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Lake Winnipesaukee Ice In Report 2020-2021
Thanks for visiting! Most of my time is spent designing websites for clients and getting those websites to the top of google, and while doing so, I have the view seen above and below year round! So I thought I had a good take on when lake is frozen! My take on this is not “official” but when what I see is frozen, then the whole lake is frozen! (but not enough to go out on… danger danger!!)
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Here is our 8th year of tracking Lake Winnipesaukee ICE IN. Since our house overlooks the broads of Lake Winnipesaukee (see above picture), and we are in a perfect location to report on when the lake first freezes over completely in the center of the lake which freezes last. See WARNING BELOW!
OVERVIEW
2021: Jan 31
2020: Jan 20 (my birthday!)
2019: Jan 14
2018: Jan 3
2017: Feb 9
2016: Feb 4
2015: Jan 13
WARNING: NEVER use what you see on this page to make any decisions to go out on the ice. We recommend never going on the ICE! We also only see a small part of the lake, so again, DO NOT use this info to make a decision of going out on ice!
January 21, 2021, and a very thin spotty layer of super thin ice is out in the BROADS. See picture below.
WARNING: NEVER use what you see on this page to make any decisions to go out on the ice. We recommend never going on the ICE! We also only see a small part of the lake, so again, DO NOT use this info to make a decision of going out on ice!
January 22, 2021, and fresh snow highlights where water has frozen a small amount. Things could move quickly with night time temperatures in next 7 days 8 to 17 Degrees.
January 26, 2021, Still very cold, and there is a thin layer, but not close to full ice cover.
January 27, 2021, Ice cover is creeping in from Weirs Beach Area. Snow on the ice helps to see it… it’s coming
WARNING: NEVER use what you see on this page to make any decisions to go out on the ice. We recommend never going on the ICE! We also only see a small part of the lake, so again, DO NOT use this info to make a decision of going out on ice!
January 31, 2021, Ice cover is complete! From my viewpoint at least. This is not “official” , there is a guy with a plane that does that, but from where I sit… Ice In, BUT VERY THIN!! Do not go on the ice!
WARNING: NEVER use what you see on this page to make any decisions to go out on the ice. We recommend never going on the ICE! We also only see a small part of the lake, so again, DO NOT use this info to make a decision of going out on ice!
Lake Winnipesaukee Ice In Report 2018-2019 by Svend & Pam
Here is our 4th year of tracking Lake Winnipesaukee ICE IN. Our house overlooks the broads of Lake Winnipesaukee (see above picture), and we are in a perfect location to report on when the lake first freezes over completely in the center of the lake which freezes last. We would love to hear from others on the lake when they see ICE IN on their part of the lake.
Contact svend@svend.com with your ice observations
Oct 30 – Lake is wide open with no ice visible
Dec 13 – Lake is wide open with no ice visible @ 6 degrees this morning.
Jan 3 – Lake is starting to have a thin layer of ice on it!
JANUARY 3
Jan 11 – Lake is starting to have a thin layer of ice on it! But there is still a big open area… but we are getting closer. With the next week being super cold, it could be soon!
JANUARY 11
Jan 13/14 – The center is totally frozen, in the broads, so I am calling 2019 Winnipesaukee ICE IN!! Last year it was January 3rd. PLEASE NOTE: THIS RECENT ICE IS VERY THIN, ONLY 1/4 INCH, SO IT IS IN NO WAY SAFE!!
WE HAVE ICE IN!!
2018 – Last years Lake Winnipesaukee Ice In Report 2017-2018 by Svend & Pam
Here is our 3rd year of tracking Lake Winnipesaukee ICE IN. Our house overlooks the broads of Lake Winnipesaukee (see above picture), and we are in a perfect location to report on when the lake first freezes over completely in the center of the lake which freezes last. We would love to hear from others on the lake when they see ICE IN on their part of the lake. Contact svend@svend.com
Dec 25th – Lake is wide open with no ice visible
Dec 29th – Lake has a very thin layer of ice on it! Nothing to walk on for sure, but if temperatures stay down, the ice will get thicker and thicker!
Jan 3, 2018 – Ice is declared in!
