MacDoc, the Environment Canada radar map had yellow and orange over us for most of the afternoon. Luckily the total of 53mm that fell would have would have been over two feet of snow had it been colder. It has gotten a bit cooler, and is now 9.4C. However, the rain has stopped.

We did make +1 today and that was again welcome.

Not a thing to look forward to today as we have reached our high of -2 as of 8:00 a.m.

Partly sunny and -4C. At least it stopped raining here in St. John's.

I have a close friend in London, ON, and we just spoke on Skype re his snow there. Seems that they got hit with 47cm in less than a day. He said that he now appreciates what we get here in St.John's re massive snow falls.

It has fallen to -3 at 2:00 p.m., but the bright sunshine makes it seem a nice day.

-5 with a high of -1 today. A bit above normal for this time of year.

A partly sunny 0C at just after 10AM here in St.John's. Average for us. A quiet Sunday, which is fine with me.

2 going to 6 and very sunny. Lovely day.

We're going backwards and have dropped to -12 by 8:30 a.m.

Sun, blue skies and a forecast high of 10 C for downtown Toronto! All in all a pretty nice Sunday!

6C and a light mist at nearly 9PM.

We've now dropped down to -11 and the wind is picking up, making it seem much colder.

A bit of rain and fog this morning. No snow though!

4C and partly sunny. A quiet morning here in St.John's. Was able to sit out on my back deck without a jacket, although I did have a warm cup of coffee.

-10 but with the wind is feels like -20 this morning.

Bundle up, Sinc. Is your snow gone yet?

A little rain then sun with light cloud and a forecast high of 10 C in downtown Toronto!

AWESOME!

Sun, light cloud and a forecast high of 13 C for downtown Toronto today!

Totally amazing!!

+2 and going up one degree to +3 today.

No sun for the next five days. Rain and wet snow flurries for each day too.

Going down to -7C tonight, with 50kp/h winds, which equates into a -18C windchill. For St.John's that is VERY cold. When we get into the -20C windchills, we get "bitterly cold" alerts, and the few times a decade that it gets into the -30C range with the windchill, there are "extreme cold" alerts.

Of course, in the rest of Canada, when they get "heavy snowfall" warnings, that translates into "flurries" for St.John's. Heavy snowfall only comes about when there is more than 25cm predicted for less than a 24 hour period. Environment Canada even has a "good luck" warning for St.John's when a 75+cm snowstorm is approaching us.

Paix, mes amis.

A nice evening at +2. They cleaned our streets of deep snow today and that is a real bonus.

-3C with a starry sky.

-4C with a beautiful sunny sky.

-7 and windy this morning making it feel very cold. Snow later in the day (just what we need) and up to +2.

Still sunny and -1C at just after 11AM. So, I took a chance and put out some laundry on the line.

-7 with wind making it seem much colder. High of 0 today with another 5 cm of snow.

Going up to 7C today with rain and strong winds. Still, anything that does not require a shovel is fine with me.

-5 with strong wind makes it feel very cold tonight.

We've reached our high for the day of -3 leaving little to anticipate for the rest of the day.

Just over 7C as we approach 11AM. However, the sun is coming out, so this may get us up to 8 or 9C. At least all of our snow is melting away. I'm dreaming of a green Christmas. Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, so I get a green Hanukkah.

Sinc, is all of your snow gone?

Uh, no, Dr. G.

Wait until it gets light and I'll show you. ;)

Sinc, it's noon here, and 830AM there. When does your sun come up?

Had winds gusting up to 157 km/hr last night in Victoria. Only damage in my garden was the destruction of a lattice panel screen for a climbing rose. Lots of people without power once again.

Ena, I can relate to those sorts of winds. St.John's gets those sorts of gusts off of the north Atlantic, and it is not a pretty sight when trees are uprooted. Stay safe. Paix.

After a night of howling winds and yet more snow, it is -8 with 20 km winds making it feel like -20 this morning.

9 with sun going to ....12 :eek: tomorrow......late December right.

4C and rain this afternoon. Still, it is washing away the last of our two feet of snow. Still, more snow is predicted, so once again, St.John's will have a white Christmas.

