University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: November 2018

Updated: When Will Our Lakes Freeze? Time for Annual CFL “Ice On” Pool

Note, post was originally published 11/28/16 and has been updated to include current conditions.  After a rather balmy Thanksgiving, where nighttime lows still hovered above freezing, our forecast calls for highs in the 30s (Fahrenheit) and lows in the 20s this week, which means it’s the time of year when we try to do the impossible …

“David Buoy” Wraps Up 11th Year Monitoring Lake Mendota

CFL grad student, Emily Whitaker tows David Buoy toward shore. Photo: E. Whitaker  Yesterday we caught a slight break in our string of cold, windy days and researchers here from the UW- Madison Center for Limnology and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences were able to head out onto Lake Mendota to retrieve our invaluable …