2017 – LAST YEAR: Lake Winnipesaukee Ice In Report 2016-2017 by Svend & Pam
Here is our 2nd year of tracking Lake Winnipesaukee ICE IN. Our house overlooks the broads of Lake Winnipesaukee (see above picture), and we are in a perfect location to report on when the lake first freezes over completely. We would love to hear from others on the lake when they see ICE IN on their part of the lake. Contact svend@svend.com
- Dec 9 and the lake is wide open with no signs of ice. Check back soon.
- Dec 27 and the lake is wide open with a few signs of ice over in Moultonborgh Harbor area. We also saw ice coverage down in Alton Bay where the harbor really narrows, and wind pushes ice down there!
- Happy New Years! January 1, lake is wide open with no ice in sight
- January 5 – lake is wide open with no ice in sight
- January 7 – NEWS FLASH – I am finally seeing freezing of the lake, and it is a super thin layer of about 1/4 inch. So the freezing has started… but still lots and lots of open water. Stay tuned!
- January 10 – WE HAD ICE IN, but a very very thin covering!! Will it last!!
- January 11 – Ice coverage melted, so we are back to NO ICE IN!!
- January 15 – The broads are still wide open, but ice can be seen up near Smith Cove.
- January 16 – The broads are closing in!! This morning there are small areas of open water! We could be close!
- January 19th – Still some open water in the broads… wondering when it will freeze over!!
- January 24th – Still wide open water in the broads
- January 27th – Still wide open water in the broads
- February 1st – quite a bit of new ice out in the broads, but extremely thin, and can still see large areas of open water. If the cold stays with us, I see it freezing in next 2-3 days (but still very thin!)
- February 7th – Still wide open water in the broads. A huge open area with no ice. My wife heard that if it does not freeze by Feb 15th, it will not freeze completely over at all. This will be interesting to see. Feb 9th was last years ICE IN record.
- March 4th – Pam and I went to Punta Cana from Feb 11 to 18th, and while we were gone, the boards froze over! But it was not to last very long. By Feb 25th, the boards were wide open, and today on March 4th, the broads is open even more than last week. I suspect ICE OUT will be very early this year!!
- March 14th – The broads are still wide open and it does not look like the water their will freeze again this year. So as March and April rolls on we will head toward ICE OUT!
- stay tuned for more Lake Winnipesaukee ICE IN REPORT!!
- ICE IN FEB 9th
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Last Years Lake Winnipesaukee ICE IN was Feb 9th and ICE OUT was March 18th
LAKE WINNIPEASUKEE WATER LEVELS
Mar. 1, 2017 – Down 10.5″ from Full
Feb. 1, 2017 – Down 14.5″ from Full
Jan. 1, 2017 – Down 20.0″ from Full
Dec. 1, 2016 – Down 24.0″ from Full
Nov. 1, 2016 – Down 24.0″ from Full
Oct. 1, 2016 – Down 21.8″ from Full
Sep. 1, 2016 – Down 14.3″ from Full
Aug. 1, 2016 – Down 8.4″ from Full
Jul. 1, 2016 – Down 5.0″ from Full
Jun. 1, 2016 – Down 2.5″ from Full
May 1, 2016 – Down 2.8″ from Full
Apr. 1, 2016 – Down 3.5″ from Full
Mar. 18, 2016 – ICE OUT!!!
Mar. 1, 2016 – Down 4″ from Full
Feb. 1, 2016 – Down 13.5″ from Full
Jan. 1, 2016 – Down 5.8″ from Full
Full Lake Level is 504.32 ft above sea level
Last Season Below
Lake Winnipesaukee Ice In Report 2015-2016
My wife and I have found tons of websites we can go to see Lake Winnipesaukee ICE OUT dates going back to the 1800’s, but when it comes to ICE IN dates, there was nothing! So, since our house overlooks the broads of Lake Winnipesaukee, we are in a perfect location to report on when the lake first freezes over!!
Will we make it to February 1st with no full ice coverage. YES!
FREEZE DATE: February 9th, NH Primary Day! – Ice out Date March 18th!! This is an all time record! Only frozen for 38 Days!!! WOW!!
