Cold Snap Means Sea Smoke and Ice
The Nantucket glides through smoky waters.
The Nantucket glides through smoky waters.
Sea smoke rises from Tisbury harbor at 8:30 Thursday morning.
Sea smoke rises from Tisbury harbor at 8:30 Thursday morning.
Gulls brave a cold morning at Tisbury harbor across from the hospital.
Gulls brave a cold morning at Tisbury harbor across from the hospital.
The view from the Island Home ferry at 7:20 a.m., as sea smoke rises from Vineyard Sound.
The view from the Island Home ferry at 7:20 a.m., as sea smoke rises from Vineyard Sound.
Ice hangs off Coast Guard vessel in Menemsha.
Ice hangs off Coast Guard vessel in Menemsha.
Water and ice at artesian well.
Water and ice at artesian well.
Cold Menemsha Beach.
Cold Menemsha Beach.
A week into the new year, the Vineyard has had its first snap of bitter cold. The temperatures fell to 3 degrees in Edgartown overnight on Wednesday, with the wind chill making it feel even colder.
When the cold air meets warmer water, it creates steam fog, or sea smoke, a beautiful result of bitterly cold temperatures.