BLEH. Snow & rain all day -- it's quite slushy everywhere, icy here & there. The temperature is supposed to rise overnight, to hit 15 tomorrow sometime... with a risk of thunderstorms.

Doug, that means bad weather is headed our way. We shall see.

I can do without any snow until December! After Dec. 1 let'er fly!

Snow for Christmas Eve, and then gone by Hanukkah (which is Dec.26th this year).

A sunny, but chilly morning here in St.John's. Still, with no wind (thankfully) the 2C does not feel that cold. Environment Canada predicts that it shall be 10-12C with rain for the next couple of days. We shall see.

-4 on the way to +4 with light snow today. Back to plus figures for the rest of the week.

A record breaking -29 out this morning. But things are looking up, it is already up to -26. ;)

bhil, are you kidding, or are those the actually readings??? I shall trust you if you say yes, mon ami. It is partly sunny and 5C here in St.John's and people are starting to get into the Christmas mood.

Unfortunately I'm not kidding, the Enivronment Canada website now reads -21, but those were the temperatures when I came in to work this morning and when I made the post, respectively.

It is 4.6C outside of my house but with the sun setting in about an hour or so, it might get down to 0C tonight. Still, -21C for this time of year is hard to imagine.

bhil, you failed to mention that Environment Canada also has you with a windchill of -30C. Unbelievable!!!!!!!

Unless you're here, then it does seem pretty believable. ;)

bhil, just thinking of those sorts of temps gives me a headache.

Hang on bhil, it has jumped to +9 here when the sun poked through for an hour at lunch. We're back to cloud now but only getting down to -2 tonight. I will try and send some of this southeast to you.

We are going up to 12C tomorrow, so I could try to send some warmer temps westward as well.

Thanks guys, I will check back in tomorrow and let you know if it helped.

Good luck, bhil. Stay warm.

Wow, still +6 here with the low for tonight +9. I blowing to the southeast as hard as I can bhil! :D

We hit 0.6C an hour ago, and now it has gone up to 1.4C. Thus, we are on our way to 12C tomorrow.

-1 on the way to 6 today and forecast for the next seven days is +6 to +8 range. Nice for November. I hope some of our efforts paid off for bhil, Dr. G. :)

Woohoo!! Thanks Sinc and Dr G, all your hard work paid off. This morning it is -5 with a forecasted high of 0 for today and positive temperatures for the weekend! After yesterday it feels like summer outside.

bhil, we are at 14C here in St.John's at 12:35PM, so we have some warmth to spare.

Brrrrr. Not as cold as Regina, but still -12 and wind chill at -20. Not Nice. Temps to -19 overnight and high -4. Those nice days last weekend will not return this year I'm afraid.

Currently 6 here and still going up to 9. Nice for November!

It hit 15.5C here in St.John's, but with only a bit of sun. Still, it was a nice day to be outside.

I have a couple of strings of Xmas lights to put up around the roof, But it;s too cold today

Bolor, that would have been the thing to do here today. I HATE putting up the Christmas lights when it is cold.

I hear you. At my stage in life, the cold bothers me a little more than it used to.

Bolor, with 15C here in St. John's, it would have been a good time to put up the lights except for the wind. I HATE heights up on a ladder in strong winds even more than I hate cold.

Clouds have disappeared and the sun is shining brightly.

I'm putting my Christmas lights around the INSIDE of the front window this year. Since my youngest son moved out, my ladder days are done, thank goodness! :D

Sinc, I hate ladders, even though I bought a good one last year.

It is nearly 10PM and it is just over 16C here in St. John's. VERY atypical for this time in November.

And still +8 here at 7:00 p.m.

Unusual to be sure for November.

The temps have actually risen since 10:30PM.................not by much, but here at 10:45PM we are closer to 17C than to 16C.

Here it is at 1145PM and it is 16.7C outside. Amazing!!!!

The amazing weather continues. We were out in Churchill Park with the doxies at about 710AM and it was still 16C. Now, at nearly 8AM, it is 15.6C. So, the spring-like weather continues for another few hours here in St.John's.

As does it here Dr. G.

A very balmy 10 this morning with a mix of sun and cloud. Our high was only forecast to be 6, so we have already surpassed that figure.

Unusual, but welcome weather in November in Alberta.

-6 right now, should skyrocket to -4 later today. Bright, crisp, sunny... and a bit icy here and there from the small amount of snow & drizzle that came down yesterday afternoon/evening.

Surged to 12 in the past hour, but my oh my, the winds!

