cold day, blue skies this a.m. then BAM
hail storm... size of bee-bees...

what is next, locusts?

nah....plague ;)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Duerer-apocalypse.png/434px-Duerer-apocalypse.png

oops MacSpectrum nailed it

Countries in north and west Africa have been warned to be on alert for an outbreak of locusts, which devastated Mauritania two years ago.
Locusts had been found in Mauritania, and were laying eggs that were expected to hatch in the next 10 days, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.

It warned Algeria, Mali, Morocco and Senegal to step up monitoring and to prepare to treat any outbreaks quickly.

"We are taking it very seriously," FAO official Keith Cressman told the BBC.

He said that while locust infestations were not uncommon in the area at this time of year, they must be dealt with or they could develop into the devastating swarms seen in 2004.

They swept across north and west Africa, leaving 60% of Mauritania's population - 400,000 people - needing food aid.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6043276.stm

wrong continent tho

2 on the way to 6 with morning rain and afternoon flurries.

14C at just after 10AM, going up to 17C. Cloudy and still after last night's rain.

Downtown Toronto on Sunday morn... Sunny with intermitent blue skies and temp a bit less than 10 C.

Partly cloudy and not as windy as yesterday.

We are at 0 this morning with light snow falling mixed with rain. Since that is also our high for the day, little change is expected.

Just under 10C after a beautiful sunset. The western sky lit up all golden and red.

13 and feels colder due to the damp. Brrrrrrrr
Might be the cold I'm coming down with.

A quiet 9C at 9PM on a quiet St.John's night. Beautiful sunset tonight means an nice sunrise tomorrow morning. We shall see.

Still 0 just like at 6:00 a.m. Still snowing too. Same old, same old all day long.

Don, my wife is in Calgary, and she said that our doxie puppy, who has never seen light dry snow, is having a grand old time running through the 3 inches of snow on the lawns.

Rather warmer than usual this evening getting into my car. Hopefully some more sun than there was today will come tomorrow.

A beautiful sunrise. Currently, at 830AM, it is 7C with blue skies up above.

-2 in the rain this morning and only a high of 5 today.

Downtown Toronto... Raining, about 8 C.

+6 with rain. Nice day yesterday and move the winter stuff to the front of the shed and the summer stuff put away. I'm nearly ready for winter ... fired up the snow blower too.

Sunshine and 11C this afternoon in St. John's. Out mowing the lawn and starting to rake up the leaves that are now starting to fall.

Ah sunshine at last. A lovely afternoon at 2 degrees. Now that the sun is out, we could get all the way to 4 today. ;)

Another beautiful sunset. The stars are coming out and the air is still. It is still 9C, so it is a good night for stargazing.

Steady rain ALL DAY in Toronto. My feet are soaked. :mad:

mrj, come dry them off here in St.John's. It is still mild and dry.

Steady rain ALL DAY in Toronto. My feet are soaked. :mad:

Yep, evening time downtown Toronto and still raining. Mr. Jimmy, a nice hot toddy might pick up your spirits.

Dr. G thanks for the invite but I fear I just put the potatoes on for dinner. Raincheque ;) ?

A fabulous idea Sheamus! The thought alone is squeegeeing away the day!

Now to put my socks in the dryer...

-3 with morning flurries turning to showers by mid day and a high of 5.

Overcast and above 10 C in downtown Toronto.

A nice finish to the day in downtown TO. 16º or so. No wet feet.

The rains of yesterday knocked down whatever autumn leaves we had in the city. Now the trees are green again. Perhaps it's spring?

Very nice temperature outside by the lake. Went for a stroll and enjoyed some fresh air.

0 with rain today and a high of 6. then tomorrow, more snow. Too darn early for snow!

Overcast with light rain and about 10 C in downtown Toronto.

Another wet, cool day at 3 with a high of only 5 with showers.

A cloudy 8C morning here in St.John's. A real blah day.

High of 8 expected today, cloudy with sunny periods.

Yesterday afternoon was awful - cold, windy, heavy rain... and on the train home I saw huge sloppy wet snowflakes coming down, mixed with the rain. :ptptptptp :ptptptptp :ptptptptp :ptptptptp

2 this morning with a high of 4 today and warming finally to normal tomorrow at 10.

