Where's my global warming ?

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

Quote:

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.

07-02-2007, 02:00 PM	#2
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	#4
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	#6
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.

07-02-2007, 03:31 PM	#3
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	#5
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?!!!!