Just under 12 yesterday, about 3 today (nice and sunny right now), up to 9 tomorrow. Nary a spot of snow left from last week's minor accumulation and there are actually small patches of green here & there in the lawn. It feels more like late April, not the twilight days of December. Odd. :eek:

Supposed to be a wee bit cooler through the week, with more normal temperatures - but the way it's going, we may not see a white Christmas this year. :(

We certainly don't share your odd feeling for late December Doug:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/sno1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/sno2.jpg

A beast is upon us here in St.John's. Thank God it is rain and not snow.

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

Sinc, when were those taken? I thought your snow was just about gone with your warm weather and sunshine. It's gone in Calgary from what I was told.

Sinc, when were those taken? I thought your snow was just about gone with your warm weather and sunshine. It's gone in Calgary from what I was told.
The pictures were taken yesterday afternoon.

While there is not snow in Calgary (chinook winds melted it all) we are very much snow bound here in the central part of the province.

It's turned into a beautiful day in the GTA - sun shining. The oddest thing I find it smells like spring....there is enough plant activity that there is none of that dry wintery - no plants feel to the air.

More like a March feel to it. Neighbours lawn is growing but no sign of trees budding as there is in Europe.
That would kill the fruit farmers in the Niagara Peninsula.
Getting cold next week tho - more normal December temps.

9C and the rain just stopped. Feels like Spring here as well. However, in a few months, when there is 10-20 feet of snow having fallen since this moment, this feeling will be a distant memory.

Still 8C at nearly 10PM. However, the wind is picking up, so it feels cooler.

A very crisp morning at -15 with 10 kph winds making it somewhat nippy out there. A high of only -10 this morning with more snow overnight again. Global warming my a$$. ;)

Partly sunny and 5C at just about noon here in St.John's. Next week we are due to have snow, so that we will have 1-3 feet of snow by Christmas, as is the case every year. I am still dreaming of a green Christmas, but with only two in the past 30 years, I am told to "dream on". C'est la vie.

Full sun and still 5C at just after 3PM. Brought in our Christmas tree and finished putting up the Christmas lights. This is the first time we have done both with no snow on the ground anywhere on our property. Next week this all changes, but for now, everything was done with no frozen fingers.

weird ... really weird. The west coast (the Canadian Shangri-La) is getting it much worse than us. All we can do about tho' is send sympathies.

Reading some of these posts, I get the feeling that unseasonal weather is ... um, spreading all over. We, in the east of Scotland, have had an unusually mild time of it up until now. Plenty of rain and wind, mainly, interspersed with Spring-like days.
It's got the plants confused. I have never had rhubarb growing in November before, for instance. Not a lot, just 4 stalks about 5 or 6 inches tall, and about a half inch thick ... but, nevertheless growing with good healthy green leaves. They've yellowed and died off now. Similarly, I have never seen the green shoots of daffodils poking above the soil in the last half of October before. A 'normal' early sighting would be toward the end of December.
We have had only one or two touches of groundfrost up until now, but seem to be enjoying a cold snap these past few days. Bright sunshine, cold air and frost at night.

This has been the weirdest autumn/early winter spell I can recall. If I were a Hobbit, I would take all of this as a sign that there are malevolent stirrings again in Mordor.

SQ, St.John's, Canada's area for the worst weather according to Environment Canada, is Canada's "canary in the coal mine". Should we get less than 10 feet of snow this winter (we have already had two feet of snow that has been washed away by rain and mild temps), it would be the first time this has happened since the "dust bowl 30s" when the Canadian Prairies went dry. We shall see.

2006 by far the hottest on record and 2007 likely to beat it but it's a patch work
BC sure set a few records this fall that I think they could do without.

Rhubarb in November :eek: ...where is Ecosse exactly?

Shirtsleeves all day in the GTA - apparently the shopkeepers are happy. 13 or so.

Reminds of one of the closing observations in a book I was reading noting that olive trees are becoming very popular in Britain.

Palms in St. John's next??

Rhubarb in November :eek: ...where is Ecosse exactly?
Did you mean in Ecosse?

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/mr_sparky/Map.jpg

Palms in St. John's next??

Camels in the Strand? :D

SQ, all my relatives live in Wick, just a bit north of you. My cousin is retired now but used to be the head honcho of the nuclear station there.