Downtown Toronto early morning... Overcast and around 8 C.

A cloudy 10C morning. Luckily, all the yellow in the trees around my house help to make things a bit brighter. Sadly, they are starting to fall now on to the ground.

Calling for some rain tonight and to continue into Sunday all day. 15-25mm will give us a wet end to the weekend. Monday looks no better.

0 this morning and a high of 9, much closer to normal for the time of year.

Downtown Toronto 8:45 am... Overcast, light rain, slight wind and a little less than 10C.

Just after noon and its a wet one outside. Nothing else expected today.

OMG the sun is out! First time in weeks. 2 now and a revised high of 10, our seasonal norm.

10C and rain here in St.John's. Send some sunshine, Sinc and we shall send you some wintertime warmth in Feb.

A gorgeous sunny afternoon at 7. Still might make it to 10.

Continues to be overcast and wet. Really easy for the weather people to call it :)

9C and misty rain. At least we don't have to shovel this precipitation.

A nice morning at 5 on the way to 11 with scattered showers today.

10C and rain here in St.John's. :(

Monday: Cool, rainy.
Tuesday: Cool, rainy.
Wednesday: Cool, cloudy. Rain TBA.
Thursday: Cool, sunny. What?!
Friday: Cooler, might rain.

Downtown Toronto 8:12 am... Overcast now and temp of 3C, rain is forecast.

11C and a bit of misty fog here in St.John's at lunchtime. At least all the yellow and reds of the fall leaves on the trees makes things a bit brighter.

Downtown Toronto... Overcast, temp 1C going to 5C, overcast and rain is forecast.

1 this morning and still much too dark to see the sky, but we are supposed to have a mixture of sun and cloud with a high of 9 today.

11C but cloudy with a bit of rain. No sun in sight here in St.John's. :(

Grey and light rain as I look out my window. 3 outside right now.

At nearly 6PM, is is getting dark, still overcast, but still over 10C. The sun almost came out at about 3PM, but did not. :(

Nippy - weird day - sun and ice pellets and rain all mixed around. 4 now. Nice night for the now sparkling and fresh hot tub. :clap:

Got this from a friend today - made me chuckle.

Jeff Foxworthy On Ontario

If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36" of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by,
you live in Ontario.

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you live in Ontario .

If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in Ontario

If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you live in Ontario .

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE ONTARIAN IF:

1. "Vacation" means going south past London for the weekend.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and then back again.
5. You can drive 110 kph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
6. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
7. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
8. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction.
9. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.
10. Down south to you means Windsor .
11. Your 1st of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
12. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
13. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."
14. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Ontario friends, you live in Ontario :D

Beautiful sunrise here in St.John's. At just after 8AM, it is sunny and 10C. Paix, mes amis.

Nippy - weird day - sun and ice pellets and rain all mixed around. 4 now. Nice night for the now sparkling and fresh hot tub. :clap:

Got this from a friend today - made me chuckle.

:D



Your Quote sounds like Alberta too at times...

Cold, rainy.

Tomorrow's predicted sun has been postponed until Friday. :ptptptptp

Clear skies and 0 on the way to 10 both today and tomorrow. Then a cold turn to become -7 by Halloween Day.

Light clouds and blue skies here in downtown Toronto, about 8 C and rain is forecast for today.

Sunny blue skies with fast moving clouds in the 80kp/h wind. Still, it is 10C and mild, so all is well at lunchtime here in St.John's.

4 this morning on the way to 11 in the sunshine. Nice day.

Downtown Toronto... Overcast at the moment, 8 C, sun forecast

Right now in Darien CT it is sunny and about 10 Degrees (I don't know how prcice this is sence the TV gives it in farheight hear:mad: dispite the fact that it is scientificley increct).

10C and partly sunny here in St. John's.

cloudy and 7 right now.

-2 this morning on the way to 6, and then the bad stuff starts to roll into our part of Alberta.

8C and a misty rain, with a bit of sunshine. There was a beautiful rainbow out over Confederation Building about 1/2 hour ago. Sadly, about half of the leaves are off the trees, and more fall each day. By Remembrance Day, the trees might be bare. Such is the Circle of Life in nature.