Gusting to over 90 kph and wind warnings have been issued.

Parlty sunny with a light breeze and 8C here in St. John's at 2PM. Rain is on the way we are told. Such is Life.

Back to 10, but forecast revised to high of 12 today in bright sunshine. Still very windy but nowhere near the 100 kph blasts of early today, but still strong at 30 to 40 kph.

Blue skies and a rapidly setting sun with 7C here in St. John's. I am always a bit sad to see it get dark so early as we approach the winter solstice. Being as far east as we are, the sun shall have set within the next 30 minutes.

Just watching the clouds out my office window and they are literally flying past. Must be high winds at altitude as well. Our days too grow shorter and darkness falls about 5:30 p.m. now.

Sinc, it is 440PM here in St.John's and I have to turn on the lights here in the house. Still, it is a clear sky, so there shall be stars out tonight, along with a shining moon.

It is just now dusk at 5:00 p.m.

In another 20 minutes or so, it will be dark here too.

Sinc, we have our own 1/2 time zone, but it really should be 45 minutes, because that is the true difference with our location here in Canada's far east.

5 this morning on the way to another even dozen again today.

Beautiful sunshine here in St.John's this morning, but a chilly 3C.

Well, we got to 0 yesterday and today, but that's it for the mild weather. Highs at -10 for the rest of the week

Seemingly the reverse here in St.John's, Bolor. It is warming up into double digits, but with not much sunshine. Such is Life.

Bolor, please cover your eyes for a moment. For the rest of you it will be double digit plus temps for us all week long. Our lawn is even turning green again and it looks like spring. Nice. :)

6 this morning on the way to 13 again today. Unbelievable! :)

-15 this morning with a high of -11. Current wind chill is -22 ... Brrrrr.
I'm happy for you westerners. You have had your share of bad weather so you deserve a break. Those of you on SSI however ......?

Sunny and a bit over 11C here in St.John's this afternoon. I shall send some warmth west, Bolor.

We broke the record high for this date at 8:21 a.m. at 13 degrees. Now that the sun is out, I'm thinking we will scare 20 as a high today if we don't actually get there. Fantastic!

Sinc, that is incredible. I recall my wife's brother, who lives in Edmonton, calling us on a day that it was -35C in January............which is only two months away.

17 at noon! Wow!

Darn, we only got to +19 today. November in Edmonton you say? Yikes it's just plain nuts, but we like it! :D

And we are going down to -27 tonight .... and that's without any wind chill :(

Bolor, my heart goes out to you and yours who are in those sorts of temps. We have strong winds, with rain on the way, in 8C temps here in St.John's this morning.

-4 today, cloudy. -1 tomorrow... and 5 to 10 centimetres of snow is expected. :mad:

Our furnace is on the fritz this morning, and right now I'm waiting for the technician to show up (and I'll take the day off work just because :D).

The house is cool but not that uncomfortable yet; I'm glad we aren't experiencing cold temperatures like Timmins otherwise we'd really be shivering. Bolor, I'd like to second Dr.G.'s sentiment -- my heart goes out to you as well!

Alberta clipper heading Toronto's way.

I hope Mayor David Miller has the army's phone number!

Incredible day here yesterday as we broke a long held record at 19 degrees. Possible again today as we are forecast to hit 13, but like yesterday we could easily surpass it. If my lawn keeps growing, it may need one final cut!

Only got to -22 this AM Was supposed to be -27. Temp going up to -8 with an Alberta clipper on the way. That will mean 20+ cms of snow. A winter storm warning has been set. Darn ... I was supposed to go to another community ~150 kms away for the Cancer Society. I think I'll cancel

Bolor, I feel for you. We have 9C here at noon in St.John's, with strong winds and rain forcast for later today.

Be careful, Bolor.

Environment Canada's Official Weather Warnings
5:33 AM EST Wednesday 23 November 2005
Winter storm warning for
Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls continued

Significant winter storm for today through Thursday.

This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

An Alberta clipper storm system over northwestern Ontario is forecast to intensify today as it heads towards the Algoma region this evening. Snow is currently spreading across northwestern Ontario and Lake Superior and is expected to more eastern portions of northeastern Ontario by this afternoon. The snow will taper off over western sections tonight but persist through Thursday farther east. Snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 centimetres are expected by Thursday night. In addition..Strong and gusty winds northerly winds behind the disturbance will causing drifting and blowing snow as well as cold windchill values.

Motorists are advised to exercise extreme caution as conditions deteriorate today.

