« Previous

Summer Fading into Spring

 Next »

June 5th through 11th, 2023

Last week started all August-y with plenty of sun, a little drought, and high temperatures in the 80s°F. As the week progressed, weather that reminded us all that it's still Spring took over. At the start of the week, the warm air pushed the lake temperature up to 74°F. That wouldn't last. With the lake temperature so high, it was a good time to teach new kids how to swim. It was a good time for those that are strong swimmers to frolic in the water, too. After a good swim, some paused to tan, eat grass, and then deposit the used grass on the ground. At the start of the week, even the bar's squirrels seemed to take a break from their planning of evil to enjoy the warm. After a very short pause they <a href='/WeeklySummaryPages/2022/1106/SquirrelFacts.html' class ='defaultlink2' target='_blank'>emptied a bird feeder</a>, dug up some garden plants, and reportedly kicked a duckling. Just before Summer really started to fade, there was a ski show. We tried to get a fish eye view (not the wide angle kind, the underwater kind) of an act. We'll work on our framing before the next show. The crowd was described as light. Almost more amazing than the show was the new show dock. In the days after the water show, it got cooler. This did not seem to reduce the number of boats flying around Lucerne. By the weekend, the wind shifted from the North and the lake temperature shifted to September. During the celebrated warm period at the start of the week, divers knew that the 74°F water temperature was brittle. If a dive took you below 8 feet or so, the water got colder. The wind from the north took all that warmer surface water to the south and the colder water started to well up on the north end. By Sunday the lake temperature fell to 61°F. Friday's 37°F morning low did not help. Campfire size directly reflected the loss of lake heat. There was also rain. A little rain. Very, very little. It was the kind of storm that had some commenting that we could use more rain. The tenth of an inch we got was nice, but we need more. Just not during next Wednesday's ski show at Waters Edge starting at 6:30 PM with a pre-show shortly before that. A return of the warmth that scorched the area during the Memorial Day weekend would be nice, too. Along with the cooler weather, came the end of the tree pollen season. The lake water is confirming this with its clarity. Lucerne is usually a very clear lake, but now we are seeing bottom features from the drone in over 25 feet of water.<br><br><br>-Nemo perfers his Junes hot, occassionally stormy, and well garnished.

2023 Archives All Archives

Classic View Home

knottlane.com