Where's my global warming ?

RLW · 07-01-2007, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac

OK, who ordered up this weather ? Is this July 4'th or Sept 4'th ? Windy, cloudy and 65F is just {bill_Murray_voice} wroooong {/bill_Murray_voice} !

This is fantastic weather for cutting, splitting and staking the winter firewood. The breeze is also great keeping the mosquito's away while doing it. I only have 2 more cords to go and I'm hoping it will stay this way for another 4 or 5 days.

Weekend Pundit · 07-01-2007, 09:24 PM

Two days in a row with cool temps and high winds which made it unpleasant out on the lake over this weekend.

Where's global warming when you need it?

Dave R · 07-02-2007, 09:16 AM

Kept me home this weekend, no one in my family wants go swimming when it's below 80F. Good weather for working on the house and I did a lot of that. Maybe it'll warm up this coming weekend.

Mee-n-Mac · 07-02-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave R

... Good weather for working on the house and I did a lot of that.

And that's the problem ... we're on vacation this week at the cabin. So we can either sit on the dock wrapped in blankets over our parkas while sippin beers from our gloved hands or I can work on the cabin. I'm gonna burn another tree or 3 and get this greenhouse thing a-going !

ps - I split the wood last weekend ... when it was warm.

CanisLupusArctos · 07-02-2007, 02:00 PM

When was the last time this happened? It's July 2, and the water temp is 61, air temp 67 in the warmest part of the day after reaching only 64 yesterday. Dry northwest winds make the same rushing sound through the trees that usually accompanies football season. Yesterday I was at the Castle in the Clouds Antique Show and heard people asking locals if it was going to snow. Many were wearing jackets.

steadyon · 07-02-2007, 03:31 PM

and the lake temp has gone from 72 to 70 overnight!

phoenix · 07-02-2007, 06:17 PM

like RLM i cut and split a lot of wood today so take advantage of what you get

Merrymeeting · 07-02-2007, 09:39 PM

Can one of you weather experts please explain something for me?

I've been here since early last Friday. My boat is rocking like there is no tomorrow, there are whitecaps everywhere I look, the trees have been bent over for so long they are beginning to take on a curved shape, and I'm unable to do anything outside that can be done under gale force winds.

Yet I go to the weather websites and they are showing 7-10 MPH winds. If these are 7-10 MPH winds, then I'm 6'4" and chiseled like a god.

When is this going to end?!!!!

CanisLupusArctos · 07-03-2007, 01:58 AM

Though not to the same extent as the summit of Mt. Washington, Lake Winni has its own weather. There are many times (esp. in the last week) that my wind sensors (which are on land, about 100 feet from the water) measure 7-10 mph winds as you describe, while out on the open water I can tell by looking at the waves that the wind is hauling along at a much faster rate. Water doesn't slow wind down but Land does.

Also amplifying the wind speed on Lake Winni are local land features (mountains and islands) which sometimes funnel the wind like city buildings do. The lake itself is oriented NW-SE, so winds from either of those 2 directions have a good 15-20 mile run for picking up speed. The last few days it's been blowing from the NW. In summer it's more normal for us to get winds from the SW where all the heat comes from... but this year we keep getting the Montreal Express.

...And the lake water temp here continues its plummet, now at 61. Can't remember ever seeing water this cold in July.

lfm · 07-03-2007, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac

And that's the problem ... we're on vacation this week at the cabin. So we can either sit on the dock wrapped in blankets over our parkas while sippin beers from our gloved hands or I can work on the cabin. I'm gonna burn another tree or 3 and get this greenhouse thing a-going !

ps - I split the wood last weekend ... when it was warm.

I've been telling my better half to go heavy on the hairspray - we'll try to do our part. I'd use it too, but that would be like bringing a boat to the desert.

RLW · 07-05-2007, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by RLW

This is fantastic weather for cutting, splitting and staking the winter firewood. The breeze is also great keeping the mosquito's away while doing it. I only have 2 more cords to go and I'm hoping it will stay this way for another 4 or 5 days.

I made it as it is all cut and split. Now it's just the staking which I can take until October or November to do that part. Thank the Lord for answering my prayers and keeping it cool until it was done.

CanisLupusArctos · 07-05-2007, 02:22 PM

Heard on the Weather Channel this morning that Death Valley is close to breaking the all-time high for North America (which is 134 F). The heat is around; the weather pattern just isn't bringing it here.

Seems all we need for a good swim in the lake is humidity though (see water temp thread.) The humidity this summer has been very low around here, only a handful of days with dewpoints in the 60s (muggy) and hasn't reached 70 yet (oppressive humidity.) Last summer we had a 79-degree dewpoint one day (Gulf Coast humidity.)

Dewpoint is in the 60s today after being in the 40s (autumn-like dryness) the last several days. In response the water temp has risen 3 degrees since last night and still rising. Probe is 3 feet down, at the end of the dock. The readings are on the Black Cat WeatherCam site and self-update every 15 minutes, if you want to follow it.

wildwoodfam · 07-05-2007, 08:22 PM

Give me upper 70's to mid 80's, crisp clean clear dry Canadian air, and a breeze blowing off the lake to keep the bugs moving along. This is the kinda weather I love when at the lake - sweatshirt, in the admirondack chair on the dock, with several good books!!