6 straight days of fog. Perhaps it will change tomorrow? The world feels like a very small place in the fog. Perhaps the rest of it has disappeared? Can anyone confirm. The fog is so thick in places that everything becomes soaked. Like a heavy mizzle.

Carex, we are still here. There is no sun, but it is 8.6C so there is no snow on the way, just some rain.

We can hear you Carex but we can't see you. Keep talking and we will follow your voice.

Maybe we should send out some of the Doxie Emergency Rescue Squad to find Carex? At least then he would have a few doxies to show him the way to Enlightenment...........which is in downtown Vancouver, at the corners of Walk and Don't Walk.

The sense of smell would be the only way to do it. Sound does funny things in the fog. I will mark myself by rolling in some dead and decaying chum salmon bodies that now litter the local creeks and rivers. They should be able to find me right away. It will be tough in social situations because of the stench, but I am willing to do it.

Carex, they are on their way.

Unfortunatley, the sheer number of salmon bearing creeks in the area may lead to confusion for the Rescue Squad. I may have chosen the wrong scent to mark myself with. My co-workers seem to be avoiding me too.

I think I hear some snuffling sounds in the bushes...

11 in beautiful sunshine at noon. Bet we break yet another record today! Nice for November, non? :)

We are a windy 9C going on 7PM. Nice for late Nov.

Still 9C at 1130PM. The winds have died down a bit, so it must mean the rain is fast approaching from the southwest.

It is going on 9AM here in St.John's and it is 11.3C with a light warm rain. This is VERY unusual for this time of year.

Here in Belleville we have a blanket of snow on the ground .... only got maybe a couple of centimeters ..enough to make for messy driving ..

Drive carefully, Ms.Red. Do you have winter tires on yet?

Just barely clipped by the clipper. A pretty white blanket in Toronto this morning. It's melting fast though. It's funny how weather reporting has taken on the common fear mongering tactics in the media. I expected the sky to have fallen.

Drive carefully, Ms.Red. Do you have winter tires on yet?

We will for sure drive carefully ..Thanks Dr.G. ..

I don't think you can call our tires winter tires, but they are all season ones..

I still think winter tires are better than all season for winter driving .. :D

The temperature should hit -2 later today -- it's windy right now, and the snow has started. We'll see if we get the predicted 5 to 10 cm.

The good news is that they're predicting an high of 10 next Monday so a lot of this should melt off.

We had 30 cms on the sidewalk this morning. Temps -19, windchill -29 :eek:
It had to happen

1 this morning on the way to 11 and no end in sight until at least Monday. Lawns are once again green. A welcome relief to the onset of winter as we normally have a ton of snow and cold by now.

Bolor, still a bit over 11C here at 11AM, so we are sending out some warm weather and some of your special hot chocolate to ease your pain. Paix, mon ami.

Yaey!!!!It's SNOOOOWINGGGGG!!!!! :D

This is the first time we've had real snow before December! Now my life is complete. :D :D :D

P.S. -5˙C at noonish.

Hard to believe, but here is our lawn taken early this morning, November 23, 2005:

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Snowy here.

Common sense will serve you better than winter tires. Winter tires can't save people from stupidity.

Temps still at -12 and -19 with wind at the supposed peak of the day. Oh well ....

still snowing too but at a reduced rate

Snowy here.

Common sense will serve you better than winter tires. Winter tires can't save people from stupidity.

Today was the first day I've ever driven with snow tires and they were 100% better than the all-seasons I had on before.

Singingcrow, while I am glad for you, please keep it on your side of the Atlantic provinces. Merci.

Sinc, my lawn needs mowing but it is a bit wet to try and do this, since I use a push mower which is environmentally friendly, but does not work all that well on wet grass. No brown at all on my lawn...............which in a few months will be under a few meters of snow. So it goes...........so it goes.........

Bolor, come on out to St. John's. We can't provide you with the Paradise on Earth of Salt Spring Island, but we can offer you some warmth, friendship.............and all the doxie licks you can take.

Just walked my dogs.

THEY say it feels like -22, i think it's colder. Damm

Our last spring like day tomorrow at +9, then it cools off to highs around 0 to 4. Touch to take.

Singingcrow, while I am glad for you, please keep it on your side of the Atlantic provinces. Merci.

I'll do my best Dr. G. But besides the fact that I prefer the snow to the grey wet, it will be my birthday soon, and it doesn't feel like my birthday without the snow. I've gone four winters without. Just not the same.

