Sun just gets in your eyes Sinc.
It's +3C here, but no sun. The snow is hanging on by it's toenails too.

Downtown Toronto... Forecast of rain and a high of 13 C.

Downtown St. John's, forecast of sunshine and 13C.

-9 with 30 kph winds makes it feel like -20. Brrr.

Sinc, you are not going to get rid of all of your snow this way. Sunshine and 20C is what you need. This is why it so rarely snows in Florida.

I think I had better wear some heavy boots today... or buy a good kite :)


Wind warning for
East Vancouver Island continued

Southeast winds 60 to 100 km/h expected today over the south and central coast.

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

Great pics Macpablo. We don't get see images like that here but for some great photos like yours. Rain and wind can be a price to pay, lets hope a small price in your case.

Same old, same old here. Dull, dreary snow/rain flurries at +1. Getting depressing.

The good news is that this year I got my Xmas lights an the house before I was waste deep in snow:clap:

Rain and wind can be a price to pay, lets hope a small price in your case.

Very small price, when you have a view of the ocean in your back yard!

A beautiful evening here in St.John's. It is just after 10PM and nearly 14C with a bit of a breeze. I shall not last more than until the end of the week, but with five months of winter ahead of us it is a bit of a gift.

Mother Nature kicked some serious butt on the west coast today. Over 200,000 without power as high winds knock down trees and take out power lines.
Raining cats and dogs, doesn't begin to describe the amount of rain we're seeing. This isn't the usual west coast storm.
Oh well, off to work my night shift. Sigh.

Something nasty lurking upwind - my SAD has been in overdrive since about 4 pm.
Could hardly drive for trying to keep my eyes open.
Not so bad now but geez must be a deep low drifting this way :(

Oh just took a better look - hmm 7 now 14 tomorrow then snow on Friday...whaaaaat :eek:

MacDoc, my wife has SAD, and I bought her this and it seems to work, especially here in St.John's, the city in Canada with the least amount of sunlight.

http://www.day-lights.com/

MacDoc, you shall not get any snow until at least Sunday. The weather is too warm here in St.John's, and we shall stay warm until Monday. So, you shall be spared.

Does't help in the car ;)
I actually got quite a bit of sun today but it has been very long run of dark weather

Maybe I can attach it to the top of my 30".
Does it tan too. ;)

Rain rain wind rain wind wind rain wind and more frackin rain.

This morning on Vancouver Island, if you stood on the highway with rollerskates on and held up a blanket, you could've gotten ticketed for speeding. ;) (100 km winds). Ferries out, flights cancelled, power intermittant. TGF UPS's - we had about 15 'serious flickers' today but all of the machines stayed running.

Mother Nature kicked some serious butt on the west coast today. Over 200,000 without power as high winds knock down trees and take out power lines.
Raining cats and dogs, doesn't begin to describe the amount of rain we're seeing. This isn't the usual west coast storm.
Oh well, off to work my night shift. Sigh.
Yeah, there was so much rain coming down that if you stood outside and spun your arms fast enough, there's a good chance you could levitate off the ground just by swimming upstream.

(BTW you didn't get it all in NVan... a sizable share of it ended up in my basement. Who wants to bid on a 300 lb pile of wet, ex- cardboard boxes? They're going cheap.)

Rain and a high of 17 C forecast for downtown Toronto

-1 this morning but 35 kph winds make that feel like -10.

15C at noon here in St.John's, but it feels like it is about to rain. We shall see.

+1C and overcast, some snow kickin' around. Now I'm off to take the little Darlin's home.

Well my SAD was on the button and I'm still edging around a migraine as a result.

Flood warning issued
75 mm of rain possible
Nov. 16, 2006. 12:53 PM
CURTIS RUSH
STAFF REPORTER

After more than 12 hours of rain, city officials are monitoring the levels of the Don River and may have to shut the Don Valley Parkway for the afternoon rush hour.
Officials say a decision will be made by mid-afternoon. The most vulnerable section of the major thoroughfare is the stretch of road south of Bloor St.

Meanwhile, a flood advisory has been issued in Toronto with another 15 to 25 millimetres of rain expected by the end of today, making conditions not only soggy but potentially dangerous.

The total rainfall could reach 50 millimetres by tonight, according to Environment Canada, as the disturbance from the U.S. settles over the GTA.

However, some areas could get hit with 75 millimetres of rain, especially if accompanied by a thunderstorm or two, the national weather service warns.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1163674906815&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154

Nasty brew

dark and dingy at the west end of Lake Ontario :(

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/compass/camera/pictures/BurlCamera/loc04.jpg

That's NOW :eek:

14C and cloudy here in St.John's. A dull day, but no rain yet.

Bright sun at noon but -5 with 20-30 kph winds make it seem much colder.

13C at 4PM, but it is foggy as well as cloudy, making things very dark and gloomy.

Rain and a forecast high of 9 C for downtown Toronto.

We seem to be stuck at -10 each morning. High is for 0 today.

12C at nearly 10AM. The sunshine still has a bit of warmth to it, in that I was just outside in my shortsleeves raking leaves. A month from now this would not be possible, but it is now, and I am enjoying the "calm before the storm". We shall see.

15C and climbing at nearly noon. This is 10C over our norms, and it it warmer now here in St.John's, with more sunshine, than in mid-June. We shall pay for this great weather with a 5 month winter, but today is a day to remember when we shovel the 50+cm of snow during our first blizzard. Paix, mes amis.

The sun has just risen above the horizon and we have gone up to -6.

Unbelievable!!! It is nearly 1PM, and I just came back from a neighbor's home. She is a meterologist, mainly for the offshore oil wells. She has an elaborate set up in her study for local weather (the Churchill Park area). It was, at 12:45PM, 16.8C with a humidex reading of 18.2C!!! I find this amazing. It is 15C at the St.John's International Airport, and we are always 2 to 3 degrees warmer (and less foggy) than they are there at the Environment Canada setup. Still, to have a humidex reading in mid-Nov. is amazing.