Parrots in Picadilly.... oh yeah that's already there.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40354000/jpg/_40354295_reigate203.jpghttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40353000/jpg/_40353637_twoparakeets203.jpg

Wild parrots settle in suburbs
By Sean Coughlan

The number of wild parrots living in England is rising at 30% per year, says an Oxford University research project.

Good read - apparently even as far north as Scotland.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/3869815.stm
BBC News education

Friend was whooping it up a she had a very comfie bike ride in Toronto today.

"Palms in St. John's next??" In your dreams, MacDoc.

"Palms in St. John's next??" In your dreams, MacDoc.

hearts of palms from a can or jar, maybe....

Or, indoor home plant palms. Outside, they would never survive the snow, sleet, rain, hail, wind, etc, etc. Paix, Michael.

5C and the sun is starting to shine. "No snow for Christmas" is my mantra/hope for this year. We shall see.

Another cool day at -8 with 20 kph winds making it feel more like -20 with a high of -1 today.

A pleasant morning with light winds, an inch of snow and -3. I guess we'll have a white Xmas after all

We too shall have a white Christmas, but right now it is 4C with rain. Still, with only two years in the past 30 with a green Christmas, the odds are with us once again. We shall see.

We may have some white in the GTA but not snow

http://www.ehmac.ca/gallery/data/500/Picture_35.png

Blossoming tree in my next door neighbours yard. 7 and sunny
Blossoms in Europe....here too.

0 this morning with a high today of +1, so not much change, but a welcome relief from the cold of late.

Feels and looks like December 2 degrees and chill but sun coming out later and warming over the week,

St.John's is heading into "cold storage", at least until Friday. The expected high for the next four days might be 0C, with a low of -9C. Flurries every day will accumulate enough snow for a white Christmas. Of course, we could get over a meter of snow over the weekend to ruin Christmas for many. We shall see.

Another couple of cms of snow overnight. Can still see blades of grass on the lawn though. Snow to stop today and the sun will come out. +1 for tomorrow.

Bolor, it is strange weather when you are warmer than we are here in St.John's, especially at this time of year. Paix, mon ami.

A warm morning at -2 and near our high of 0 for today. The 20 kph winds give the air a bit of a bite this morning though.

Cloudy -1C here in St.John's this morning. A dull, quiet day. Rain and 8C is predicted for Christmas eve, with sun and flurries predicted for Christmas day. We shall see.

Sunny with a few clouds here and there, and up to 4 degrees today.

0 tomorrow, sunny with a few clouds.

Saturday, 7 with rain expected. Cloudy and 6 on Sunday.

Christmas Day, sunny with a high of 1 is predicted.

Would have been nice to have at least some snow on the ground for Christmas instead of semi-dormant grass and half-frozen muddy ground everywhere, oh well...

Doug, we can send you some snow. Name the time, place and amount and I shall have it sent to you via Doxie Express.

Sunny and 2C at just after 2PM. Sadly, we have only another couple of hours of sunlight on this, the shortest day of daylight this year.

The morning news on TV states it is +3 this morning in Edmonton, but my online temp taken from the Edmonton Garrison base says it is -4, quite a difference. High is supposed to be -2 so we have surpassed that at one site and not reached it at another.

The days are getting longer! Yippee!

Sunny and -3C this morning in St.John's. Yesterday's 5 inches of dry snow was actually not difficult to shovel.

9 rainy - looks and feels like late March. :eek:

Freezing rain last evening. This morning there's a centimetre-thick crust of ice on everything. :ptptptptp

Temperature's not bad though, and it's supposed to go up to 7 today, with a bit of rain - so this morning's ice crust will be gone by later this afternoon. 4 tomorrow and Christmas day with more and more sun.

Tuesday... they're calling for snow. A weatherman on the radio this morning said we may see 10 to 20 centimetres of accumulation from the remnants of the system that walloped Colorado. I wonder how much this forecast will change over the next 48 hours.

A cold -4C and partly sunny here in St.John's at just past 9AM. Hopefully, tomorrow's rain shall wash away some of the snow we have been getting. We shall see.

-10 with 10kph winds give the air a bite this morning. High of only -4 today.

A dull 0C as we await tomorrow's rain with great expectation. We shall see.

okay okay, is the weather not just weird in Ontario this year? I know it was really weird in Alberta last year...may more mild than it normally is out there in 2005. I was up in Collingwood in 2003/2004 and we had snow this time of year....

