Water Quality Buoy

LSPA’s buoy is part of a world-wide lake buoy network called Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON). The buoy collects and transmits air and water data (weather and in-lake conditions) every ten minutes, round-the-clock, 365 days of the year.

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To view weather conditions from local LSPA monitoring stations around the lake, click here.

Air & Water Temperature forecast

This is a daily forecast of air and water temperature for Lake Sunapee. In contrast to the live buoy, these data are predictions (with uncertainty) of future water temperature at the buoy at 8pm EST. 

Air temperature (ºF) is the forecasted high and low air temperature provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Water temperature (ºF) is the forecasted temperature for each day at 8pm. The top value for water temperature is the most likely water temperature. The bottom values represent a 95% confidence interval, which means that there is a 95% chance that water temperature at 8pm will fall within this range. 

This forecast is created daily by Virginia Tech researchers and is based on the buoy data collected on Lake Sunapee and NOAA forecasts. If you would like to learn more about Virginia Tech’s water forecasting, check out their website here.