So, I shall enjoy this while it lasts ................ which won't be for long. 15C and rain tomorrow, going down to 12C on Sun. and Monday, and all the way down to 6C on Tuesday. Still, what a day.

Free everything at the Cafe Chez Marc. Take what you want and join the doxies and me out on the back deck to enjoy the sun and warmth.

Close to 5:00 and now -1 and cooling rapidly. Never did make it above 0.

5 degrees and clearing - including my SAD

MacDoc, glad to hear that your SAD is brightening up, somewhat. Pun intended, since this is a real syndrome and no laughing matter.

1015PM here in St.John's and it is still 15.5C. My wife and I walked back from the symphony with a slight breeze at our backs. A grand evening.

More a "sleeping" matter. ;)
I drove my son to school with the greatest effort this morning at 8 and went back and slept until 11 am :eek:

Even my staff who is normally generally immune was drooping yesterday and head achy this morning. I sent him home early today and he has tomorrow off.
We are double our normal volume and that is stressing staff as well.

3 now and criiiiiiisssssp. Lots of energy - got a lot done tonight.
Hot tub - cold nose time.

Overcast and a forecast high of 8 C.

Mostly sunny and 17C here at just after 10AM. Still, amazing weather. Went on a picnic for breakfast with my wife at just after dawn. We went to our favorite spot overlooking the Atlantic.

-2 with light winds make it feel like -7. We might even get above zero today.

Sinc, is the sunshine at least melting away your snow?

No, sadly the snow is here to stay.

Sinc, I predict your snow will be gone by Thursday. Let me know if my prediciton is accurate. Merci.

18C at 1PM here in St.John's. I was out putting up my outdoor Christmas lights wearing shorts and a tee-shirt. This year, I shall not try to put them up in a snowstorm.

We have now fallen to -4 so it is unlikely we will see +0 today.

Sinc, we are down to 17C at 230PM. I shall send you some warmth in exchange for some sunshine.

Forecast of Rain and a high of 6 C here in downtown Toronto. Perfect for a snuggle in day at home.

-4 on the way to a high of 1 today, but the wind is blowing making it feel like -10 out there this morning.

16C at nearly 10AM. The sun has burned off the morning fog and if the sky stays blue, I will bet that we get another humidex reading today. Amazing weather here in St.John's. Sadly, after tomorrow, it drops to normal temps. It was fun while it lasted.

Remember, Sinc, Tuesday by 320PM (your time) will see the last of the snow melt away.

17C on the way up to 18C. We have broken the record of 14C set back in 1967, and are very far away from the record snowfall for this day of 26cm set in 1980, followed by a record rainfall just after this snow of 55mm. I recall that was the day when many homes flooded as the 10 inches of snow was melted by the over 2 inches of rain. The next day, the temps dipped below freezing and we were left with 13cm of hard ice and slush.

So, this day is a gift from the weather gods.

Cloudy and 15C at 845AM. There is some sun coming through the clouds, but it looks like more rain. Better to rain here than in the Vancouver area, where they have seen enough rain this month. They need some warming sunshine and gentle breezes. That is my hope for them.

Forecast of rain and a high of 6 C in downtown Toronto.

-6 this morning with a high of +2 today.

Sunshine and 14C here in St.John's at noon.

Nice morning, but still a lot of snow:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/shot5.jpg

6PM and it has dipped to 8C. This is more of a normal for St. John's, although the sunshine and 15C we hit at just after 1PM is causing our flowers to start anew. I pity the pansies and dandilions once we get back to normal temps.

Chilly - snow - clear days coming but chilly nights.
Time to hit the hot tub. :clap: :D

Sunny, light cloud and a forecasst high of 9 C in downtown Toronto.

A cloudy morning, with 7C temps and no wind. Very dull.

-3 this morning and falling all day long to -12 by tonight and then it gets cold. This snow ain't goin' anywhere Dr. G.

Have faith, Sinc. Trust in the power of the sun. The snow will be gone today, and by Thursday, you shall be able to have some American Thanksgiving turkey out on your back patio.

Still 8C here in St.John's, but now the sun is out. Amazingly, a couple of white roses bloomed overnight in my front garden.

Good but COLD:yikes: But is is the forecast predicts rain on Thanksgiving(US) so that mens one ranney turkey bow (Thanksgiving day foot ball game) dose aney one have advice on how to use a Carma in the rain without getting it wet?

Current conditions and forecast. Need I say more?

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/temp.png

Sunny, blue skies and a forecast high of 12 C in downtown Toronto.

Sunny skies this morning here in St.John's, but a chilly 2C. Going up to 5C+ with lots of sunshine and no wind, so it shall be a fine day.

More snow today and tomorrow. This pretty much says it all:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/temp.png

Sinc, I have to say that they grow a hearty crop of Canadians in Alberta. Those temps would freeze my eyeballs. My wife, who has lived most of her life in Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg, as well as Vancouver and St.John's, actually says she felt the coldest here when it is 1C and damp.

Just GLORIOUS :clap: 10 degrees and a perfect clear sky.

No change overnight, but we are to get a lot of snow today. Still -17 this morning. If the wind is as strong as forecast, wind chill factors will approach -30 today.

Sunny, blue skies and a high of 12 C here in downtown Toronto, fantastic for November 23rd!

Sunny, blue skies here in St.John's, as well. However, it is only 2C, but the sunshine and blue sky makes it a fine day.

Just took a peak at the weekend temps for Alberta. They are amazingly cold for late November. Stay warm, my Alberta friends. Paix.

The thermometer in my kitchen window reads -20 right now and the wind is blowing steadily from the northeast making for a very cold day.

Sinc, if a northeasterly wind for you does what a northeasterly wind does for us here in St.John's, good luck. Is it still snowing along with those high wind chills?