Don, what do you call "bad stuff" in Alberta?

I shall have to stoke up the woodstove if I plan to watch the World Series tonight. It is going down to 4C tonight. A glass of wine may help.

Lots of wind and heavy rain in the forecast for tomorrow. Oh, and it'll be cool too. :ptptptptp :ptptptptp :ptptptptp :ptptptptp :ptptptptp

A bit of a breeze here as well, Doug (40+kp/h) and it is already down to 6C. Bring out the woolies.

A bitterly cold wind makes 4 seem like -12 and that 4 is our high for tomorrow.

Well, it finally happened. We awoke to about a half inch of fresh snow on the ground this morning with a temperature of -1 and a high today of only 4.

Sinc, sorry to hear of the snow. It is 5C here in St.John's this morning, but the sun is coming out so that should be the low for the day. Sadly, winter is fast approaching Canada.

blech

Here in Guelph it's raining and it almost seems like I live in Vancouver in the winter. This rain in Ontario for the last three months is getting on peoples nerves! I need the Vitamin D! Thats what I miss about Calgary (most Sunny Days in Canada in one year) My sister lives near Peterborough and she says it's like being back in Vancouver...because it has rained so much...GRRR

Actually, it is turning out to be a nice afternoon here in St.John's. It is about 8C with some sunshine and clouds, but no wind. So, the leaves are slowly coming down off of the trees, with about half on and half off. Still, nice colors all about. Paix, mes amis.

The sun is setting here in St.John's, and quietly, softly, the stars will soon emerge once again. Going down to a chilly 3C tonight, but going back up to 10C tomorrow. Paix, mes amis.

High of 4, a few showers or flurries throughout the day.

Like many other ehMac members, we have an high wind warning in effect for the day - 60 km/h gusting to 100 km/h. And yet the Norway Maple in our front yard, as happens every year, is still hanging on to most of its leaves long after all other trees dropped theirs. Hopefully it will take the hint. And hopefully, most of our unraked leaves will end up in someone else's yard way down the street. ;)

Doug, I think some of your leaves ended up in my driveway. We had some wind last night, but no precipitation of any kind. It is a quiet and cloudy 7C here this morning in St.John's. Dull but calm.

-7 this morning with 3 inches of fresh snow on the ground. Only getting to -5 today. Bummer.

Sinc, I feel your pain. I shudder the feeling of seeing the first real snow of the year, which usually comes in late Nov./early Dec. Hang in there, spring is not too far away.

6 outside right now and very windy. Gusts over 70km/h right now. Environment Canada has a warning of gusts above 100km/h at times.

Something is wrong in Canada. You are all getting typical St.John's weather, with the wind, rain, snow, hail, more wind, more rain, etc, ect, all in one day. Here, right now, it is 9C with a light rain and a bit of a breeze. Maybe it is headed our way, and we shall wake up tomorrow morning with meter high snow drifts, and then it will be covered with freezing rain and hail, with 110+ kp/h winds? We shall see.

Stay safe all of you. Paix, mes amis.

Our temperature continues to fall and now sits at -8. It rained before turning to snow and the streets and highways are treacherous. One killed in Edmonton this morning when a van skidded off a freeway and slammed into a light standard. Terrible driving conditions all across northern Alberta.

Sinc, hopefully, the sun and warm weather will come back to make all of this mess just a memory.

Still really windy out there, although seems to have died down a bit from this morning.

Another cold and snowy morning here at -7 and struggling to get to -4 today. Far too early for this stuff.

Should reach 6 degrees later today. Sun breaking through clouds right now, still very windy but not nearly as bad as it was yesterday. What a day that was.

Nice sunrise this morning here in St.John's. Now, at nearly 1030AM, it is still sunny, with some white clouds drifting on by, and 10C.

Sinc, how deep is the snow? Will sunshine melt it away?

Glorious fall morning - heavy frost overnight but gorgeous now. 4 going to 12.
All the leaves down now -

Sinc, how deep is the snow? Will sunshine melt it away?
It will take a LOT of sun to melt this:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/snow3.jpg

Beautiful bright sunny fall day here in downtown Toronto.