Singingcrow, I appreciate your thoughtfulness. My mother was from Montreal, and spoke of her birthdays (in late Dec.) as being bitterly cold and full of snow. Coming from New York City, I never appreciated this until I moved to Canada. If I had snow on my birthday (early Oct.) I would go back to Georgia.

Another fine day here in the west at -5 on the way to +8 in the sunshine.

A cloudy 13C here in St.John's at 1PM. I have pansies growing again in my garden. This is normal in BC, but NOT here. Still, I am the last person to be complaining, because I HATE winter.

Now that the sun is shining, it is +1 and the high has been revised upwards to 10. Nice.

Overcast, dull, showers, +8. In other words, normal.

Overcast, dull and 12C...................NOT normal.........at least not by late Nov.

currently -8 and still snowing. Another 5 to 10 cms since my last report. Supposed to get to +3 on Sunday with maybe some rain. Yuuuuck!

+9 as we enjoy our last day of spring like weather. Temps are forecast to fall rapidly over the next few days to normal November values. Oh well it was nice while it lasted. :)

Sinc, 12C here at 740PM, but, sadly, it won't last. It seems as if the warm temps are going to leave us and be sent to those in true need in central Canada. Still, I have some nice pansies to remind me of this atypical weather.

Brrr, you can now feel it in the air. But I'm ready to face old man winter now!

It is still a bit over 11C as we pass midnight and head into Saturday morning. I shall miss this sort of mildness. Such is Life.

Just went out to get the weekly from the mailbox and brrrrr, it's -7 out there. What a change. Darn, summer's over.

10C and pouring rain. Luckily, one does not have to shovel rain, but our day shall come. :(

-6 on the way to +3 with light snow flurries.

Sinc, we are catching up to you with 4.5C and rain.

Sun just popped out and it's +3. We may hit 5 yet today. :)

Clear, sunny, beautiful and +7.

It is a bit over 3C here in St.John's as we approach 8PM.

0 this morning, and overcast. A few flakes of snow now & again.

The temperature is supposed to rise overnight (with some freezing rain, maybe) to top out at +9 tomorrow.

They're predicting +13 on Tuesday, then down to zero again by Wednesday.

-3 on the way to -1 so not much change. Light snow forecast but none so far.

A dull 3C day here in St.John's at 3PM. Still, the Grey Cup will see an Edmonton victory which should make Sinc happy, so that should warm things up a bit.

The sun is shining brightly and it is up to +3 at noon. At this rate we may top St. John's high for the day. :)

Sinc, no sun here until tomorrow. Still, so long as the snow stays away, I don't mind the clouds.

Dull and dreary right now. Temps rising from current -4 to +5 in the morning and +9 and rain tomorrow.

-9 here tonight on the way to a low of -18, but still no snow. Yes! :)

It's a bit over 0C here in St.John's as we approach 10PM. Still, it is a clear sky so NO snow.

Snow coming. Bad news. Watch the skies.

Snow coming. Bad news. Watch the skies.
I saw the Olympic mountains were covered with quite a bit of snow this afternoon. (Mind you, with all the fog we've had for so long, its been a long time since I've seen them)

Oh well, so long as we don't get a big dump of the stuff, I'm fine with a few flakes here or there.

My suggestion, don't drive the Malahat tomorrow morning. It could all blow over, but why chance it.

Yes, the mainland ranges were very picturesque today as well. Lots of new snow.

And so it begins. The first flakes are falling. Help.

We lost most of our snow ... freezing rain yesterday with road closures and school buses cancelled. It turned into rain and we woke up to a cloudy +10 this morning. Temps are beginning to fall. I think winter will come back tomorrow.

A chilly -14 on the way to a high of only -9. Much more like November weather.

There's snow on the roof and a fire in the hearth. My house always gets a little extra it seems than most other folks in town. About 6 inches built up on the deck right now.

A sunny 3C here in St.John's this afternoon with a sunny 10C predicted for tomorrow. I shall believe it when I see it, but if it is true, my Christmas lights are going out tomorrow while I can put them up in some degree of warmth.

A chilly -15 on the way to our high of -12 and dropping to -22 this evening. We finally got snow, but only what one would call a "dusting", enough to cover roads and sidewalks but not enough to hide the lawns.

A sunny 7C here at 11AM. I am determined to put out the Christmas lights today while it is sunny, warm and not windy -- a rare combination here in St.John's. I hear that the golf courses are filled with hundreds of golfers trying to get in one last round or two of golf.

Windy and very rainy yesterday, and the high exceeded what was forecast. It hit +17 in the afternoon; it felt almost balmy. All the snow we got last week is gone.