-6 on the way to -4 and thankfully the wind has calmed.

-5 with 20 kph winds this morning making it feel much colder. We're going to fall one degree to our high of -6 for the rest of the day. I'm glad to be in wrapping things today and not out shopping.

A very nice day in the GTA lining up - just a bit of cloud that will burn off. 7 degrees.

I've spent colder Christmas Eves in Florida. I remember one Christmas Eve landing in Orlando and thinking how odd it was to have a white topped parking lot. Well, as it turned out...

At 11:00 a.m. we have now dropped to -7 and the wind continues to blow. Bright sun but very chilly.

6C at just after 5PM. Foggy skies, but Santa knows the way. Less than 7 hours until Christmas. Merry Christmas one and all from Canada's "far east".

-8 this morning under clear skies and not much movement upwards today.

Sunshine and a windy 1C here at nearly noon in St.John's.

Christmas day came and went without a flake of snow - or a patch of ice for that matter. Love it but miss added sentimentality.

A cool start to our day at -12.

Cloudy and 2C. A quiet, dull day here in St.John's.

We stated out at -15 this morning and it hasn't warmed up much yet. We will hit our lowest point so far this year tonight at -23 ... still well above normal. Normal for this week is -30 to -40 so I guess we can't complain.

-2C and calm at just after midnight here in St.John's.

Light snowfall overnight and -8 this morning. Dead calm and very quiet out there. Many must be off this week.

Sinc, we have about the same here in St.John's, although our snow came two days ago. -5C at noon but no major wind and the sun and clouds are playing "hide and seek".

A bitterly cold morning at -12 with high winds making it feel like -20 with a high of -2.

-3 but with a small windchill of -9 outside.

-10C with a windchill of -21C, which for us at this time of year is VERY cold.

Much warmer than yesterday. I guess spring is finally here.

-8 withe a wind chill making it feel like -20. A high of -2 today.

hanging around 2 right now with small windchill. seems to be staying above zero for the rest of the week.

-9C with a winchill of -15C.

A gorgeous sunny afternoon at +1. Going for a walk to enjoy it.

-2C and a bit of sunshine this morning. A quiet day so far.

A very chilly -10 but calm winds make it tolerable out there. Trying for a high of -3 today.

0C, no wind, but no snow. A quiet and dull day, which is fine with me.

Amazing!!! For the first time that Environment Canada started to keep a Top 10 list for weather stories/events in Canada, St.John's was not included in either the top 10 list, or the next 10 honorable mention list. I guess our 83cm storm over 33 hours last winter did not rate, since while it is a record for St.John's, snow storms of 50-85cm snowfall is not new news. Such is Life.

At least we here in St.John's and NL made the list of weather events in the 20th century, with the following:

Newfoundland Glaze Storm Cuts Power to 200,000 - April 13, 1984. Residents of the Avalon Peninsula were without electricity for days when cylinders of ice as large as 15 cm in diameter formed on overhead wires. The severe, two-day ice storm covered all of southeastern Newfoundland with 25 mm of glaze.

Canada's Only World-Weather Record - September 11, 1995. The QE2 ocean liner was struck by a 30-metre wave during Hurricane Luis off the coast of Newfoundland, marking the largest measured wave height in the world. The massive storm covered almost the entire North Atlantic, almost 2,000 km across.

Deadly Snowstorm in St. John's - February 16, 1959. A snowstorm with strong winds created 7-metre drifts, blocking main streets and causing six casualties. Another 70,000 Newfoundlanders were left without power, crippled telephone service, and blocked highways, streets and railways. Scores of motorists spent the night at homes along the highways after drifts buried their stalled cars.

World's Worst Iceberg Accident - April 15, 1912. The unsinkable Titanic collided with an iceberg 700 km southeast of Newfoundland, causing the death of 1,500 people and making headlines around the world.

-10 this morning on the way to a pleasant high of +2 today in the sunshine.

Another eerily Floridian like morning here in TO. Walked the dog early and it was clear, still and mild. A very nice way to start 2007!

Yes 9 and glorious sunshine.

I note the Star carried an article about how park managers in the GTA are having to bring in more southern Carolinian tree species.