Wow, Sinc, I thought you folks only got a few centimeters. That is typical of a Dec. snowfall here in St.John's that usually gets washed away by rain. Then, just before Christmas, we get that sort of snow (or more) which is with us until April or May.

MacDoc, we are at about 65% of the leaves down, but some trees in my area are still golden. I am going out now to rake up a bit of these leaves and give the lawn one last mowing.

Snow is starting to fall and accumulate here in the 'peg with light north wind, greenish brown leaves are still hanging stubbornly on our apple tree and refuse to go. Don't think I will have the chance to rake them.

LC, I was in Winnipeg one August and then on Boxing Day back in 1970. I stood on Portage and Main at noon on Boxing Day and I thought I was going to die waiting for the light to change. People had to help me across the street due to the fact that I could hardly breathe.

LC, I was in Winnipeg one August and then on Boxing Day back in 1970. I stood on Portage and Main at noon on Boxing Day and I thought I was going to die waiting for the light to change. People had to help me across the street due to the fact that I could hardly breathe.

Oh yeah.. Will all the tall bank building surrounding a rather small intersection with an opening northerly.. The wind effect is XX), try the underground tunnel instead if you happen to be in the same place again in winter :)

LC, I am told that it is illegal to cross the street at Portage and Main these days. Sad.

Still 11C and sunny here in St.John's.

LC, I am told that it is illegal to cross the street at Portage and Main these days. Sad.

Yeap. They certainly did by putting concrete blocks along the sidewalk to prevent pedestrian from crossing, only way to cross now is to go underground.

I have not been back to Winnipeg since 1970, so I guess it has changed since then. It is still one of my favorite cities, however.

From Environment Canada

City of Winnipeg
3:22 PM CST Monday 30 October 2006
Snowfall warning for
City of Winnipeg continued

Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 30 cm possible by Tuesday morning.

Hang in there, LC.

From Environment Canada

City of Winnipeg
3:22 PM CST Monday 30 October 2006
Snowfall warning for
City of Winnipeg continued

Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 30 cm possible by Tuesday morning.

Hang in there, LC.

No kidding.. It began this morning and it has no sign of even slowing down :yikes: Traffic was a mess out there, as usual, people not quite ready to switch mentally to winter driving mode yet.

Most frequently sighted Halloween costumes in Winnipeg tomorrow - Yeti or Snowman outfits :D LC

-5 is the best we could do today and -15 tonight. Drat!

Hang in there, LC. Sinc, stay warm. I was outside just now and there is a beautiful half moon overhead.

Downtown Toronto... Warm today (17 C) and rain is forecast.

Quite warm outside right now, felt a couple of rain drops as I was walking into the office this morning.

Send some of Ontario's warmth our way. It is cloudy and 6C this morning in St.John's. A dull day.

Cool right now but it might hit 10 later in the day. Chance of showers.

It will take a LOT of sun to melt this:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/snow3.jpg


Looks nice Sinc! OH the weather outside is frightful!...I miss Alberta on Halloween! bundled up in my snow suit as a kid walking around the streets of Red Deer...:D

Wow! Imactheknife for being only 45 minutes from me it is like a different country. Grass is green and actually quite warm here this am. I too remember trying to fit my costume around my snowsuit as a kid. I also remember trying to haul all my loot over snowbanks at Halloween too. Got to love that global warming!

13 degrees going to 17 !!! - very nice temp but rainy until this aft - supposed to clear for the kids.

A cold -10 this morning with a high of -5 by mid day. Weatherman says it will be -14 by the time the kids go trick or treating. :(

It was sunny today and right now it is 15C. Tomorrow the forecast calls for it to be about 17C .

Predictions are for the temps to go down as low as 3C tonight. That is cold for us here in St. John's.

Predictions are for the temps to go down as low as 3C tonight. That is cold for us here in St. John's.
Cold?

-14 tonight, -16 tomorrow and -20 on Thursday. Winter is here.

Downtown Toronto... High temp of 13 C and rain forecast for later today.

-7 and dropping all day to -16 tonight. Brrr.

