Windy Night Ice Melt

thinkxingu · 03-02-2021, 07:06 AM

Crazy windy in southern NH last night—how was it at the lake?

Also, does wind help thaw ice or just prevent it from forming? Early ice out this year?!

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loonguy · 03-02-2021, 07:54 AM

High gusting winds and an inch of snow still being blown around in Moultonborough, but with the temperature currently at 3 degrees the ice presumably is only getting thicker.

tis · 03-02-2021, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Crazy windy in southern NH last night—how was it at the lake?

Also, does wind help thaw ice or just prevent it from forming? Early ice out this year?!

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It helps break it up if there are open spots.

loonguy · 03-02-2021, 08:48 AM

Currently, the only open spots in the ice near me are from bubblers on docks, and the wind has had no visible impact. If anything, the bubbler openings have been shrunk by the low temperatures. I do agree that wind can be a very big factor in breaking up ice, we saw it in December and January as ice-in was delayed because winds broke up ice where there was adjacent open water.

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thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,550 Thanks: 1,184 Thanked 2,180 Times in 1,355 Posts	Windy Night Ice Melt Crazy windy in southern NH last night—how was it at the lake? Also, does wind help thaw ice or just prevent it from forming? Early ice out this year?! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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loonguy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Moultonborough near the Loon Center Posts: 198 Thanks: 60 Thanked 69 Times in 47 Posts	Currently, the only open spots in the ice near me are from bubblers on docks, and the wind has had no visible impact. If anything, the bubbler openings have been shrunk by the low temperatures. I do agree that wind can be a very big factor in breaking up ice, we saw it in December and January as ice-in was delayed because winds broke up ice where there was adjacent open water. Last edited by loonguy; 03-02-2021 at 09:52 AM.

03-02-2021, 07:54 AM	#2
loonguy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Moultonborough near the Loon Center Posts: 198 Thanks: 60 Thanked 69 Times in 47 Posts	High gusting winds and an inch of snow still being blown around in Moultonborough, but with the temperature currently at 3 degrees the ice presumably is only getting thicker.