Lake water temperature?

Merrymeeting · 10-15-2016, 09:01 AM

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.

Barney Bear · 10-15-2016, 02:52 PM

The air temperature at East Bear Island at sunrise this morning was 41 degrees. The nearly full moonrise last evening was beautiful. 🐻

TiltonBB · 10-17-2016, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

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.

Are you reporting the water temperature on Merrymeeting or Winnipesaukee?

I am confused since this is the Winnipesaukee website but your screen name indicates you are not on Winnipesaukee.

Barney Bear · 10-17-2016, 11:36 AM

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. 🐻

steve-on-mark · 10-18-2016, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Barney Bear

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. 🐻

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!

Merrymeeting · 11-08-2016, 09:07 AM

FWIW, water temp on Merrymeeting has gone below 50 this week for the first time since spring.

CAVU · 12-10-2016, 03:06 PM

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.

rsmlp · 12-10-2016, 04:21 PM

Would be surprised if broads aren't locked up by new years judging by weather-barring a warmup in latter dec.

ishoot308 · 12-10-2016, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rsmlp

Would be surprised if broads aren't locked up by new years judging by weather-barring a warmup in latter dec.

One can only hope but I doubt even under the coldest conditions, the "hot tub" area locks up by then. I'm right on top of it so will be sure to supply pics to the forum!

Come on old man winter...blow!

Dan

tis · 12-10-2016, 05:54 PM

I agree. THAt would be unusual- Usually not until the 3rd week or so of Jan.

ishoot308 · 12-10-2016, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

I agree. THAt would be unusual- Usually not until the 3rd week or so of Jan.

Yup, that would be perfect for a good cold winter!

Dan

fatlazyless · 12-10-2016, 07:47 PM

According to the www.blackcatnh.com/index.php the Lake Winnipesaukee water temperature at two feet depth is 48 degrees-F, and the water temperature at 10' depth is ..... F , or not available(?).

Tomorrow, I get up early and remove my 40' dock and boatlift, and get it the hell out of the lake, before the predicted Sunday evening snowstorm hits ........ arrrrgggghhhhhhhh!!! ...... getting psyched up in advance for my big seasonal move....... ho-ho-ho.

rsmlp · 12-11-2016, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

Yup, that would be perfect for a good cold winter!

Dan

On second thought you guys are right, of course. I can't help it, I'm so EXCITED!

Just Sold · 12-11-2016, 08:03 AM

20 Mile Bay shoreline blown in ice 12/10/16

CAVU · 12-11-2016, 08:51 AM

4 deg this morning Suissevale, so I would say ice should start forming pretty quickly.

fatlazyless · 12-11-2016, 09:30 AM

.......yawnnnnnn......is a little too chilly to be doing the dock-out thing this morning.....think I'll wait for the big warm-up before I hit the dock.....yawn.....sitting in the 104-degree hot tub and looking at the dock is a lot easier than removing dis damned dock.....so where the H is global warming.....come on back global warming.....and gimme some heat.....yawnnnnn!

The lake will ice over between January 5, and January 10 ...... as usual.....thank you very much.

radar4401 · 12-11-2016, 11:44 AM

Good morning. I looked at the webcam on the northwest shore of Lake Wentworth and it is skimmed over this A.M. With the snow that is forcast and another cold snap later next week, I would expect our lake to freeze solid next week.

Merrymeeting · 12-11-2016, 03:37 PM

Dropped my temperature probe in Merrymeeting a little while ago. The reading was a consistent 38 degrees. But as others are noting, I think we are looking at a quick and relatively early ice-in this year.

Ice is already forming on structures along the shoreline, the ground at the waters edge is frozen, and there are few moments above freezing in the 10-day forecast.

We drove from Manchester today and saw many smaller lakes and ponds, even near Manchester, solidly frozen. Half Moon Lake in Alton looked to be completely covered in a thick layer.

Even the Merrymeeting Marsh and River at the Alton Circle is largely skimmed over, despite the movement.

It won't be long.

ITD · 12-11-2016, 07:23 PM

Blackies cove was iced over this morning, took about a half hour for my circulator to break through, so I'd guess almost 2 inches already. Parts of Center Harbor iced over too. It would be really nice if those areas locked up for the winter.

fatlazyless · 01-09-2017, 10:15 AM

.... will be careful not to break my arm while patting myself on the back here:

From December 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

.......yawnnnnnn......is a little too chilly to be doing the dock-out thing this morning.....think I'll wait for the big warm-up before I hit the dock.....yawn.....sitting in the 104-degree hot tub and looking at the dock is a lot easier than removing dis damned dock.....so where the H is global warming.....come on back global warming.....and gimme some heat.....yawnnnnn!