A beautiful sunrise at 7AM here in St.John's. Currently, sunny but a chilly 6C.

Sunny blue skies and 10C at 1PM. Having my lunch outside and typing this via wifi on my iBook.

It is up to 11C, but the breeze has died down and the sun still has some warmth to it here at just after 2PM. Watch, tomorrow we will get a foot of snow. We shall see.

No change since early morning at -7, dropping to -16 tonight.

No change here either. It is still 10C at nearly 330PM. However, the sun is getting low in the sky and with about another hour of sunshine, that double digit temp will surely drop. We have 12C predicted for tomorrow, and 14C predicted for Friday, but with rain. Such is Life.

Temps hanging around zero all day. Cloudy ... a real ho-hum day

Downtown Toronto... Warm today (12 C) and rain is forecast.

Sheamus, sounds the same as here in St.John's, but without the rain. So far, at nearly 9AM, we are at 10C and partly sunny.

-14 this morning and falling all day to -20 by tonight.

Rain, Rain and more rain.:( Not supost to clear up for a wile.

11C and some sunshine at 1030AM here in St.John's. Blue sky is coming back today .................. we hope.

Sinc, that CAN'T be typical Fall weather for the Edmonton area. Or is it???

Sinc, that CAN'T be typical Fall weather for the Edmonton area. Or is it???
No it is not. Normal daytime highs are +5 this time of year. We'll be lucky to get to -10 today, far off the seasonal norm. We could be in for one hell of a winter as we are predicted to get another 15 cm of snow tomorrow and Saturday. Once that much snow stays on the ground, the temps will never recover.

Sinc, I should not grumble then about our weekend highs of +5C. I hate winter. Still, it is sunny and 12C as we approach noon here in St.John's.

Sunny and 13C here in St.John's at 2PM. For the city that traditionally has the worst weather in Canada, this is one day we should share our good fortune with others in our fine country.

Mid morning and still -12. The sun has now come out, so that may help the temp.

Don, my wife has said that this would be like a Chinook in Calgary, when the temp would suddenly change from -17C to +13C in a matter of hours. I find that amazing. I can feel the change from 7AM, when it was about 7C to now, when it it 13C. That's only 6C difference. I can't even imagine a 30C change in the same amount of time.

Having lived the first 25 years of my life in SW Saskatchewan, I am very familiar with the Chinook effect and the drastic temperature changes that came with one. And I remember the winds. It blew and blew every time we had a Chinook.

Sadly, our area here near Edmonton does not get Chinooks as we are too far north.

Wind is a constant here as well. Not today, however. No wind and blue skies, but the sun is setting now and things are quiet at 430PM.

A very windy afternoon with wind chill values to make it feel like -18 at the moment.

Sinc, that is cold. My fingers are numb just reading about those temps. Stay warm and safe, my friend.

Sunny with light clouds and 8 C in downtown Toronto.

An incredible, at least for St.John's, 16C outside right now, and it is not even 9AM yet. It rained last night, and there is no sun or blue skies this morning, but it is balmy outside. It is warmer now than it was in early June.

A brutal start to our day with a temp of -12 and high winds giving wind chill values of -20. Toss in freezing rain pellets, snow and blowing snow and it is a good day to stay indoors. Thank goodness I can do so today.

Hang in there Sinc. The sun and warm weather are bound to return. Still 16C here in St.John's with warm rain.

Waking up to a crispy -13C this morning with projected high of -5C today, but the sun has returned :)

16C and rain here in St.John's at nearly 4PM. LC, trade you you 5C for some sunshine???

16C and rain here in St.John's at nearly 4PM. LC, trade you you 5C for some sunshine???

Anytime.. Marc.. Anytime.. You should have some sunshine shortly, it is on its way.

Although Environment Canada claims to 7C and above next week but they are 75% wrong of the time, we shall see.

LC, here in St.John's, we went from Canada's hot spot, with temps over 16C all the way down to 7C right now. For the next few days we are going to get sunshine, but 7C will be our high, with a chance of going into the -1C range on Monday. Call up the woolies, it is starting to get cold.

