All is not lost just yet....the long range outlook is for much colder than "normal" weather to arrive in the northeast the end of next week and as it looks now may hang around for a while. Hang in there. The 36 degree water is a result of the ferocious winds of yesterday turning the lake over a bit. I would expect it to drop back down after this warm spell.

All is not lost? I call this a win! I am more excited about getting back on the water by boat than on a sled. Open water for a while longer will prevent me from doing something foolish like buying another airboat...

What does Glendale look like right now? I was just talking to a friend that was thinking of splashing a boat on Sunday and going for a ride. It would beat my latest day on the water previously of Jan 6th (the lake iced in on the 7th that year).

There's a guy pulling a sled across Paugus Bay between Big and Little Islands as I type...he's alone and nuts, IMO. Wait, now another has ventured on to the ice. Not a chance I'd take. And I have a lot of experience falling through the ice..

I know they've been there for a few days to a week, but I assume that the perfectly straight lines showing on the ice on the WeirsCam are from a future Darwin Award candidate as opposed to cracks?

The ice is still hanging on...however the ice/water line is where the cove is protected from the wind.

Lakes Region Aerial Photography has posted a few good pictures of the ice on their Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...51409173198899

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...51409003133899

Looks like the Meredith Bay ice held strong through the warm temps (at the Weirs anyway). Now bring on the COLD!

Keep the updates coming! My brother's and I are planning to come up to "camp" (in our un-insulated house on Bear across from Cattle Landing) the first weekend in March. Last year we had to cancel and hike Mt. Monadnock instead because we didn't think it'd be safe to get across the ice, but we'd much rather be on Winnipesaukee.

Today
 

South side, sunny side of Rattlesnake Island. No ice

....not only no ice.....there's also no snow on the ground either......January 14 and no snow on the ground......how's about them apples for some not-too-good snowmobiling conditions.......if anything......it looks like a good day to go rake up some more of the leaves that never got raked!

Today, a big area of open water in Meredith Bay just out front of that 10-million dollar? plus log style cabin-mansion now under construction, land and building, that supposedly belongs to some pro wrestler.... can be seen from the waterfront gazebo in front of the Church Point Hotel.

This ice in is really depressing so far.

JMR, Where did you launch from? Was there ice on the broads side?

Back to back arctic blasts are coming in for the next couple weeks after a couple inches of snow tomorrow. Not sure about the trails, but the ice is going to get the weather you ice lovers are looking for.

No snow left in Belmont and from what I have seen of Gilford.
I had two, foot size chunks that I kicked off behind the front tires after the last storm. Nothing left of them.
I just read on Facebook the even as far north as Greenville Maine some of the trails are down to dirt.
I hope tomorrows snow turns into more then 2-4 inches. :(
Another year with no snowmobiling in the lakes region? :cool:

They are reporting a few storms in January and they have freezing temp into February right now...some nights in are in the minuses. Bundle up...60 degrees, then next day or so we are getting 2-4 inches of snow.

No Ice!
 

The snow on my dock is gone and no ice in sight anywhere!! I sure hope something cold happens soon!!

this is so upsetting

Paugus Bay
 

I just drove by the bay and the ice looks the same as it does just before ice out.:eek::eek:

Which bay?

I'm not worried. Average temps in the low-mid teens for the next ten days has ice written all over it. Just need some snow, but after the ice re-freezes solid.

Looking at the weather forecasts and knowing what we need to form the initial skim of ice, it really does not look that good. We need cold temps and no wind to form the initial skim coat of ice. We will have the cold temps the next five days, but we will have more wind than is ideal. Thursday night looks like the best bet for ice to form, but it gets windy again for the weekend.

It looks to me like the snow tonight will be in the 3 to 5 inch range around the lake. It looks like less up north. This snow will cool the surface water which is good. My concern is it will also form an insulating layer over the ice that still holds in the bays, potentially making that ice relatively poor quality the rest of the season.

I wish the news was better, but right now it is not great. Still a lot of winter to come, but we are at the halfway point of meteorological winter, December, January and February, and what we have is not what we usually have.

R2B

Really??
 

Nearly all of the long range guidance is progging tremendous cold beginning next week. Do you (as a fellow weather follower) not see this?

BT

Webbsatwinni
 

The photo taken by friend, who launched a pontoon boat from Ames Farm, but due to wind did not go around to the Broad side. But Snakeeyes does not show ice in Broads

Hopefully it also brings some big snowfall as well. I just had the transfer case rebuilt and a new turbo put in my plow truck. :cool:

As stated, I was only looking out five days, that is through Sunday. It could get very cold after that, but I was not looking at that timeframe.

R2B

Temperature-wise, from what I see, we will have an average to below average stretch for about 8 days (1/21ish to 1/28ish) after which we go above average again. This is from looking at a few different forecasts.

Disclaimer: I don't trust any Winter forecasts beyond the 72 hour time range...

Fresh layer of snow...probably not helping with the ice-in process. :(

Well it is certainly cold now, will warm up a bit tomorrow, then get very cold for next week. However, for the next five days the wind looks to be up and ice does not form on open water when the wind is blowing.

We need a big, fat high pressure system to sit over us for a night or two to get the ice going. I just do not see one out there willing to do this in the next week.

I wish the news was better.

R2B

First bob house on Meredith by the boat launch, didn't venture on the ice myself.

Pond Hockey
 

The rinks are starting to take shape in Meredith Bay...nice stretch of cold weather coming to help out.
Picture is from a post by Lakeside Deli on Facebook.

Love to see it!! Nothing like that hockey tournament happening on the bay!

Camera shots from your dock?
 

Wondering what the channel between Mark and Bear is looking like these days. Weather permitting I may venture out next weekend.

It looks like open water on the north end of Mark Is., still too early you need a report from FLL on the Cattle to Bear area.

The view from Gunstock
 

Yesterday was a great day for skiing although a wee bit on the chilly side. The visibility was remarkable. We couldn't remember when so much of the lake was wide open at this time in January.

Ice man cometh
 

Will be interesting to see how quickly things change this week with the very cold weather. I'm sure FLL will keep us informed. Wondering whether the ice boat is chewing up things at Cattle Landing as well.

Some observations today
 

Center Harbor iced in as far as the eye can see - 3 or 4 small huts on the ice near shore - many individuals on the ice fishing with tubs.
S. Paugus Bay iced in - several individuals on the ice pulling tubs.
Ahern Park/Winnisquam - no ice as far as the eye can see - rough open water.
Other small ponds in the area all iced up but no huts.
Meredith bay - still only the Derby's hut - lots of open water around the docks/circulators.

We caught a ride to the island back on New Years Eve with Island Services, we were told they will be working on the east side of Bear and Little Bear this winter. Cattle should be in good shape.

Meredith Bay this morning - Two bobhouses and 1 truck on the ice (along with about 20 skating rinks).

High Winds = No Ice
 

When I woke up this morning I looked out over the lake to see a lot of ice formations in the broads. 20 minutes later the wind picked up and all the ice was gone!

With the wild winds we have coming today I think we are going to lose a lot of the shore ice that just recently formed all along Belknap point and Ellacoya State Park area.

The winds are really picking up and th open water area is growing this afternoon. Even with the cold coming, it's going be tough o freeze over the open water.