Cooling down today; it should bottom out at +4 this afternoon. Maybe a bit of rain here & there later on, but right now the sky is mostly clear.

Doug, we nearly got to 10C, but it was warm enough for me to finally hang out my Christmas lights on a sunny day when there was no wind and my fingers were not numb trying to untangle the knots in the cords.

-16 0n the way to -12 with clear skies forecast, but it is much to dark to confirm that yet.

Sinc, we have your clear skies, and it is currently 9.2C at just after 11AM. In an hour or so, I shall do something that I hate, but have no reason to put off anylonger -- cleaning the outside windows.

currently -12 with flurries. Just a smattering of snow on the ground. Nothing to get too worried about. They are calling for small amounts of snow each of the next five days and no melting in sight

Forboding.

Is that a type of weather because that is what it feels like.

10.7C at just after noon. A quick lunch and then the windows await my cleaning touches.

Doom is upon us in the shape of fluffy white flakes. It is beginning to snow.

Please, dear friends, do not laugh at us too hard when you watch the morning news. Those 5 cm can be a killer. And it will be -2 on top of all that.

Carex, my wife lived in Vancouver for a few years, and what we ignore here in St.John's as a dusting (e.g., 5-10cm of snow) was brutal in LotusLand. If in need, remember to flash the doxie signal into the sky. The Doxie Resue Squad will be there ASAP.

We have clear skies and an chilly 4C here in St.John's tonight.

-16 this morning and staying there for the day. No sun forecast either. I dislike gray days. No sun = no fun.

Looks like it was a whole lot of nothing. Just a light dusting. It is -2 though!!

8C here in St.John's, but the clouds have just rolled in to blot out the sun and blue sky. Rain and 11C predicted for tomorrow.

Carex, amazing that St.John's will be warmer than Vancouver for the next few days. Still, I guess outside of Salt Spring Island (aka Paradise on Earth), you folks in lower BC are getting unseasonably colder temps as we are getting unseasonably warmer temps. Very strange.

Perhaps someone is looking in a mirror??

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the finest weather of all?"
"Salt Spring Island, you dolt!!!" replies the mirror.

-19 this morning and we got about 1 cm of snow overnight. High is only -14 but sunshine is forecast. Too dark to tell if that will hold.

The morning started off sunny, but now it is quite cloudy with temps just over 11C. Still, my wife and I shall be doing some downtown St.John's (NOT mall) Christmas shopping.

Pansies are again growing in my front garden, which has a southwestern exposure. At 11C at 1230PM, if it wasn't so wet I would mow the lawn. About six years ago, this same garden was under a couple of feet of snow.

It's COLD! And no Snow. A terrible wind in on a very humid day.:ptptptptp :ptptptptp :ptptptptp All this and only -6.

A beautiful clear day with the sun very low on the horizon and -19.

Singingcrow, that means the snow and cold might be headed our way. Rats!!!

Sinc, still holding at 11C here in St.John's. No wind and no sun makes it a mild grey day. Still, everyone is out hanging up their Christmas lights and driving election signs into the front lawns while the ground is still frost free.

Sun and cloud and -13 and windchill at -21. Yesterday was even worse for wind. The good news is there is very little snow on the ground.

A bright and sunny morning and a very crisp -24 to start our day. Going down to near -30 for the next few nights.

We are at 1C now but it is going up to 4C, so singingcrow's snow is coming as heavy rain tonight. Merci, singingcrow.

-14 this morning and only getting to -12 by noon. Then dropping like a stone with high winds to -21 in the afternoon and down to -28 overnight.

Cloudy, 2 degrees, heading to a high of 7. Seasonal temperatures.

Temps are close to normal. -8 during the day and -17 or so at night. Still no snow to speak of but I guess the snow plow man had to have something to do so he came around scraping pavement. The sidewalk plow also scraped up bare walks but they do that quite often

Dropped to -16 now and the winds are picking up. Gonna be one cold one here tonight! 5 cm of fresh snow on the ground, so had to shovel all three driveways.

A windy and cold 1C here in St.John's. So much for pansies still growing in the garden. I fear that they are in shock.

The wind chill will take us into the -30s for most of the day.

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Chilly here too at 3C. It's all relative.

Couple days late but still apropos:

Day 2 - Vancouver Blizzard 2005

Chilled Vancouver commuters faced their second day
of winter hell today, as an additional ¼ centimeter of the peculiar
white stuff fell, bringing the lower mainland to its knees and causing
millions of dollars worth of damage to the marijuana crops. Scientists
suspect that the substance is some form of frozen water
particles and experts from Saskatchewan are being flown in. With
temperatures dipping to the almost but not quite near zero mark,
Vancouverites were warned to double insulate their lattes before
venturing out.