...um ya, so I just pulled myself away from the monitor for a bit... looked outside and... IT'S SNOWING. it's kinda early to have snow, so close to the water at this time of year.

More snow is coming down now and much more is in the forecast all the way through to Monday. Temps still in low -20s for the next week. Sigh.

Sinc, this can't be typical temps for the Edmonton-area of AB. Have you experienced these sorts of low temps in late-Nov. before? My wife, who grew up in Calgary and Edmonton does not recall such low temps in late Nov., but rather in late-Dec.

Downtown Toronto... Forecast for a sunny Friday with blue skies and a high of 12 C.

Wonderful for late November!

Sounds like a grand fall day, Sheamus. A mostly cloudy 5C morning at 8AM here in St.John's.

Did I miss something? :confused: This IS late November in Ontario right??

http://www.ehmac.ca/gallery/data/500/Picture_34.png :eek:

18 and SUNNY!!!!! ....pity the planet. :(

Those are great temps, MacDoc. Guess it is atypical for TO.

There's nothing wrong with the planet, we're friggin' freezin' and the wind chill is devastating. Check our lows for Tuesday and Wednesday:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/temp.png

Our high for today is 3 with a chance of flurries or rain. Sunny again tomorrow and up to 5 deg

we're friggin' freezin' and the wind chill is devastating

Mother Nature showing you her displeasure. :D

Major aspect of climate change ...MORE EXTREMES.

That's a 65 degree variation across the country in Fahrenheit :eek:

It is 9C here in St.John's at lunchtime. It might go down to 0C overnight, but that is nothing when compared to Sinc's situation. I guess they make them far stronger in Alberta. Stay warm and safe, mon ami. Paix.

Here's an update. Note that both the wind chill and the temp have dropped since early this morning.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/temp1.png

Sinc, when you say "dropped", is that good or bad? I tend to think of temperature as "dropping", but the windchill as increasing. Whatever, it is very cold where you are in St.Albert. Stay safe, mon ami.

Sinc, when you say "dropped", is that good or bad? I tend to think of temperature as "dropping", but the windchill as increasing. Whatever, it is very cold where you are in St.Albert. Stay safe, mon ami.
Wind chill was -30 temp was -18

Wind chill now -32 temp now -19

ie: Wind chill dropped by 2 degrees and temp by 1. ;)

Sinc, it is a matter of semantics, but that is still VERY cold...........and it is to get colder, according to your WeatherNetwork chart.

Forecast of Sun, blue skies and a high of 16 C in downtown Toronto on this late November Saturday morning.

Fog right now, suppose to get better though.

Sunny but only 1C this afternoon in St.John's, a far cry from last week's 19C.

We've to -24 now, the second drop since 6:00 a.m.

Here in Zacatecas, México, the daytime high is hitting only 17, and the nighttime lows around around 8.

That doesn't sound so bad until you realize (a) it's windy has heck up here on the mountainside, (b) my apartment isn't exactly "air-tight", and (c) construction standards here don't include any sort of insulation.
http://weblog.waynelutz.net/images/FREEZING.jpg
So - for the past week I've been sleeping in sweatpants, sweatshirt, heavy wool socks, and with two of the warmest blankets I can find. And I'm still freezing.

This just ain't right - I'm a Canadian!

Note: we used to be able to use html code here - what's up with the shutoff? The graphic above should be left- or right- justified, but the vBB code doesn't seem to offer that option. :( C'mon, I have a "good post format" standard to live up to here!

Stay warm and safe, mi amigo. Hasta luego. Pax.

Wee weather (http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?bc42) warning for the westcoast. Snow? In November? Shocking!

Wonder if we'll have to call out the army ...

10Cm in Vancouver is like 100cm here in St.John's. If it snowed over 100cm in less than a 24 hour period, we would consider calling out the army, especially if there were high winds causing 3-5 meter drifts. So, good luck and stay safe.

Snow is still falling and wee must have got another 6 inches since late afternoon. It has warmed up to -22 though.

4 degrees in the centre of the universe but the balmy weather continues.
13 and sunny coming up today.

Snow falling and sticking here in the Fraser Valley. Very unusual for November. We'll see if it's all slush in the morning.

Calgary is -26 with a windchill of -36.

Heading down towards -30 on Tuesday with little break until the end of the week.

Just another day in paradise:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/temp.png

Sun, light cloulds and a forecast high of 16 C -19 C for downtown Toronto.

A partly sunny 4C at just after noon here in St.John's. A fine day for the Santa Claus parade because there is not wind.

5C and full sunshine, still with no wind, as the Santa Claus parade begins here in St.John's. This usually marks the start of Christmas in Canada. Joyaux noel, mes amis.

Sinc, my wife spoke to her brother in Edmonton. He said that Environment Canada was predicting "ice fog". What exactly is this sort of weather condition?

Sinc, my wife spoke to her brother in Edmonton. He said that Environment Canada was predicting "ice fog". What exactly is this sort of weather condition?
Dr. G., Ice fog is what happens when water vapor meets bitter cold air that can't hold any more water.

When water vapor exits a car tailpipe when it's minus 40, for example, the water vapor temperature drops from about 250 degrees to minus 40 in less than 10 seconds. Water cooled that fast forms tiny ice particles, so small that ten of them could fit side by side on the finger-cutting edge of a piece of paper.

Collectively, millions of these particles take form as ice fog, the cotton candy-like clouds that hang over roads.

It is every bit as dense as the fog you have on the coast, but it is very cold to be out in when walking and it coats everything in a fine layer of ice akin to freezing rain only much finer.

Victoria BC
Frackin rain, frackin rain, BIG frackin wind now this morning frackin snow.

(You can see I am a real fan of inclement frackin weather)

Wednesday's low forecast to be -27C...Thursday's high +1C...just a few more days.....brrr.