The lake will ice over between January 5, and January 10 ...... as usual.....thank you very much.

And, when did the big lake freeze over ....... why it was on Saturday early morning, January 7. Super-duper call fll .... you definitely hit the nail on the head ..... way to go, buddy ..... and, you are very welcome ..... ho-ho-ho

!

fatlazyless · 05-25-2017, 12:34 PM

For $3.19, Walmart has Intex floating mercury thermometers designed for a pool, hot tub, lake, or ocean. It floats and has a small hole designed for attaching a thin line at the flotation top so it can be hung from dock, down into the water. Seems to be well made, easy to use, easy to read, and accurate.

As of today, Thursday, May 25, 2017, the Lake Winnipesaukee water temperature is 57 and 3/4-degrees, at the surface, which is pretty chilly but actually warm enough on a hot, sunny day to be wading out up to one's neck, but is too cold for swimming without a wet suit.

That hot, warm sun, sure makes a big huge difference .....huge!

Wonder if that floating water monitor buoy at Weirs Beach, which was started last summer-2016, which reports the water temp on the internet is up and running again, courtesy of the United States Dept of the Weather?

Barney Bear · 05-25-2017, 01:20 PM

Water temperature three feet below the surface last Sunday at our place on East Bear Island was 56 degrees taken on our old pool thermometer. 🐻

Merrymeeting · 10-17-2016, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

Are you reporting the water temperature on Merrymeeting or Winnipesaukee?

I am confused since this is the Winnipesaukee website but your screen name indicates you are not on Winnipesaukee.

I am reporting my readings on Merrymeeting. But as a member of this forum, and a state water testing team, I've found that with over 5 years of data, Merrymeeting and Winnipesaukee are usually within a degree of each other on any given week.

As for the forums, the webmaster has always advertised these forums as Lakes Region forums in addition to just Winnipesaukee.

tis · 10-17-2016, 06:53 PM

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.

TiltonBB · 10-17-2016, 06:59 PM

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.

For example: I wouldn't want someone to indicate that something like ice out had happened when it actually happened somewhere else like on on Lily Pond.

Merrymeeting · 10-18-2016, 08:38 AM

I agree Tilton. I normally do, and have several times in this thread, though admittedly awhile ago. Thanks for clarifying.

Mink Islander · 12-16-2016, 09:06 AM

Lakeport reports the water temp is now 37 degrees. Minus 5 degree air temp. Won't be long now.

Biggd · 12-16-2016, 09:48 AM

How were the winds up there last night? Any power outages?

ishoot308 · 12-16-2016, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Biggd

How were the winds up there last night? Any power outages?

The wind was the worse I have seen in a long time!! Just brutal!! Power was no issue at my home in Gilford.

Dan

10-15-2016, 02:52 PM	#2
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 498 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	Island Air Temperature The air temperature at East Bear Island at sunrise this morning was 41 degrees. The nearly full moonrise last evening was beautiful. 🐻

10-17-2016, 11:36 AM	#4
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 498 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	Water Temperature 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. 🐻

12-10-2016, 07:47 PM	#12
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,923 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 306 Thanked 1,056 Times in 769 Posts	According to the www.blackcatnh.com/index.php the Lake Winnipesaukee water temperature at two feet depth is 48 degrees-F, and the water temperature at 10' depth is ..... F , or not available(?). Tomorrow, I get up early and remove my 40' dock and boatlift, and get it the hell out of the lake, before the predicted Sunday evening snowstorm hits ........ arrrrgggghhhhhhhh!!! ...... getting psyched up in advance for my big seasonal move....... ho-ho-ho. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

12-11-2016, 08:03 AM	#14
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 1,083 Thanked 434 Times in 210 Posts	20 Mile Bay shoreline blown in ice 12/10/16 Attached Images __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

12-11-2016, 09:30 AM	#16
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,923 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 306 Thanked 1,056 Times in 769 Posts	...where the H is global warming? .......yawnnnnnn......is a little too chilly to be doing the dock-out thing this morning.....think I'll wait for the big warm-up before I hit the dock.....yawn.....sitting in the 104-degree hot tub and looking at the dock is a lot easier than removing dis damned dock.....so where the H is global warming.....come on back global warming.....and gimme some heat.....yawnnnnn! The lake will ice over between January 5, and January 10 ...... as usual.....thank you very much. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 01-09-2017 at 10:09 AM.