July fourth several years back - temps hit upper 90's and it was MISERABLE!!! We had 25 people up and NOBODY wanted to be on the boat, or on the beach - was brutally hot and humid. We all were in the water from 9am until about 9pm!!

This is the weather that I recall as a kid - cool crisp nights with a bonfire, and sunny crisp days on the lake!

Sorry folks - hope that heat and humidity stays away!

mets3007 · 07-06-2007, 09:51 AM

I think Im bringing the warm air with me as its going to be humid Sunday and Monday with the temps going into the uppers 70's Tuesday lol.

gtxrider · 07-06-2007, 12:25 PM

Please take the warm humid air with you and leave it dry here in the New York Metro area! At least you can cool off in the lake...

GO SOX!

07-01-2007, 09:24 PM	#2
Weekend Pundit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 362 Thanks: 26 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts	This is just so wrong Two days in a row with cool temps and high winds which made it unpleasant out on the lake over this weekend. Where's global warming when you need it?

07-02-2007, 02:00 PM	#5
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Is it Columbus Day this week? When was the last time this happened? It's July 2, and the water temp is 61, air temp 67 in the warmest part of the day after reaching only 64 yesterday. Dry northwest winds make the same rushing sound through the trees that usually accompanies football season. Yesterday I was at the Castle in the Clouds Antique Show and heard people asking locals if it was going to snow. Many were wearing jackets.

07-02-2007, 06:17 PM	#7
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,562 Thanks: 63 Thanked 276 Times in 194 Posts	like RLM i cut and split a lot of wood today so take advantage of what you get __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

07-03-2007, 01:58 AM	#9
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Lake generates its own weather Though not to the same extent as the summit of Mt. Washington, Lake Winni has its own weather. There are many times (esp. in the last week) that my wind sensors (which are on land, about 100 feet from the water) measure 7-10 mph winds as you describe, while out on the open water I can tell by looking at the waves that the wind is hauling along at a much faster rate. Water doesn't slow wind down but Land does. Also amplifying the wind speed on Lake Winni are local land features (mountains and islands) which sometimes funnel the wind like city buildings do. The lake itself is oriented NW-SE, so winds from either of those 2 directions have a good 15-20 mile run for picking up speed. The last few days it's been blowing from the NW. In summer it's more normal for us to get winds from the SW where all the heat comes from... but this year we keep getting the Montreal Express. ...And the lake water temp here continues its plummet, now at 61. Can't remember ever seeing water this cold in July.

07-05-2007, 02:22 PM	#12
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	The heat is around... Heard on the Weather Channel this morning that Death Valley is close to breaking the all-time high for North America (which is 134 F). The heat is around; the weather pattern just isn't bringing it here. Seems all we need for a good swim in the lake is humidity though (see water temp thread.) The humidity this summer has been very low around here, only a handful of days with dewpoints in the 60s (muggy) and hasn't reached 70 yet (oppressive humidity.) Last summer we had a 79-degree dewpoint one day (Gulf Coast humidity.) Dewpoint is in the 60s today after being in the 40s (autumn-like dryness) the last several days. In response the water temp has risen 3 degrees since last night and still rising. Probe is 3 feet down, at the end of the dock. The readings are on the Black Cat WeatherCam site and self-update every 15 minutes, if you want to follow it.

07-02-2007, 09:16 AM	#3
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	Kept me home this weekend, no one in my family wants go swimming when it's below 80F. Good weather for working on the house and I did a lot of that. Maybe it'll warm up this coming weekend.

07-02-2007, 03:31 PM	#6
steadyon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	and the lake temp has gone from 72 to 70 overnight!

07-02-2007, 09:39 PM	#8
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 305 Thanked 801 Times in 369 Posts	Can one of you weather experts please explain something for me? I've been here since early last Friday. My boat is rocking like there is no tomorrow, there are whitecaps everywhere I look, the trees have been bent over for so long they are beginning to take on a curved shape, and I'm unable to do anything outside that can be done under gale force winds. Yet I go to the weather websites and they are showing 7-10 MPH winds. If these are 7-10 MPH winds, then I'm 6'4" and chiseled like a god. When is this going to end?!!!!

07-05-2007, 08:22 PM	#13
wildwoodfam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Andover, MA & summers up at the BIG lake Posts: 285 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	You can KEEP the heat and humidity!!! Give me upper 70's to mid 80's, crisp clean clear dry Canadian air, and a breeze blowing off the lake to keep the bugs moving along. This is the kinda weather I love when at the lake - sweatshirt, in the admirondack chair on the dock, with several good books!! July fourth several years back - temps hit upper 90's and it was MISERABLE!!! We had 25 people up and NOBODY wanted to be on the boat, or on the beach - was brutally hot and humid. We all were in the water from 9am until about 9pm!! This is the weather that I recall as a kid - cool crisp nights with a bonfire, and sunny crisp days on the lake! Sorry folks - hope that heat and humidity stays away!

07-06-2007, 09:51 AM	#14
mets3007 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 170 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	here it comes I think Im bringing the warm air with me as its going to be humid Sunday and Monday with the temps going into the uppers 70's Tuesday lol.

07-06-2007, 12:25 PM	#15
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	take it with you Please take the warm humid air with you and leave it dry here in the New York Metro area! At least you can cool off in the lake... GO SOX!