Just came in from a walk. It's a bit brisk at -3 and wind chill of -8. The sun is shining, however, to make things bright. I sure hope you Alberta guys don't send your weather this way. We usually get it a few days after you.

Thanks for this lesson on ice fog, Sinc. Don't think it gets that cold in St.John's. Any temps below -15C are considered extreme.

Still 5C, but the sun is setting so that shall not last too much longer. However, it was a beautiful afternoon.

I sure hope you Alberta guys don't send your weather this way. We usually get it a few days after you.

Memo to self:

Send weather to Bolor. :D

Memo to Bob:

Whatever Don sends to you, keep to yourself. We don't need any snow/cold.

"Emergency relief workers in Edmonton and Calgary are trying to keep the homeless warm this weekend during a cold spell that likely earlier led to the deaths of two people.

The weather, which has felt like -25 C to about -35 in the past few days with the wind chill factored in, prompted Edmonton's Emergency Relief Services to put out a call for blankets, jackets, hats and gloves."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/11/25/alta-cold.html

Intermittant power failures.
Monday is going to be a right mess.

This is the time of year where the rest of Canada can point at Victoria and laugh derisively - "A CANADIAN city that's brought to its knees by 2 inches of snow - hahahahahahah!"

CanadaRAM, the snow clearing crews have been put on alert. There is a huge Hurcules transport plane on the tarmack of the St.John's International Airport. At a moment's notice, a crew for 10 snowplows, along with their plows, can be on its way to the Vancouver/Victoria area. Of course, by the time they get there your snow will have either melted away or been washed away by rain. As well, our plows normally are not called out until at least 15cm have fallen. Still, if you folks feel the need to have your safety brought to you by the snowplow operators of St. John's, they can be on their way within an hour.

Keep in mind that these are the BIG plows that are usually brought out after a blizzard of 50-100cm of snow which has been whipped around by 100+kp/h winds.

Well, my car is stuck, unable to get out of the driveway... (Too steep of an incline for wet snow). Huge tree branches have fallen over the road, couple fender benders down the street as well.

I'd have -35 with a foot of dry snow over 3 inches and near freezing temperatures any day. It's slippy out there, and tomorrow will be interesting. Hopefully I can just stay inside for a day or so.

The thing that bothers me about this snow, is that it will usually happen once or twice a year, but the city simply doesn't have any equipment (Ahem, one) to move any of snow off the roads, or lack more than a few trucks to help salt the roads.

jicon, that sort of snow you describe can get really greasy, and difficult to drive in without the proper type of snow tires. Staying inside is your best bet. Paix, mon ami. Bon chance.

Oh great:

Warnings
City of Calgary
3:20 PM MST Sunday 26 November 2006
Snowfall warning for
City of Calgary issued

10 to 15 centimetres of snowfall for southern Alberta on Monday.



Satellite imagery shows a strengthening disturbance currently over bc and the northwestern us states and tracking eastwards. It is generating snow over southern bc and the foothills. Areas south of Red Deer should have snow for atleast the next 8-12 hours.

Further accumulations of 5 to 10 cm of snow are forecast tonight for much of southern Alberta by Monday Monday morning including Calgary and the southern foothills.

10-15 cm are possible over portions of southeastern Alberta by Monday evening. In addition developing easterly winds then northerly winds ranging from 20 to 40 km/h could generate poor visibilities in local blowing snow.


A winter storm watch is an alert of the potential development of severe winter weather. Persons in or near these areas should be prepared for developing adverse weather conditions and should listen for updated watches and possible warnings.


The wind is currently 13 with a -33 windchill, 40 clicks...shudder.

I drove on ice all last week, now it looks like I get to drive on it another week.

Victoria BC
Frackin rain, frackin rain, BIG frackin wind now this morning frackin snow.

(You can see I am a real fan of inclement frackin weather)

I see you're also a fan of BSG... ;)

Zoziw, my wife is from Calgary, and she says that the one thing that happened in Calgary that does not oftentimes happen here in St.John's is the sort of whiteouts you get because of the blowing dry snow. We get mainly wet snow, and it does blow about, but it is a different sort of whiteout condition there than here. My wife likes to drive in Calgary-like snow rather than St.John's-like snow, except when the snow is dry and being blown about across the roads. She used to drive in to Calgary daily from Okatoks, where they had their ranch, and it was murder on the roads in this type of snow.

Of course, in her first winter here, she just made it home in a storm that had (by the time she arrived home) dumped 30cm of wet snow, blown about by 85kp/h winds. She swore that this was the worst driving experience she ever had, and she only had to drive about 4km home from where she worked.

Well, my car is stuck, unable to get out of the driveway... (Too steep of an incline for wet snow). Huge tree branches have fallen over the road, couple fender benders down the street as well.

I'd have -35 with a foot of dry snow over 3 inches and near freezing temperatures any day. It's slippy out there, and tomorrow will be interesting. Hopefully I can just stay inside for a day or so.

The thing that bothers me about this snow, is that it will usually happen once or twice a year, but the city simply doesn't have any equipment (Ahem, one) to move any of snow off the roads, or lack more than a few trucks to help salt the roads.

Hahaha.. oh, that's one of the many things I miss about living in BC - any time it snows in the lower mainland, the first 15 minutes of BCTV news was all about showing slow motion car crashes. "Blizzards of epic proportions"... 2" of snow.

I've driven out on prairie roads in those kinds of conditions and it can get pretty disorienting.

I'll take Calgary snow over west coast snow any day. We drove back from Washington State in 1997 over terrible roads with jack-knifed trucks and people in the ditch everywhere.

In Calgary, once you learn to drive on ice, you just have to hope the person behind you has learned as well...for some reason, we all seem to need to learn that lesson over again each year. :)

0 ºC and it's still snowing in Victoria. Not driving my car tomorrow as it's too risky without proper tires.

I must admit it's very weird hearng about sturm und drang out west.