Vancouver police recommended that people stay
inside except for emergencies, such as running out of espresso or
biscotti to see them through Vancouver's most terrible storm to date.

The local Canadian Tire reported that they had completely sold out of
fur lined sandals.
Drivers were cautioned to put their convertible tops up( so I did),
and several have been shocked to learn that their SUV's actually
have four wheel drive, although most have no idea how to use it.

Weary commuters faced soggy sushi, and the threat
of frozen breast implants. Dr. John Blatherwick, of the Coastal
Health Authority reassured everyone that most breast implants were
perfectly safe to 25 below. "The government has to do
something," snarled an angry Trevor Warburton.

"I didn't pay $540,000 for my one bedroom condo so I
could sit around and be treated like someone from Toronto."

Good one Carex!!! :):)
Temps here are at our high of -11 and sunny (Wind chill -17)

Sinc, I hope we don't get your weather, although we probably will in a couple of days.

We got about 5cm of snow overnight, with another 15-20cm predicted for tonight. Of course, once this fluffy white snow is down, in a day or so we shall be getting rain. I am still dreaming of a green Christmas/Hanukkah. We shall see.

Currently -11 with a dusting of snow. Wind chill -19. High -9 but no warmer than present with wind ... typical for this time of year.

-23 on the way to a sunny and clear -8, the last day in our cold snap as much warmer temperatures are headed our way. :)

Sunny and 0C here in St.John's. We had about 15cm of snow last night, so this might form the layer that will eventually melt away in April. We shall see.

Our promised sunshine has yet to appear so we have struggled to -19. Doubt we will make -8, but we shall see.

Sinc, we have enough sunshine here to send your way. As the sun is setting in another hour or so, I shall send it your way so that you may enjoy a fine sunset. -0.7C here according to my digital thermometer.

And it has just arrived Dr. G.

Sun broke through the cloud cover moments ago, thanks!

Sinc, is is about ten to five here and it is pitch black. Still, the sky is clear, so that means it shall be cold (currently -2C) and not much wind. Great night for stargazing.

The sun is trying to rise this morning, with temps of -1C. Everything is still calm, making the snow from yesterday look pretty.

What a difference a day makes! 0 this morning and we have already surpassed our forecast high of -2. Once the sun comes up, we should get even better!

We are supposed to get -5 and sun ... so far, -9 and snow. I don't think we will see above zero temps for a while now.

+3 on the way to +7 in the sunshine again today. Nice break from the first cold snap.

Sinc, that is an amazing range of temp spreads in just a few days.

+3 this morning on the way to 9 under light cloud. Quite a change indeed, Dr. G.

We should be getting some sun tomorrow and then temps up to about 7C on Monday (it is about 4C now). This is typical temps for St.John's this time of year -- no extremes either way.

A little cool at 1C, going up to 7C today. Of concern, is the relative "dryness" we have been experiencing. Aside from the snow a couple weeks ago, there has been little if any rain. The rivers are dead low which is unusual for this time of year. They look like mid summer conditions. As much as we hate to admit it, we need rain in the winter here.

Carex, if I could, I would send some of ours. It is 5C and raining here in St.John's. We have plenty to spare. Seriously, I wish you all well. I recall the forest fires of the past couple of years out in BC, and this is, in part, a result of a lack of moisture in the fall/winter. Bon chance, mon ami.

-3 here and a tonne of snow. 7 cms last night, 15 cms this morning and it is still coming down. I cleaned the driveway at noon and there is at least another 5-10 cms XX) :-(

Bolor, I know that experience. There are times when I don't want to go out four times to shovel, but if I don't, I then have 35+ cm to shovel and that is too heavy to push or throw. Good luck, my friend.

A very balmy 4 degrees this morning on the way to 8 in the sunshine. Hardly feels like two weeks from Christmas.

Temps dropped to -20 this AM currently -16 and windchill of -25. As a guess, we got at least 30 cms of snow (22.8mm of precip) since Friday at noon. It has cleared now and temps dropping to -29 tonight. Winter is really hear now. Brrr.

Bolor, except for the extreme temps, that is the typical sort of snowfall for St.John's. I feel for you, my friend. Patience, winter shall be here on the 21st and then we are on to Spring.

