Yesterday, May 8th, was warmer that we got all of last summer here in Island Pond, VT. The high was 87°, and last summers high was 85° on both July 1st and 2nd. The only nice part was very low dew points yesterday keeping the humidity levels down compared to last July. Fortunately for those of us that don’t like it quite that hot, temperatures dropped off fairly quick as soon as the sun started to set on the Northeast Kingdom. The low today was 46°. The current temperature at 12:45PM is 77°.
The forecast for the next several days looks to be wet with rain showers just about everyday. But, we do need the rain to help green things up, and help keep the fire danger down. Here’s a look at the upcoming weather for Island Pond as forecast by the NWS in Burlington. Don’t forget you can get the local forecast here on our website by clicking here.
Forecast for Island Pond, VT from NWS in Burlington
Warmer Weather In The NEK
The last several days here in the NEK of Vermont have been very nice. Each day was a little warmer with the temperature topping out at 78.5°F yesterday afternoon. Today is a little cooler with a current temperature of 60°F at 12:30PM.
Temperatures over the past 7 days in Island Pond, VT
In addition to the warmer temperatures, we’ve also started to hear and see some birds that we haven’t seen since last summer. Today I saw my first Rose-breasted Grosbeak of the season. I was also able to snap a quick photo of him to share with you.
Fist of the year Rose-breasted Grosbeak perched atop the bird feeder.
I also want to mention that I added a new page to the website that shows the last ten images from the Island Pond Webcam. The link is at the top of the page. You can also find it by clicking here.
Island Pond Still Mostly Ice Covered 5/1/15
Today is May 1st and Island Pond still has ice covering most of it’s surface. The one exception is near the public boat launch and State Beach area off of Lakeshore Drive on the East end of the Lake. There were even two loons swimming around in the open water. Hopefully the warm weather forecast for the next several days helps melt more of the ice.
Even though it looks like there isn’t a lot of ice left on Island Pond from this image taken at the public boat launch, most of the lake is still covered in ice on May 1, 2015.