I walked out of Chapters this afternoon - late afternoon and was startled - it was actually warmer OUTSIDE than in a crowded store :eek:

Sat in the car in the sunshine and listened to the CBC radio play A Funny Boy directed by Deepa Mehta.

She truly is a national treasure.

What a nice relaxing November day. Kinda strange tho given the conditions out west. 7 degrees at 2 am heading back up again during the day.

Same old, same old at midnight. A ton more of fresh snow this evening with more to come tomorrow. We now have more than we normally get in a full winter. and yep it is still -22 and with the wind chill the feel like temp is -32. Rats.

Ouch! time to get the shovel out!
I find many frequent shovelings is easier on the back than a big shoveling at the end!
Or maybe you have a snow blower?

How much snow have you had?

Well, my car is stuck, unable to get out of the driveway... (Too steep of an incline for wet snow). Huge tree branches have fallen over the road, couple fender benders down the street as well.

I'd have -35 with a foot of dry snow over 3 inches and near freezing temperatures any day. It's slippy out there, and tomorrow will be interesting. Hopefully I can just stay inside for a day or so.

The thing that bothers me about this snow, is that it will usually happen once or twice a year, but the city simply doesn't have any equipment (Ahem, one) to move any of snow off the roads, or lack more than a few trucks to help salt the roads.

Yup, over 40 trees down in the City of Victoria alone according to the guy clearing the one that came down on our block (thankfully nobody and nothing under it. Broke clean apart into three pieces)

Heavy wet sticky snow, isnt falling off the tree branches, just stacking up.

Still snowing, another 4 inches since this afternoon when I shovelled. It's gonna freeze the slush under the snow solid, which will make it reeeaal interesting.

Big strong son has shovelled again at midnight (I think he's angling for a ride to college for his exam at 8:30 AM...) I have a van with 4WD and Mud & Snows, so I should be OK if I take it easy. I'm going to guess shipments will be delayed a day or two this week, ferries were out because of wind over the weekend, and I wouldn't be surprised if the airport will be closed.

6C and very cloudy at 9AM here in St.John's, the snow capital of Canada, with an average snowfall of 322cm. Sadly, we have seen no less than 350cm, up to 633cm of snow each winter this century.

CBC says 17 in Toronto on Wednesday. :eek: Some weird weather - at both ends of the scale.

This bitterly cold air is hanging on and the worst is yet to come. Tomorrow is to be the coldest day of the year so far and the snow continues to come down. This is getting rather tiring.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/temp.png

Calgary is -25 with a -41 windchill factor.

My car froze up and I am waiting for the block heater to warm it up...why didn't I leave it plugged in all night, why, why, why...don't answer that.

It is hard to imagine what it must be like to be homeless in Alberta in those sorts of temps.

Forecast for downtown Toronto on this Monday morning... Sunny, light clouds and a high of 16 C to 20 C!

Can I say "WOW"!

Busses aren't running, schools and colleges closed. Pull the blinds in respect, Victoria is done for.

Another 4 inches here since midnight, shovelled again at 7:30
But it's way nicer out than yesterday - calm, and the snow is lighter and drier.

This about sums it up here:

http://school.discovery.com/clipart/images/ani-brrr.gif

Sheamus, we are no where near your temps (we had those a week ago), but we are at 7C and sunny blue skies. The snow that everyone else is getting will be here in a couple of weeks (we always have a white Christmas), so I shall not make light of the difficulties others are having with their snow. At least this is one more nice day here in St.John's.

-5, sunny, windchill ~ -10. Still better than Alberta ... so far.
Maybe the doxie express could sent out some Bolor Special to our Alberta friends?

Bolor, a fine idea. Still, I would send it to those in need of shelter during days like today. It is hard to imagine people without proper shelter and food in a province like Alberta.

No change at noon. Still -23 with a wind chill of -33. :(

More snow here, but still calm. The temperature is dipping a bit though, so the snow is becoming drier. Which is a good thing, as it is now somewhat deep. (http://elaine.jelcon.com/MoreSnow.jpg) (Two days accumulation)

Elaine, nice snow pic. Sadly, it will most likely be gone by lunchtime on Friday.

No 'sadly' about it, Marc.

True, Elaine. Still, it shall all be gone by Friday and be your only taste of winter this year.

It just continues to come down. More now than aqll last year combined:

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

That does seem to be a great deal for the Edmonton area of Alberta (according to my wife, who lived in Calgary and Edmonton). Stay warm and safe, mon ami.

Oh man. I went to the gym after work, and it's just brutal out. Even plugged in, I let my car warm up for over 10 minutes.

I am SO grateful for AWD and great winter tyres.

Supposed to get to -42 with windchill tonight. Yipes!

Ugh, it took me over an hour to get to work this morning, even though my car froze up and I didn't leave my house until after rush hour would normally be over.

I got home at 6:45pm and left work at 4:30pm.

In the summer, if I leave at 4:30pm I can be home just after 5:00pm.

More of the same for tomorrow. :(

Drive carefully, z. Arrive alive.

Oh man. I went to the gym after work, and it's just brutal out. Even plugged in, I let my car warm up for over 10 minutes.

I am SO grateful for AWD and great winter tyres.

Supposed to get to -42 with windchill tonight. Yipes!

Alright, for the comment about laughing at the two inch snow "blizzard" on the west coast, I'll chime in... though honestly, I don't mean harm.

-27 with windchill? That's cold, but not brutal.

I grew up in Manitoba, and I can't count how many days I've probably waited in my car waiting for it to warm up. So long as it wasn't windy, and I had a battery blanket, not too bad of a problem though. Thinking of it now, my feet feel frozen.
-54 plus windchill a few years back now... honestly, after -40, it all feels the same.

Anyway, whether we're suffering thru -30 cold, or heaps of wet snow, I think it all brings a bit of togetherness with people... Happy to stay indoors, and interact with each other a bit more, or help out the neighbor who's having car trouble.