3 and nippy and clear finally after a whacky day yesterday of rain, snow ice pellets, sun.

Saturday in downtown Toronto... Sunny with light clouds and a high of 8 C.

-12 this morning with a high of only -9 today. Far too cold for the time of year. another dump of snow yesterday and more on the way for Sunday and Monday. Grrrrr.

Sunshine and 5C here in St.John's -- a total contrast from yesterday's rain and 16C. Still, none of Sinc's snow has made it this far east, and for this, we feel blessed.

Sunshine, no breeze and a pleasant 7C here at just past 2PM in St.John's. A fine Fall day.

It is now -6, much warmer than forecast. High is now revised to +1 for today, which is much better.

Don, that was part of our deal. I sent you 7C and you sent me sunshine. So, yeasterday's 16C and rain has been replaced with sunshine and 7C weather. I guess God took 2C as a service charge. Paix, mon ami.

Now -4 and counting . . .

The sun is setting now, and a beautiful one at that, with 6C still at 430PM. Still, it was a grand Fall day here in St.John's.

-1C here, hope it's a warm winter, I moved into a basement apartment and the people upstairs control the heat, and they think 18C is sweltering, that translates to about 14-16 down here....should be interesting.

Pretty warm evening tonight. I was able to walk outside to our clubhouse here to go to the gym.

Sunny with cloudy periods tomorrow, and a high of 10. Might actually go for a walk by the lake.

Awesome weather today in downtown Toronto... Sunny with light clouds and 11 C.

A beautiful sunrise here in St.John's hours ago. Now, it is sunny and 4C with no wind. A beautiful morning.

-4 with a wind chill of -11. More snow today and a high of 3. Sigh.

Sinc, is the snow melting, or is it just slowly piling up?

Slowly piling up I'm afraid.

In Calgary, from what my father-in-law tells me, it snows and then melts with the sunshine.

Sunshine and 6C here in St.John's. The sun still has a bit of warmth to it and one does not need a jacket outside.

0C and overcast, and that's all I gotta say about that.

Up one degree at nearly noon to -3 and a wind chill of -10. Thankfully, no new snow has fallen so far today, although the skies are threatening.

6C at 3PM, but clouds are in the sky now, blocking out most of the sun. Still, it is a nice Fall day for watching a CFL post-season game.

Yep, I will be glued to the set for the Saskatchewan/Calgary game. Go Riders!

Sinc, I would like to see a Riders/Bombers final. This would "cut out" the big city boys, and let the fans from Manitoba and SK bask in the glory. We shall see.

That would be the ultimate Dr. G. Hope it happens.

Sinc, a few more Kerry Joseph to Matt Dominguez TD passes will do the trick. Luckily, the weather is holding up for such passes (this IS the Weather Thread, after all).

Our weather has now deteriorated and snow us falling gently. Never did get warmer than -3 either. The weather in Cow Town is good for that game.

It is a brisk 1C outside right now at 9PM here in St.John's. Still, there is no wind, and a clear sky means a beautiful full moon is overhead. Things are really quiet.

Now -5 and still snowing. Drat.

0.5C and clear skies and a beautiful full moon overhead. This means frost in the morning. We shall see.

Sinc, how much is actually on the ground?

Awesome... Sunny with light clouds and a high of 14 C! Wow!

Very sunny with clear blue skies and a temp of 3C this morning here in St.John's.

-10 with a wind chill of -16. It snowed all night long and the roads are a mess. Last night around midnight, there was a 27 vehicle pile up due to black ice on the Queen Elizabeth highway near Red Deer. A pair of deaths early this morning 60 miles east of Edmonton on the Yellowhead highway due to black ice and a rollover where people were ejected from the vehicle. I just do not understand why people do not wear their seat belts. They would have been alive now, had they done so.

Sinc, are snow tires mandatory in Alberta? They are here from Dec.1st until April 1st.

Still a sunny 5C here in St.John's, but I just checked with Environment Canada and there is a 30% possibility of light flurries and -3C tonight. Hopefully, we will not repeat the snowstorm of Nov. 6th, 1946, when St.John's received 5cm of snow. We shall see.

