Topic: Ice Conditions 2018/2019

[Curt - RI]

Well, we have our first ice of the season already 

Chapman Pond in Westerly is ice covered already. The ice isn't safe, but it is iced in.

I also noticed ice on one of the small saltwater ponds that I drove ny today, as well as the various marshy areas nearby. Way, way too early for this! 

[Joe P]

I saw that!  Low teens the past few nights will do it

A little warm up coming and more rain will take care of that

[Curt - RI]

A little warm up coming and more rain will take care of that

Yep. I was thinking the same thing.

Looks like over an inch of rain overnight tonight, with 10-20 MPH winds 

Tomorrow is supposed to be 50 degrees, so it'll be opened back up tomorrow for sure 

[tritonmike]

hope so fishing billings tomorrow.

[Curt - RI]

hope so fishing billings tomorrow.

@tritonmike I hope Billings goes well for you tomorrow!

[Curt - RI]

@tritonmike How did the Billings Lake tourney go??

[Curt - RI]

Not a speck of ice left anywhere here now!

Instead, we have flooding 

[Curt - RI]

I bet the lakes ice back up by the end of the week!

[Brazzy]

We will see. Some of the deeper lakes are still in the 44-45 degree temp range and fish are still biting a drop shot (which will die when it gets to the 40 degree range). Im sure some of the shallower ones are done for.

[Curt - RI]

We will see. Some of the deeper lakes are still in the 44-45 degree temp range. Im sure some of the shallower ones are done for.

For sure. The shallow areas are already icing up. While my wife and I were out walking this afternoon, we spotted some areas where the Pawcatuck River has overflowed its banks into the woods, and the water in the woods had skim ice on it already. 

[Curt - RI]

I took my grandkids to a playground today that has a small pond in it. The entire pond was iced over with what looked like about 1 inch of ice, or maybe slightly less.

With the forecast for this week, it's bound to be safe ice very soon.

This pond is very shallow, so the water temp drops quickly, unlike deeper water bodies. But with daytime highs most of this week only in the mid 30s, and nighttime temps dropping into the low twenties, just about everything will be iced in very soon.

[Joe P]

Chapmans is iced over also but this weekends warm temps and rain should wipe that out!

[Curt - RI]

this weekends warm temps and rain should wipe that out!

You could be quite right! I guess it'll all depend on how thick it gets before Friday.

This makes it twice now that it's been iced from shore to shore, even though it hasn't yet been safe.

[Curt - RI]

Not sure what it's like in other areas, but here in southern RI the ice never fully melted. Or at least not in spots that I saw.

Today is supposed to top out in the low 30s, but the high winds will probably keep open water from freezing. And the rest of the week is supposed to be warming up again. We'll see what happens 

[Joe P]

Friday is rain close to 60 degrees!   Crazy weather