CARBON COUNTY, Pa. \u2014 While warmer air temperatures may signal the start of spring, cold water conditions are still a concern for those heading outdoors.<\/p>\n
For David Best, it\u2019s his first time fishing on the water this year, and he came prepared for the cold.<\/p>\n
“At this time of the year we wear waders, so we can stay dry. So, we’re basically dry when we are out there in the water,” Best said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Best is not alone in taking precautions this time of year.<\/p>\n
Brandon Fogal, co-owner of Pocono Whitewater Rafting, said water temperature is something people should be aware of, especially in early spring.<\/p>\n
“The temperature around here should be in the 80’s this week, but water takes a long time to warm up,” Fogal said. “Also, the Lehigh comes from the Francis E. Walter Dam further upstream, which is a bottom fed dam, which means that the water coming down here stays cooler than the air for a long time.”<\/p>\n
Even as air temperatures rise, water temperatures can remain dangerously low.<\/p>\n
Fogal said that even if temperatures reach around 80 degrees, the water can still be between 40 and 50 degrees.<\/p>\n
Fogal said his business has already started its rafting season and is taking steps to keep employees safe, including reminding them to wear proper gear while in the water.<\/p>\n
“Wet suits or even dry suits you know something that is impossible to get wet in,” Fogal said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fogal said water temperatures are expected to warm up by June, but until then, anyone entering the water should take extra precautions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CARBON COUNTY, Pa. \u2014 While warmer air temperatures may signal the start of spring, cold water conditions are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[214,119,121,120,232],"class_list":["post-168047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-_homepage_top_stories","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-allentown-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}