On that note, Scrabble time with the rest of the folks in the house...

Not much change at 9:30. -24 with wind chill at -37. Scrabble indeed. ;)

City of Calgary
3:04 PM MST Monday 27 November 2006
Wind chill warning for
City of Calgary continued

Extreme wind chill continues tonight.



An intense surface trough over southern Alberta will continue to generate precipitation over southeastern sections of the province. Further snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 centimeters are expected tonight at Medicine Hat, Hanna and Cypress Hills regions. As of 3 PM approximately 10 centimetres of snow has fallen at Medicine Hat since snow started Sunday evening.

Meanwhile northerly winds combined with cold temperature are bringing extreme wind chill of -40 to Calgary and Airdrie regions tonight. Extreme wind chill is expected to diminish Tuesday morning as winds gradually diminish.

Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details.


Alright, enough of this...where is my chinook!!!! Oh yeah, those nasty Americans down in Montana took it. :mad:

Drive carefully, z. Arrive alive.

Thanks, I will.

One nice thing about the traffic snarl is that it keeps everyone under 20 km/h, even on the Deerfoot, which is nice when the roads have about 2 cm of ice on them.

Chinook?? - 'pears it got disgusted with the oil sands pollution and moved east ;)

11 right now going to 17 on Wednesday. :D

Morning all. A dull, cloudy day. Just above 0C and no wind. Very bland. Makes last week's sun and warmth, and even a humidex reading, seem like a long time ago. C'est la vie.

-28 with high winds this morning with wind chill at -40. Not a nice day by any means.

Text Forecast from Environment Canada
Timmins: Issued 5.30 AM EST Tuesday 28 November 2006
Freezing rain warning in effect.
Today - Cloudy with sunny periods. Snow mixed with ice pellets this afternoon. Snow and ice pellet amount 5 cm. High minus 4.
Tonight - Freezing rain changing to ice pellets this evening then to rain showers near midnight. Wind southeast 30 km/h becoming light overnight. Temperature rising to 6 by morning.
Wednesday - Rain ending late in the day then cloudy. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late in the day. High 9.

All this yo-yo effect is a killer. Ah well, Macdoc is right; this must be our chinook:lmao:

Environment Canada's Official Weather Warnings
Warnings
City of Edmonton - St. Albert - Sherwood Park
7:48 AM MST Tuesday 28 November 2006
Wind chill warning for
City of Edmonton - St. Albert - Sherwood Park issued

Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements.
Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through your local radio and television stations or Weatheradio.

-26°C, Extreme wind chill minus 42.

I don't know. I guess you can get used to anything - I barely noticed it today. Recognized that yes it was cold, but I was dressed for it and it was entirely manageable. Of course, I'm fortunate enough to not have to be out in this weather for any extended period of time.

A beautiful sunrise here in St.John's. Went out back to enjoy it with a cup of coffee when I suddenly realize how chilled I was getting. It is -4C with a windchill of -11. I was truly cold when I came back inside, so I can only imagine the bitterly cold conditions that you folks on the Prairies are experiencing. Stay safe one and all.

We awoke to a temperature of -31 this morning. thankfully the winds have died down to under 10 kph making the wind chill only -36 this morning.

Still balmy - the grass is actually greening up and it felt like a spring morning - Robins making robin noises and those big fat plops of rain that are usually characteristic of a spring rain.
Very odd.

Our idyll is over come the weekend.....sunny and cccccccoooooooold. :(

Another day, another -38 windchill warning.

This should wrap it up though as the high today is supposed to reach -15 and as of this morning they are forecasting +, yes plus, 11 for Sunday.

I hope that forecast holds up. :)

You folks in the west deserve a break in the weather.
We are currently at +7 and the expected high is +9. The rain has stopped for the time being. The temps dropping to -10 tonight with snow and staying that way for the rest of the week.

A break in the weather would be nice.

Just plain normal weather would be good for the folks out west.

brrr.... it's a cold one in Campbell River today, snowing and blowing, quite the weather for vancouver island. Went for a walk yesterday along the beach and there was ice built up on the rocks. Never seen it like this before.

Incredibly wonderful weather is downtown Toronto today... Overcast but no rain and a high of about 16 C to 18 C.

Simply wonderful for November 29th in Canada!

Sheamus, sounds like St.John's last week. We even had a humidex reading when it hit 17C (19C with the humidex).

15 at 7 pm. Getting time to mow the grass now it's cooled off ;)

Geez 15 at 6 am the next morning :eek: .....but the party's over - I can feel the high pressure zone edging this way ( SAD is a pretty good weathervane ).

If I'm feeling it this far ahead it's a pretty steep gradient on the way.

Ottawa :)

14 C, 90% POP. Changing to snow later tonight (possibly)

Rain, cloud and a high in the range of 15 C to 19 C forecast for downtown Toronto.

A one day reprieve at -14 with a high of -5 today before we plunge back into the depths tomorrow.

An inch of snow and 0C at nearly 1PM. Another inch or so is due, but with rain and 9C by tomorrow, it shall be gone .............. I hope. So it begins anew. I HATE WINTER!!!!!!! Sadly, I love Canada. Thus, I stay.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, was founded in 1607. St. John's, NL, was founded in 1497. For the first time in recorded history, Santa Fe received more snow in one day (three inches) than St.John's (2 inches).

Currently -2°C in Calgary!! If you ignore the snow coming down, it feels positively balmy!!

Yep, a balmy -6 here but the 25 kph winds make it feel like -18 and dropping back to the mid -20s again tomorrow.

7C and much of the snow is now melting away. Let it go far, far away, and not return.

Forecast for downtown Toronto... Thunder and lightnings, clouds and rain with high temp in the range of 13 C to 16C.

Still pretty sweet for December 1st!

-17 with high winds making it feel like -26 out there this morning.