No Dr. G., they are not mandatory. I am not so sure that type of law could be enforced anyway. Police simply could not stop every vehicle to check. Only law I know is that studded tires are NOT permitted, but I know plenty of people who run them anyhow.

Sinc, I hate studded tires, and will not use them due to the damage they do to the roads. Still, they are effective here in St.John's.

Rain. More Rain. More Frackin' Rain.

So much rain that it's hard to sleep at night for the pounding on the roof, deck, windows.

We're seeing public service notices around town warning people to keep their mouths closed when looking upwards, for fear of drowning.

(usually it's only the seagulls we have to worry about on that account)

Most of our snow is gone. Only patches of where it was piled. Studded snow tires have again been legalized in Ontario after a long ban. I don't use them, however, as our snow is usually dry and not difficult to drive on. I finally broke down and bought snow tires as my new all season tires were not doing the job of my old ones.
the snow tires have been installed but haven't really needey them yet

Wonderfully amazing... Indian summer in downtown Toronto today... Sunny, bright blue skies and high temp forecast of 16 C.

-5 and the snow has finally stopped. This snow is not going anywhere save a miracle of some kind, it will be on the ground until spring. So much for El Nino.

Sinc, I feel your pain. Woke up to see about 2cm of snow on the ground. It will be up to 9C tomorrow, with a bit of rain, which should wash away this snow.

-3 in freezing rain. Drat.

Sinc, strange that Calgary, only 3 hours away, is experiencing much nicer weather.

Sunshine but only 4C here at nearly noon in St.John's. At least it is melting most of yesterday's inch of snow.

Yeah, it's +12 in Lethbridge. Forecast for here tomorrow you ask? Why more freezing rain and snow of course.

Sinc, with all the sunshine you are to get by the end of the week, I can't see how that won't melt much of the snow.

5C at nearly 2PM, but this shall be our high for the day. Still, with no wind, the sun still feels as if it has some warmth to it even now. I was out in shorts and a tee-shirt for about 1/2 hour, just trying to get my natural supply of Vitamin D.

Gloomy and rainy here today. Hopefully the sun will show itself tomorrow.

A clear cool night, with a nice moon overhead and 1C. It shall go up to 10C tomorrow, but most of yesterday's snow went with the sunshine today. I feel for those on the west coast getting all that rain. We don't get that sort of rain here, but we get that sort of massive snow (i.e., a month's worth in a few days).

-2 now with a high of -1 tomorrow and the next. No melting going on here. The temp at ground level due to the snow is below freezing. The roads are another thing as with the salt they melt and turn muddy brown.

Raining at the moment, cloud and high temp of 16 C forecast for downtown Toronto.

8 and foggy in the GTA but the sun is shining to the south :D
Bush gets bashed. :clap:

Clouidy and 5C here in St.John's, but the sun is shining on the US House of Representatives once again.

Please sun shine on the golf course this week!

Fog filled drive into work. Looks to clear up in the morning with some light rain this afternoon and evening.

Piddling rain, should hit ten degrees later today. Similar through tomorrow. Friday should be sunny. Weekend should be rainy. Whatever.

-1 and falling to -10 by mid afternoon. Yet more snow last night and area roads are once again a mess. Highway 12 near Hobbema has the northbound lanes close since last night due to flipped semi trailers.

A mix of sun and clouds and a quiet 7C at 10AM here in St.John's. Might hit 10C, a cloudy 12C tomorrow, but a sunny 9C on Remebrance Day. "Lest we Forget".

Forecast for downtown Toronto... Sunny with light clouds and a high of 18 C.

-13 with light winds and cloud cover at near 2:00 a.m.

A cloudy 7C morning here in St.John's. Very dull.

-17 here this morning and a high of only -10. Thankfully, there is no wind.

8C and a misty rain and fog here in St.John's. Like Sinc, there is no wind, so the fog just sort of hangs around.

Amazing! Forecast today for downtown Toronto... Sun, beautiful blue skies and a high of 18 C!

Send some sunshine our way, Sheamus. 11C with rain here this morning in St.John's. Luckily, it will be clearing with 9C for the Remembrance Day services here in St.John's tomorrow.

Overcast and 6 right now. Continues for much of the day.

