feels cold to me!
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Finally reaching point where nights stay above 70 and days approach mid-70's
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Water temperature at East Bear Island today is now up to 73 degrees. 🐻
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Whatever everyone thinks of the current lake temp, it could be much cooler.
I'm at Old Orchard Beach where the ocean is 58* |
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....will it get up to 80-degrees this year?
Seems like the surface water temp of Winnipesaukee will hit 80-degrees in the next few days, for the first time since 1998, when there was a combination of low water due to drought and high air temps. 78-degrees is usually the very highest surface water temp that gets reached briefly on about July 25, but this year is looking warmer with the week ahead forecast in mind.
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.....79-degrees
Heard the voice guy on WEMJ-Laconia at noon say the water temp reported from the Lakeport Dam was 79-degrees today.
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Merrymeeting has been flirting with 80 all week. Comes within half a degree, but not quite there yet.
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I had temp readings near States Landing Beach and Ganzy last week of 80F.
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Meh...don't like it too warm. Less refreshing and more algae/stuff in the water...
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Temp has dropped a few degrees since last weekend, after going over 80 for a few days. Should rise again with sunny days and warmer temps forecast through the weekend. (Red= air temp, blue-humidity, green=water. Under dock, 3' down)
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Reading on my water temp probe dipped below 70 for the first time this AM. I expect we'll start seeing a steady decline this week now that the cool temps seem to be here to stay.
Though there is still a LOT of warm water out there. Water testing this week showed a very consistent ~70 degrees down to the thermocline (line between warmer and colder water), and the thermocline was as deep as we've seen it all year (~50'). This will start changing this week too as the cold water on the surface starts sinking. |
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The water temperature went below 60 yesterday for the first time since Spring. We also had our first freezing temps here in New Durham (32.0 exactly, a few hours ago)
But it looks to be a glorious week ahead so the water temp may actually go up a bit this week. |
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The air temperature at East Bear Island at sunrise this morning was 41 degrees. The nearly full moonrise last evening was beautiful. 🐻
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The water temperature this morning on East Bear Island this morning is 61 degrees. My understanding is that this is a Lakes Region website and several lakes and areas are welcome to participate on this excellent forum. 🐻
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I was in the water for a couple of hours this past Sunday trying to pry the jet skis of their lifts...was no colder than being in the water at Hampton Beach in July!
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FWIW, water temp on Merrymeeting has gone below 50 this week for the first time since spring.
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Last report out of the dam was on Dec7th @ 42Deg. With the forecast I would say the lake ice should start locking up soon. Much colder than last year.
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Would be surprised if broads aren't locked up by new years judging by weather-barring a warmup in latter dec.
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I agree. THAt would be unusual- Usually not until the 3rd week or so of Jan.
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I think you are a ok Merrymeeting. I always thought it was for other Lakes Region lakes as well as Winnipesaukee, too. BTW, we took a ride around Merrymeeting last weekend and it is a beautiful lake! I don't think I have ever ridden around it before. I thought of you and wondered if we went by your house.
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I agree. No problem with posting information about other places on this site. I just thought that people posting on this site about temperatures and other issues specific to a different lake might want to indicate that they are posting about a different lake and name that lake.
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I agree Tilton. I normally do, and have several times in this thread, though admittedly awhile ago. Thanks for clarifying.
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Lakeport reports the water temp is now 37 degrees. Minus 5 degree air temp. Won't be long now.
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How were the winds up there last night? Any power outages?
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The wind was the worse I have seen in a long time!! Just brutal!! Power was no issue at my home in Gilford.
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