-30, clear, no wind. High -19 low tonight -30. Brrrr

We shall be getting 100kph winds, 30+mm of rain, but it is now 6C, so NO snow. Bolor, the Doxie Emergency Team is up and running again at full strength, as the pups have stopped nursing for a week. By the new year, they should be able to take on some local runs and leave all of the Montreal and west runs to the Fearsome Foursome.

Bolor, what might be the relative humidity in Timmins when it gets this cold?

Dr. G Environment Canada says it is 68% but usually it is pretty dry ... in the 35% region

How does one make a snowball in that sort of dry snow???

You Don't. After a few days of very cold weather, the snow becomes quite packed. Not quite enough to make igloos, but close :)

Bolor, I am hoping that the rain we are getting today shall wash away ALL of the snow from last week. We shall see.

I'm dreaming of a green Christmas, just like the ones in NYC.

-4 with a high of +4 today. Nice turn around.

Hopefully, we shall not see anything below 0C during the day for the rest of this week, which is typical for us this part of Dec. We shall see.

Today RAIN and a high of 4C, low of -1C! Ahhh! Vancouver's gonna freeze to death!

dona83, strange, but that is typical St.John's weather, and we look forward to it this time of year, because we don't have to shovel rain. All weather is relative here in Canada, n'est pas? Paix.

Our snow is now all gone. O this morning on the way to only +1, so it's pretty much as good as it gets right now.

Our thermometer is stuck at -30. Some pink skies this AM. High today -12 with sun and -6 tomorrow with sun again. That's no too bad. Maybe we have broken the cold spell (he said hopefully)

I used to watch the Weather Network all the time ... and check the site constantly.

Ever since I started working here at The Weather Network, I don't pay attention to the weather forecasts - and now all I ever get asked about is the weather!

D

Sinc, our snow is all gone as well. It is now 5C at just after 8PM here in St.John's, going up to 8C tomorrow with rain.

We got another "dusting" of snow this afternoon. Nothing one has to shovel. :)

We are getting a dusting of foggy mist right now. All is still with the temps at 4C.

Currently 0 with an overnight low of +2 and sun tomorrow.

Rain and 8C here tomorrow. Still, one does not have to shovel rain.

-25 this morning. Currently -13 and -19 with the wind. Sunny for now but snow for tomorrow

Rain and 8C here in St.John's. Bolor, trade you some warmth for a bit of your sunshine???

-2 with a high of -1. Cloudy and we got another "skiff" of snow overnight. The kind you use a broom to sweep off the driveway. Not much to look forward to today.

Sinc, trade you some +8C warmth for a "skiff of snow" and a bit of sunshine. It is mild but dreary here in St.John's this afternoon.

The sun has just broke through here approaching noon. Perhaps we will get higher than -1 and see some + temps. We shall see.

It is almost 10:30PM and it is just under 10C here in St.John's. The fog horns are sounding off of Fort Amherst, so there must be fog down in the St.John's Harbor.

-5 and supposed to stay there overnight.

Sinc, how about a trade of some fog for some sunshine tomorrow???

Keep the fog, Dr. G.

But I will send some sunshine to burn it off, OK? :)

Merci, mon frere. It is spooky outside now as we approach 11PM. It is 10C and there is a still fog hanging low.................with only the fog horns outside of the St. John's harbor to break the stillness.

A frosty -14 with the forecast calling for sunshine and a high of -8. I have asked the weatherman to send a wee bit of our abundant sunshine to Newfoundland and Labrador for the Doxie population. We shall see if he honours my request.

Currently -13 and windchill at -22 and as high as -27. Our sun has left and heading to Dr. G.. I think some of your warmth has already arrived but you you blew it over here too hard! ;)

Bolor, it is windy, partly sunny and 5C. Thanks for the sunshine.

Sinc, the sun coming in the back window is falling upon a herd of sleeping doxies. They are real "sun bunnies", just like their mom and dad.

I knew the old weatherman would not let me down! :)

A chilly 2C with a brisk wind this evening. Good luck to all of you in Ontario with the predicted snow.

It's coming down hard and fast! At this rate, the CN Tower should be covered over by midnight.

A chilly 2C with a brisk wind this evening.
When has 2C ever been chilly? ;)
Don't think it has been above -11C and I'm sure out West maybe colder...

Dr. G showing your age? Or is this a NY thing?

AS, it's a Georgia thing. I came here after 5 years in Georgia, where I saw all of 5 inches of snow, and only about a couple of doxen days below the freezing mark. St. John's is a different sort of cold than where my wife is from in Calgary. Still, with a 50kph wind, 2C is cold, especially when the wind is off of the Atlantic Ocean, which is only about 5km from my front door.