-9 with light winds making the chill factor only -15. And I have to go out in it this morning to deliver a car. Drat.

14C with 90kp/h winds blowing the rain horizontally. Not a day to venture outside, even in the warm rain.

A gloomy day at -5 with wind chills near -15. I guess winter is here to stay. :(

A balmy 15C at 430PM here in St.John's. It has finally stopped raining, and it is not just cloudy and getting dark outside. If winter is there for Sinc, it feels like spring here. Actually, it was warmer today than it was on June 10th. Strange weather.

-6 on the way to -15 again tonight. Wind chill is mid teens. Early winter is here for good.

Downtown Toronto on this Remembrance Day Saturday morning... Rain and a forecast high of 16 C.

-10 with a wind chill of -18 and we got another big dump of snow overnight. Snow is also in the forecast for later today and all day tomorrow.

Sunny, 9C and windy here in St.John's on Remembrance Day. Lest we Forget.

Gloomy weather on this very special day. Nice to see so many people fight it off to pay their respect.

5C at nearly 1AM. The sky is black and clear, and the stars are numberous, especially Orion.

Is that an elision of penumbra and numerous Dr. G - an astronomical pun ? ;)

A cold damp 3 tonight in the GTA - rainy and the house won't get warm. :(
More duvet please.

5 today, rainy, a bit of wind.

Should have rain on and off for most of the week - but beginning tomorrow the temperature is supposed to rise, hitting 15 on Thursday. :clap:

Forecast for downtown Toronto on Sunday... Cloudy, rain and a high of 7 C.

Just came in from taking the dog for a walk. -12 and not a breath of wind. What cloud I could see looked very much like snow and that is indeed the forecast for the day.

A good day to be indoors and watch the CFL east and west championship games. ;)

Sunshine and 10C this afternoon here in St.John's. Just got back from a picnic brunch with my wife. We were out at a spot overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Very scenic .................... and romantic.

+2C, some clouds, strange powder covering ground, I'll send out an ROV with a camera and a sample box to find out what it is. :)

A beautiful sunset just now. It is just over 8C still, going on 5PM. A beautiful day to be alive.

Still -7 and falling to -15. So far, no more snow although they are still forecasting it.

no snow ... intermittent sunshine temp @ 0. low tonight -4.
We are not getting anything like you Sinc ... and I hope we don't for a while. :)

A quiet 6C at nearly 10PM here in St.John's. No wind and clouds keeps everything still.

Wind at gusts to 25 km/hr and rain at about 8:30 pm in Victoria. Won't be surprised if there aren't going to be flooded basements again. Some people were flooded last week and we haven't had no dry days since then.

Sunny, light cloud and 9 C forecast for downtown Toronto.

-8 and headed up to -3 with, yep, that's right, more snow. Sigh.

Sheamus, that is our weather forecast for tomorrow, but for now, it is cloudy and 4C. Sorry about the snow, Sinc.

-8 and dropping steadily to -16. Snow continues to fall all day with accumulations expected to be 20 cm today and the same tomorrow.

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Drive carefully, Sinc.

That goes for those in the GTA too.....fog city :eek:
4 and foggy......big time foggy

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Rain and a high of 12 C forecast for downtown Toronto.

5 and clearing up as the traffic cam shows.

MacDoc, I love fog, but not to drive anywhere in the thick St.John's fog we tend to get in March.

A partly sunny 3C this morning, so it is a quiet day in North America's oldest city.

-12 with a high of -8 today with cloudy periods.

Still a sunny 5C right now and 10C to 13C predicted for the next few days. I think that Sinc is getting typical St.John's mid-Nov. snow and we are getting atypically warmer temps. There are still leaves on many trees, and the golden and red colors are bright in the afternoon sunshind. Paix, mes amis.

It's an okay day here - very calm - no wind at all - doing a few outdoors chores.
It's about "last of the leaves" time.

Another dull, dreary day in Northern Ontario. The thermometer can't seem to climb much above zero.Winds are somewhat calmer today but still out of the north

The sun has appeared for the first time in weeks and it is a welcome sight. Still -10 at near noon though and the wind has a cold bite.