That's quite a Jan forecast :eek:

http://www.ehmac.ca/gallery/data/500/Picture_10.png

Wow! What a great looking week. Been too lazy today to see if we are breaking any records. I worry that spring plants will start sprouting only to be nailed by the inevitable winter blast. Or maybe not...

Quite the contrast to things here:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/Picture1.png

MacDoc, this may spell trouble for a summer drought in your part of Ontario. Winter snow cover is needed for deep soil moisture.

Cold.... brrrr...
We got a convertible on Friday but I hate this weather :-(

There's not really any snow, but there's salt all over the roads. We are expecting some nasty sleet/freezing rain today. It's in Yarmouth now and we are just waiting for it to come up our way.

It will be a bad summer for the farmers here. We have had two snowfalls, and they did not last.

Dr G the rain has been the savior for moisture...if it wasn't so mild we would have a lot of snow but this mild weather is killing the winter snow season....even Collingwood where I used to live has really no snow and people ski there (blue mountain)..

Yes, and I enjoy ice wine from Ontario, which shall be hurt this year due to the lack of cold temps.

Here in St.John's, we enter the 100 days of winter. In these 100 days, we have gotten, at least in the 30 winters I have lived in St.John's, between 10-20 feet of snow each winter. We have had about two feet of snow prior to today, and will get snow into April and May. However, these are the worst 100 days for snow, sleet, hail, rain, freezing rain, all brought on with, at times, winds up to 123kp/h. We shall see what these 100 days brings to us this winter.

-2 and going to be +2 tomorrow. Nice enough for me. Still lots of snow though.

Rain of up to 100 millimetres is forecast by Tuesday for Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound and West Vancouver Island.

Adding to the weather misery are wind warnings for the Sunshine Coast, most of Vancouver Island, and for the Central and Northern B.C. coasts.

I like to see and hear a bit of rain now and again but this past while it's been more than enough :eek:

A nice morning at -1 with not much change due today with a high of +1.

From The Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/167048

Toronto just emerged from the warmest December on record, a month characterized by balmy days, rain showers and the lowest snowfall this city has ever seen.

Even yesterday's high of 9.2C broke a record for the warmest New Year's Day – albeit by 0.1C – giving Toronto a West Coast winter while Vancouver has been struggling with uncharacteristic cold and snow.

Thought we may have broken a record. A little cooler this morning but still clear and relatively mild.

Clear skies and a high of 6 today. Wonderful way to start the new year.

Freezing rain at the moment.

It was really bad last night and RCMP advised to stay off the roads unless it was necessary, I got off of work at 11:45 pm and by that time it was ok to go home, it was only raining at the time.

Rain here in St.John's as well, but it is about 3C so it is not freezing yet.

Wow predicted 10 on Thursday :clap:

The wind came in from the west, and blew the rain clouds away. It also brought in some milder temps, with 6C at 930PM here in St.John's.

Amazing! +6 at nearly 11:00 p.m.

Sinc, it was the same here in St.John's at about 9PM last night. Now, it is sunny and -1C.

Not much change from last night. Still at +5 this morning and that is our high for the day.

Up to 4 today, sunny.

Up to 7 Thursday, mix of sun & cloud.

10 on Friday, with a few showers.

...And right now they're predicting 16 for this Saturday, with rain.

Where's winter?

:eek:

Just lovely last night - soaked in the hot tub - admired a gorgeous full moon and both Pleiades and Orion were out in full splendor :clap:
Frost over night but all gone now, lovely and sunny and crisp.
Big energy day. :D

Sunny and -2C here in St.John's. I guess we are getting the cold weather in Canada now.

and the HEAT goes on........ :eek:
Warm, dry and sunny......in January...in Toronto.....go figure.

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-6 with a high of -4 do not much change in store for us today.

Sunny skies and up to 9 today. 10 tomorrow! :yikes:

4C and sunny. Little by little, our snow is being melted away. I know that more will come, since we usually have well over a meter by now, but it is nice to see the lawn once again.

We have achieved our high of -4 under clear skies and bright sunshine.

We have achieved our high of 4C under clear skies and bright sunshine. Remember, Sinc and I are brothers ............... until I was sent off to live here in St.John's. Paix, mon frere.

We have achieved our high of 4C under clear skies and bright sunshine. Remember, Sinc and I are brothers ............... until I was sent off to live here in St.John's. Paix, mon frere.

I'm considering CompuCollege in St. John's.