10-15-2016, 09:01 AM	#1
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 305 Thanked 802 Times in 369 Posts	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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11-08-2016, 09:07 AM	#6
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 305 Thanked 802 Times in 369 Posts	FWIW, water temp on Merrymeeting has gone below 50 this week for the first time since spring.

12-10-2016, 03:06 PM	#7
CAVU Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 41 Times in 19 Posts	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.

12-10-2016, 04:21 PM	#8
rsmlp Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 495 Thanks: 5 Thanked 169 Times in 87 Posts	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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12-10-2016, 05:54 PM	#10
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,837 Thanks: 764 Thanked 1,474 Times in 1,029 Posts	I agree. THAt would be unusual- Usually not until the 3rd week or so of Jan.

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12-11-2016, 08:51 AM	#15
CAVU Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 41 Times in 19 Posts	4 deg this morning Suissevale, so I would say ice should start forming pretty quickly.

12-11-2016, 11:44 AM	#17
radar4401 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 59 Thanks: 2 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Lake Water Temp Good morning. I looked at the webcam on the northwest shore of Lake Wentworth and it is skimmed over this A.M. With the snow that is forcast and another cold snap later next week, I would expect our lake to freeze solid next week.

12-11-2016, 03:37 PM	#18
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 305 Thanked 802 Times in 369 Posts	Dropped my temperature probe in Merrymeeting a little while ago. The reading was a consistent 38 degrees. But as others are noting, I think we are looking at a quick and relatively early ice-in this year. Ice is already forming on structures along the shoreline, the ground at the waters edge is frozen, and there are few moments above freezing in the 10-day forecast. We drove from Manchester today and saw many smaller lakes and ponds, even near Manchester, solidly frozen. Half Moon Lake in Alton looked to be completely covered in a thick layer. Even the Merrymeeting Marsh and River at the Alton Circle is largely skimmed over, despite the movement. It won't be long.

12-11-2016, 07:23 PM	#19
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,941 Thanks: 481 Thanked 699 Times in 390 Posts	Blackies cove was iced over this morning, took about a half hour for my circulator to break through, so I'd guess almost 2 inches already. Parts of Center Harbor iced over too. It would be really nice if those areas locked up for the winter.

05-25-2017, 12:34 PM	#21
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,923 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 306 Thanked 1,056 Times in 769 Posts	........ 57 3/4-degrees! For $3.19, Walmart has Intex floating mercury thermometers designed for a pool, hot tub, lake, or ocean. It floats and has a small hole designed for attaching a thin line at the flotation top so it can be hung from dock, down into the water. Seems to be well made, easy to use, easy to read, and accurate. As of today, Thursday, May 25, 2017, the Lake Winnipesaukee water temperature is 57 and 3/4-degrees, at the surface, which is pretty chilly but actually warm enough on a hot, sunny day to be wading out up to one's neck, but is too cold for swimming without a wet suit. That hot, warm sun, sure makes a big huge difference .....huge! Wonder if that floating water monitor buoy at Weirs Beach, which was started last summer-2016, which reports the water temp on the internet is up and running again, courtesy of the United States Dept of the Weather? __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

05-25-2017, 01:20 PM	#22
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 498 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	Island Water Temperature Water temperature three feet below the surface last Sunday at our place on East Bear Island was 56 degrees taken on our old pool thermometer. 🐻

10-17-2016, 06:53 PM	#24
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,837 Thanks: 764 Thanked 1,474 Times in 1,029 Posts	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.

10-17-2016, 06:59 PM	#25
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,059 Thanks: 726 Thanked 2,235 Times in 955 Posts	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. For example: I wouldn't want someone to indicate that something like ice out had happened when it actually happened somewhere else like on on Lily Pond.

10-18-2016, 08:38 AM	#26
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 305 Thanked 802 Times in 369 Posts	I agree Tilton. I normally do, and have several times in this thread, though admittedly awhile ago. Thanks for clarifying.

12-16-2016, 09:06 AM	#27
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Brr Lakeport reports the water temp is now 37 degrees. Minus 5 degree air temp. Won't be long now.

12-16-2016, 09:48 AM	#28
Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,263 Thanks: 2,310 Thanked 1,230 Times in 788 Posts	How were the winds up there last night? Any power outages?

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