My mother is from Montreal and even the cold in NYC did not bother her.

A frosty -23 this morning and only getting to -17, but still no snow.

Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver
Mon jardin ce n'est pas un jardin, c'est la plaine
Mon chemin ce n'est pas un chemin, c'est la neige
Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver...

Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of snow today. I'm sure my area will top out at around 40 centimetres when it's all over.

Pro: Very pretty, wintry-wonderland look to everything.

Con: I'm not looking forward to shovelling up the aftermath. Might even have to do the roof too. :ptptptptp :ptptptptp :ptptptptp

When has 2C ever been chilly?
Easier to get hypothermia and feel the cold when it's in the range - highest waer density ( just above freezing ) and greatest heat transfer...that's when :D

Easier to get hypothermia and feel the cold when it's in the range - highest waer density ( just above freezing ) and greatest heat transfer...that's when :D
Thanks Mr Science....

:)

Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver
Mon jardin ce n'est pas un jardin, c'est la plaine
Mon chemin ce n'est pas un chemin, c'est la neige
Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver...

Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of snow today. I'm sure my area will top out at around 40 centimetres when it's all over.

Pro: Very pretty, wintry-wonderland look to everything.

Con: I'm not looking forward to shovelling up the aftermath. Might even have to do the roof too. :ptptptptp :ptptptptp :ptptptptp
Ditto here - time to engage four wheel drive.....

Since we on;y caught the outer edge of that storm, we only got approximately 7.5 cms of snow. A bit more today and tonight. Might add up to 10 cms or so. The temps are a balmy -7 ;)

Thanks, Mr. Science. It is still 2C with a brisk wind and no sun. :(

-20 again this morning and headed to -13 in the sunshine so once again in Edmonton, it will look like this today:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/smoke3.jpg

I saw some of the Montreal photos - looks like you got about 10 times the snow and the same heavy wet stuff......ugh. :(

Heart attack stuff :eek:

Sinc, is that smoke from a chimney at someone's home, or an industrial plant???

MacDoc, you are so VERY correct in the warning. Wet snow is murder on the heart if too much is attempted all at once. I usually take hours outside doing this sort of shoveling. Since it is not all that cold, I am able to shovel and think..........shovel and think...........shovel and curse the winter.........shovel and think.

Sinc, is that smoke from a chimney at someone's home, or an industrial plant???
Actually it is steam from a small stack that heats water to clean cement mixer trucks at Inland Cement. Normally you don't see it, but when it gets cold with no wind, it billows against the blue sky.

Sinc, steam is OK, but I recall seeing the large Inco smokestacks driving into Sudbury, and wondering what it would be like to be downwind of that pollution.

A cloudy day here in St.John's, with temps just over 3C. When it gets cold here in Dec. is when the sun comes out.

-14 on the way to -7 under clear skies again today. Winter is very nearly upon us now.

-9, cloudy, windy, just plain nasty. Winds gusting to 30 kph. Oh well I shouldn't complain after all it is Timmins :(

Thought I would share a picture of the storm we had in Hull/Ottawa last Friday. The busses that are stuck in the Hull's portage area were all OC Transpo (Ottawa.)

It took about an hour and a half to drive through what normally takes 15 minutes on a clear day. :yikes:

MannyP, here are some pics of winter six years ago.......the winter in which St.John's received over 21 feet of snow.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/PhotoView.jsp?&collid=58388180203.412522935203.1135016766840&photoid=577361902303&view=1&page=1&sort_order=&alb umsperpage=&navfolderid=2005

http://www.kodakgallery.com/PhotoView.jsp?&collid=58388180203.412522935203.1135016766840&photoid=960561902303&view=1&page=1&sort_order=&alb umsperpage=&navfolderid=2005

http://www.kodakgallery.com/PhotoView.jsp?&collid=58388180203.412522935203.1135016766840&photoid=952351902303&view=1&page=1&sort_order=&alb umsperpage=&navfolderid=2005

-18 on the way up to -3 today and way up to +4 tomorrow. Looks like it's going to be a brown Christmas.

Sinc, we have had a dusting of light snow and will continue to have this until Christmas eve. So, with temps around 0C, we won't have a fully brown Christmas, but there shall only be a cm or two on the ground. We shall see.

It is, for the record, snowing a lot. Again. Good luck, those of you who need to drive on Ottawa streets today.

RevMatt, I keep trying to urge my son to remember his Young Drivers of Canada defensive driving tactics, especially with so many drunk drivers on the road.