Nice sunny day here.

The sun just set here in St.John's.

:eek: 8 heading to 13 today !!!!!!!

A beautiful sunrise here in St.John's and a calm 2C.

A cool -9 on the way to -2 today. S bit of wind makes it feel quite nippy though.

A quiet 3C with a bit of sun at 1242PM here in St.John's.

This is why the weather today is so strange --

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2000/12/27/snow001227.html

December 28, 2000

A snowfall record was set Wednesday in St. John's, Nfld.
Environment Canada says that as of that morning, 154 centimetres of snow has fallen during December.

That shatters the old record of 151 centimetres set in 1958. The average snowfall amount for a typcial December is about 62 centimetres.

And it's not over yet. More snow and flurries are in the forecast for the remainder of the week.

__________________________________________________ _____________

From the end of Nov. 2000, until May, 2001, we received just over 21 feet of snow in St.John's.

http://atlantic-web1.ns.ec.gc.ca/climatecentre/default.asp?lang=En&n=83846147-1#champion

The Climate of Newfoundland

St. John's: Canada's Weather Champion

Of all the major Canadian cities, St. John's is the foggiest (124 days, next to Halifax's 122), snowiest (359 cm, next to Quebec City's 343), wettest (1514 mm, next to Halifax's 1491), windiest (24.3 km/h average speed, next to Regina's 20.7), and cloudiest (1497 hours of sunshine, next to Charlottetown's 1818 hours). It also has more days with freezing rain and wet weather than any other city. But the natives are proud of their climate, calling it character-building and invigorating. And they boast that their city happens to have one of the mildest winters in Canada (third mildest city next to Victoria and Vancouver).

Rain rain rain WIND rain rain WIND rain

Bleeech.

Just to make you laugh, today I brought home my snowshoes I picked up at the second hand store.:lmao: here's to hoping...

4C with a bit of rain, but no wind. Which, for the windiest city in Canada is rare .................... almost as rare as the lack of snow we have had this winter. All told, we have had just over 2 feet of snow up until now, and much of it is being washed away by the rain. We average 5-8 feet of snow in Jan., so we can only wonder what the next few weeks hold in store for us here in North America's oldest city. We shall see.

A mild morning at 0 and falling to -3 by mid afternoon.

A mild morning here in St.John's as well -- 7C and cloudy, but no major winds.

Walked the dog to the coffee shop this morning (he hates the stuff I brew). It went from bland and grey to summertime thunderstorm dark to that beautiful combo of brilliant sunlight and dark steel grey clouds. Mild as well. I love this winter in TO!

I have crocus coming up in my garden. If we get the sun on Monday and then the rain and 8C as predicted on Tuesday, they will sprout. This part of the garden is usually under 2-5 feet of snow by this time of year.

I have crocus coming up in my garden. If we get the sun on Monday and then the rain and 8C as predicted on Tuesday, they will sprout. This part of the garden is usually under 2-5 feet of snow by this time of year.

22C today.. 19C tonight.. generally sweatshirt weather, but I would prefer a few degrees higher if possible.

Rain rain go away... going to my car for lunch break should be AWESOME without a coat.

I have crocus coming up in my garden. If we get the sun on Monday and then the rain and 8C as predicted on Tuesday, they will sprout. This part of the garden is usually under 2-5 feet of snow by this time of year.

It's 2C here and lightly raining, and yes Dr. G., we should have 20 feet of snow by now. It also should be -17C on a day like this.

A client came in and said crocus and tulips are up in his garden. 10 out :eek:

Now, this is typical, except high winds are usually whipping around 25-75cm of snow, making for 2-5 foot drifts.

From Environment Canada

St. John's and vicinity
3:49 PM NST Saturday 6 January 2007
Wind warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued

West winds gusting to 120 km/h will develop Sunday morning.

Not much diff here - dipping a bit and snow called for but then back up again

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Currently 6C with a bit of rain at just after 6PM. It is actually mild outside. Anything that does not need to be shovelled is fine with me, especially in January.

It was raining REALLY, REALLY hard when I went out for my lunch break. Got to the car without a coat. The inside of my car got soaked.. and then when I got back after only going down the road to a drive-thru, it was just sprinkling rain, it changed that fast.