2016
Feb 12 to Feb 18
January 20th, and there is no visible ice!
January 24th, and the Lake is about 50% frozen, so there is quite a ways to go until it is frozen enough for ice fishing houses, snow mobiles and the Alto Lake Airport!
January 25th, the lake is less frozen than yesterday! And we have a few 40 degree days coming! Very interesting… ;-). The image above was taken January 25th!
January 26th, We are back to about 50% of lake being frozen. The image above was taken January 25th!
January 27th, We are back to about 20% of lake being frozen! Unreal!! I am thinking Lake might not freeze for the first time ever!!
January 28th, It must have been cold out last night and no word. Much of the lake seems frozen over, but it looks very thin. I am going to drive down to the shore line and get a closer look!
January 29th, I went down to the shoreline to take a look at the ice up close. The ice was about 1/4 inch thick. I took a big rock and threw it out as far as I could, and it easily went through and caused an amazing “Ice Ripple or Ice Wave”! I have never seen anything like that. Very cool. The Ice today is similar to yesterday. 85% frozen with a few open areas. As time goes on, I will report on ice usage like snow mobilers and ice house use which is usually big every winter.
January 30th, WOW… the lake is wide open again with NO ice!! This is amazing!! I have never seen this in the 6 years of living here!
February 1st, WOW… the lake is wide open again with NO ice!! The temperature today is supposed to reach 50 degrees! Will the lake ever freeze fully this winter?!
February 2nd, WOW… the lake is wide open again with NO ice!! And todays 40+ temperature is not going to help the ice freeze! STAY TUNED!
February 4th, There is less ice coverage now than in the past 2 weeks!! I winder if we will set a record for having no full ice coverage on the lake!! STAY TUNED!
February 9th, The ice finally froze last night! And I am guessing it will stay frozen with the upcoming cold weather.
February 12th, The ice is still frozen as would be expected with the cold we have had lately, but there are 4-5 large open places about the size of a football field or two. Very strange, since it really IS COLD!! (10 degrees!! and even colder at night)
Large fresh water opening with 10 degree temps!
March 1st, There is a huge opening of open water! I Have never seen this since living here (2009). Out my window, I see more open water than Ice! Wow… will be interesting to see what date ICE OUT is! I am thinking a record early date!
March 18th, Ice out Date March 18th!! This is an all time record! Only frozen for 38 Days!!! WOW!!
2015 – if someone can add some more detail to last years ICE IN dates, please use the blog below
January 7th, the lake was at about 50% frozen. On January 13th it was entirely frozen from our vantage point!
Lake Winnipesaukee Ice In. If you have records for past years please email us at svend@svend.com Svend & Pam Filby 86 Briarcliff Road, Gilford NH
Our view from Alton Bay
We have seen Ice since January, but that is common since any ice freezing on other parts of the lake, and then the wind carries it down to us
Lake Winnipesaukee Ice In Reports Blog
Greetings all Lake Winnipesaukee Lovers!! I thought I would start a blog when people can report in easily what there part of the lake is showing for ice coverage! Feel free to comment today!! See the ICE IN REPORT here Svend & Pam
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Lake Winnipesaukee
Lake Winnipesaukee (/ˌwɪnɪpəˈsɔːki/) is the largest lake in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, located in the Lakes Region. It is approximately 21 miles (34 km) long (northwest-southeast) and from 1 to 9 miles (1.6 to 14.5 km) wide (northeast-southwest), covering 69 square miles (179 km2)—71 square miles (184 km2) when Paugus Bay is included—with a maximum depth of 212 feet (65 m). The center area of the lake is called The Broads.
The lake contains at least 258 islands,[1] half of which are less than a quarter-acre in size, and is indented by several peninsulas, yielding a total shoreline of approximately 288 miles (463 km). The driving distance around the lake is 63 miles (101 km). It is 504 feet (154 m) above sea level. Winnipesaukee is the third-largest lake in New England after Lake Champlain and Moosehead Lake.
Outflow is regulated by the Lakeport Dam in Lakeport, New Hampshire, on the Winnipesaukee River.
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