11C right now at 9AM. However, overnight, we expect a few inches of snow and then about 1/2 inch of freezing rain. So it begins anew .............. St. John's reclaims its title from Vancouver of "The Canadian City with the Worst Weather" (according to Environment Canada). :( See you all in June.

In Sault Ste Marie this morning it was cold but the grass was completely green. Now there's 15cm of snow on the ground and it's still falling. The roads haven't been salted yet and it's pretty windy.

Low tonight of -20 and we are nearly there at -18. Thankfully the winds have died down so it does not seem so cold.

freezing rain all day today
driving was tough
luckily i only had local errands
heading to toronto would have been a pain, altho' they only had rain

Freezing rain all day here too. It was lousy out this morning, but it was just awful late this afternoon. High wind, heavy rain, lots of ice accumulation on trees etc.

It's barely drizzling right now, and the wind has pretty well stopped. The temperature is supposed to rise a bit all evening (hopefully as a result some of that ice accumulation will drop off branches & power lines) but then sometime after midnight the temperature will drop back down, and we'll get a bit of snow. Mix of sun & cloud tomorrow so they say.

Oh what a difference a day makes....15 this morning 2 now.

http://www.ehmac.ca/gallery/data/500/Picture_341.png ;(

Blowing like crazy too.

Blowing like crazy too.

You can say that again - we have winds of 60 to 80 right now. Temperature as of 7:30 a.m. is 0 with few drops of rain now & then. We didn't get the snow they forecast for overnight. Last evening's heavy crust of ice is indeed gone from all the trees; under our backyard maple there's a mess of small twigs and a couple of thin branches that came down though.

Thankfully, our power never went out (largely to our hydro & other service lines all being underground) but there's still 100k+ homes without power in MTL and various surrounding 'burbs right now.

The wind should diminish to 30/50 this afternoon with the temperature dropping to -5 or so. Similar tomorrow & Monday with a few flurries forecast.

Forecast of sun with light clouds a a high temp of 6 C in downtown Toronto.

Some light flurries as I look out my window right now. Actually a nice picture.

Mid morning and we are stuck at -23. High of -10 predicted, but I'm from Missouri on that one.

-1 and potentiel snow on the way. -8 tonight.

Sinc, if you heard what sorts of weather they are having in Missouri, you would not want to even mention that state.

Currently 2C and rain here in St.John's, much lower than the predicted 7C. I guess I too am from Missouri .................. or is that New York State???

Mid morning and we are stuck at -23. High of -10 predicted, but I'm from Missouri on that one.

The Ice Age cometh ;)

Still windy and cold - normal yucky early winter in the GTA tho the sun is peeking through. 3 degrees.

Sun, light cloud and a forecast high of 6 C for downtown Toronto!

It's a heat wave! And we've reached our high for the day at -5.

Sinc, Martha and the Vandella's have a title for their hit now -- "Heat Wave".

It is all of 1C here in St.John's with light snow. Guess it shall be a white Christmas, as always.

At least you won't be dreaming of a white Christmas, Dr. G.

Sinc, I can only recall two green Christmas Days in the 30 years I have been in St.John's. On one of those days, it started snowing that night, and did not stop snowing until the end of Boxing Day, with over a foot of snow.

The chances of a green Christmas here in Alberta now seems to be one in three lately, a much higher percentage than 20 years ago.

Sinc, St.John's is getting far more snow than when I first came to St.John's back in July of 1977. The winters of 10 to 13 feet of total snow are just distant memories, as the past 6 winters have ranged from 13 to 21 feet of snow. Of course, being so close to the ocean, we also get about a foot of rain between early Dec. and late March.

Careful Sinc - the GHG police will be on your case about climate change comments. ;)

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Seasonal here in GTA chilly - wind down and grey. Right at freezing so tricky driving.
Time to hit the tire store.

Old timers tell me that a green Christmas was not uncommon many years back. They claim it is just cyclical.

Now -6 and continuing to drop to -17. With 20 kph winds, it is downright cool out there.

So it begins anew. St.John's shall reclaim its title of the Canadian city with the worst weather. Starting tomorrow night, we shall get 30mm of rain followed by 30+cm of snow. :(

And so our slow march to very cold temperatures continues, now at -8 with winds increasing and now at 25 kph.

Unbelievable!!! Just spoke to my neighbor, who is a meteorologist, mainly for the offshore oil industry. She was stocking up on supplies and I asked her was this due to the Environment Canada "storm warning" that was issued for St.John's? She replied, "A storm warning is a poor way to phrase this potential storm -- weather bomb is what they should tell us."

A "weather bomb", according to Environment Canada, is a storm, usually a snow storm, that comes over an area and then just stays over the area and keeps "bombing" the region with snow. The last "bomb" we had in St.John's was the 83cm snow that was whipped around by 113kp/h winds.

With this "bomb", if, as she fears, we don't get the predicted 30mm of rain, it will produce up to 100cm of snow blown in by 90kp/h winds. The drifting of heavy snow could collapse the roof of a house. The roof of the Avalon Mall here in St.John's collapsed once under the weight of 75cm of snow.

She is stocking up for a week of potentially no electricity, and I think that I shall do the same. We shall see.

Steadily falling temps now at -14.

If it gets bad enough Dr. G., I could send out the motor home which has a generator for those power outages.

Sinc, if your motor home got stuck in out winter snow, you would not see it until June. Thanks anyway. The last snow bomb of 83+cm of snow totally covered large school buses that were parked in a parking lot.

Yeah we got the rain a few days ago - sure glad THAT wasn't snow - let's see 50cm of rain = 600 cm of snow :eek:

-3 and clear. - had some snow earlier. Gonna tiptoe to the hottub soon. Chilly in the house.

Can't sleep, so I checked the weather, -14C and clear. Supposed to be -18C by morning and I have to walk to work. Oh well :)

Partly sunny and -3C this morning here in St.John's ....................... the calm before the storm.

Very clear and chilly - says it went to -6 last night - felt colder but I guess after +15 that's to be expected.
Hope the clear sky holds - sun would be a treat.

A bit chilly here in downtown Toronto today... Forecast of sun with light clould, and a current temp about -1 C.

-8 this morning but with the wind it feels like -20 and very chilly. More snow again today.

I'm happy as long as there's snow, but it's getting cold... I heard we *might* get snow today. I'm getting the winter tires on tomorrow.

Lots of sunshine right now. Very cool out at the same time.

The sun tried to shine but snow is forecast and the clouds are taking over. We have fallen another degree to -9 now.

Yup, it was -18C this morning. What a treat after all that warm weather, body's not ready for it yet. But the bunny tracks in the snow made up for it. :>

Our snow is just beginning to fall. 5 - 10 cms expected.

We have ~15 cms on the ground now. Going to -24 tonight. It was quite pleasant around 1:30 today as the sun was shining and no wind. Temps currently at -10

Victoria broke monthly and daily records for: -

No. of days without sunshine.

November daily high temps.

November daily low temps.

No. of Nov. days with rain or snow, 29 out of 30.

Nov. monthly rainfall record.

Nov. monthly snowfall record.

Single daily Nov. rainfall record.

Single daily Nov. snowfall record.

EEEEwh!

And I was thinking about moving there one day. :D

Ya bolor it is -24C here and clear and calm. And we have about the same amount of snow. Weeeeee!

A bit chilly today in downtown Toronto... Forecast of -1 C and a possibility of light snow.

A much more pleasant morning at -5 with a high of -2. More snow though.

Some clear skies this morning as the moon was shining brightly in the sky. Still very cool right now.

Well, we only went down to -18 overnight. Nice full moon too :) warming to -9 with snow flurries.
I guess the wet coast has nothing to brag about weather-wise so far this year and Toronto is quivering with frigid temps of -1:lmao:

Warmer temps are on the way Bolor. :)

We are now in the eye of the hurricane, so to speak. After 27cm of snow and 15mm of rain, it has suddenly stopped. The skies have cleared a bit, but there are now the strong winds to come. 110+kp/h winds are predicted. We shall see.

Environment Canada's radar station for the weather, located at the St.John's International Airport, was knocked out overnight. So, we are now cast adrift not know what is coming our way now.

"Oh Lord, the ocean is so vast and my boat is so small".

-13 with 20 kph winds making it feel like -20.

Warmer this morning than all day yesterday ...-4 this morning. The down side is that there is also a foot of snow :mad:
They are calling for snow all week with single digit temps (minus, of course) and rain on Sunday:(

So you were right Don, warm weather on the way

And there is more coming. A cold one today, but tomorrow's high is +6. Go figure.

At this time of the year, I would prefer the weather to stay below zero. I hate the slush and wet snow.

Three hours ago, I was out in the sunshine clearing off my driveway of the few inches of fresh snow that fell overnight. I just got back a few minutes ago trying to clear a path in the driveway for the mailman. In three hours we have gotten about 7 inches of snow, and it is still coming down. The winds are only about 35kp/h, so it is not a blizzard, but at -2C, it is not really wet snow, so everything is blowing around and drifting. A drift was half way up my neighbor's front door until I went across the street to clear it away before she opened up the door to have this wall of snow fall in the house.

Wild weather. At this rate, we'll have a record setting 30 feet of snow by May 1st. We shall see.

-4 on the way to +3.

2C here in St.John's at 1PM, but the clouds have now blocked out the sun.

Cloudy, foggy day and 7C. At least some of the snow is starting to melt.

-10 but -18 with the wind. Clear blue skies right now and the sunrise is adding some fantastic colours to the sky.

-4 this morning and we're going to put a + in front of that later today. Nice.

Sun, light cloud and about minus 8 C right now in downtown Toronto.

lake effect snow flurries last night..



this is what i woke up to....

chk my neighbours truck out....lol

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/2479/1001129rj1.jpg

djstp, strange configuration, even for a truck. Must be a pain clearing it out of all the snow.

11C at just after noon here in St.John's. Some of the snow is melting, but there was too much for all of it to go. Thus, we shall be left with about a foot of snow to make it a white Christmas. Such is Life.

"I'm dreaming of a green Christmas...."

well my neighbors are gonna have some fun clearing their truck... i have a jeep, and just took a running stab for the road, thankfully it cleared off the 3 feet of snow on the top of the jeep as well.

my next door neighbor is now going grocery shopping on his snowmobile... hopefully i can convince him that i need to go later...

djstp, imagine getting that sort of snow about twice a week for the entire winter? That is what we got here in St.John's back in the winter of 00/01 when we received a Canadian record (for cities of over 100,000 people) of 21 feet of snow. Paix, mon ami.

This is for MacDoc and his SAD.

"If you were down in a funk this fall, you shouldn't be surprised, Environment Canada says.

In the three-month stretch from September to November, Ontario recorded its gloomiest fall in 29 years, with a total of just 343 hours of sunlight instead of an average figure of 475 hours."
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/12/08/gloomy-fall-061208.html

Keep in mind that this is still more than twice what we get here in St.John's, but we expect a lack of sunshine.

http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WTP

Thank God this is coming down at rain with 12C temps. It is pouring outside.

Only 0 at noon. I doubt we will make our forecast high of +4.

Sinc, would you like some rain??? We have plenty to spare.

We just broke the 1945 record of 40mm of rain, and it is still pouring. Again, blessings for the 11C. I am amazed at how much snow this rain is washing away. Still, we shall not have a green Christmas ................ sadly.

Gee Dr. G - that does explain an email from a friend with a sardonic comment about...look there's a strange yellow thing in the sky " ;)

Was nice today with the sun - crisp - should be good stargazing tonight.