Light rain and still 6C at nearly 724PM here in St.John's. Rain in January is not uncommon, but we ususally get it after a snowstorm of 40+cm. Strange weather.

Heavy rain is coming, along with the winds of 120+kp/h.

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

Dr. G

Washington Jan 3 2007

http://www.nowpublic.com/spring_is_blossoming_in_dc_but_its_only_january

New York today

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/nyregion/06snow.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

:eek:

13C at midnight here in St.John's. Heavy rain is coming with the strong winds, but with these temps, it feels like a warm shower.

Freakishly warm in NY. I had to use the fan upstairs for a while today.

Hardly any change overnight as we remain at -9.

It is 7C outside and ALL of our snow got washed away in yesterday's 13C temps and rain. Amazing!!!!

Last night at 8:30 pm... it was 16 C!!!!

At midnight, we got up to 13C here in St.John's last night. It set a record. Amazing that we are to have another couple of inches of snow tomorrow only to be washed away by rain and 8C temps on Tuesday.

It is going to be a very cold week for us here:

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Morning all. A beautiful sunrise here in the east. Currently 2C at just before 9AM.

About 5 cms. of heavy wet snow came down overnight, and now it's raining. Very sloppy everywhere. Today's high should be about 6; hopefully that'll do away with a lot of the slush everywhere.

Sunny, and 3C at 10AM. Sadly, Doug's wet snow and rain are probably headed our way. Tomorrow will tell what we get in the way of weather. Still, today is quiet and a nice day to be outside.

-5 this morning and dropping to -12 by this afternoon. The winds have been howling all night long and are still in the 60 kph range. Many school buses are not running due to poor visibility in blowing snow. While we are forecast to get very cold this week, local weather forecasters are predicting what they are calling "the perfect storm" for Wednesday. They say it will be the worst blizzard to hit the Edmonton region in the past 20 years. Not looking forward to the latter half of the week at -32 either.

Don, we got hit with one of those "perfect storm" snow bombs last year. Winds up to 123kp/h whipped around 83cm of snow over 30 hours. Drifts went up to the second floor windows of some people. The drift was chest high in my driveway. St.John's was closed down for nearly two days. Good luck.

What Fredericton is getting/will get tonight re snow and rain is about half of a typical January snow storm here in St.John's. However, this is not a typical winter here in St.John's. Currently, it is 3C and sunny, with rain and temps up to 9C predicted for tomorrow.

Personally, if we don't see any more major snow this winter I would be VERY pleased. We are having enough rain to keep water amounts at a good level to avoid problems this summer. However, I fear that our late January "weather bombs", which dump 50-75cm of snow every few days will again return to haunt us here in St.John's. We shall see.

Current winds are still gusting from 60 to 90 kph which is very unusual for this area of Alberta.

Last few day have been unseasonably warm here as has most of eastern Canada. Most of our snow has gone but we are expected to get 2-4 cms today. We are going to have a few days of cold the heading above zero later in the week.

Sunny and 5C at just after 2PM here in St.John's. I am outside on my back deck, with my iBook and the joys of wifi, writing this. Usually, by the first week of January, we are working on our second meter of snow. Now, I am sitting outside on my back deck with no snow to be seen.

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

A monster approaches.

Blustery! I will not go out and chase down the garbage can again.

We had SNOW morning... but down came the rain and washed away the snow, and it went back up in temperature again. It was 14 C tonight at 9:30 pm.

-6 this morning and staying there for the day. The beginning of the biggest storm in 20 years will hit us this evening and continue over the next few days. Temperatures are now being forecast as cold as the -40s by the weekend.

Sinc, those are incredible temps. I can't imagine someone working outside in those conditions.

Currently, at 9AM, it is 11C. Last night's rain has stopped and the wind continues to blow fairly strongly.

looks like winter is finally trying to grab a foothold in shangri-la

couples centimeteres snow on the ground with snow squall warnings today
temp goes up to 6C in a couple of days, but i think the snow is here to stay

Still 11C, but a light rain is now falling.

Over the noon hour the snow has begun and the wind has picked up. Perfect storm, here we come.

Here is a look the Trans Canada Yellowhead route through the Alberta Motor Association camera about 20 km west of our home:

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By contrast

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/compass/camera/pictures/GcsCamera/loc08.jpg

Sunny a bit on the chilly side 3 degrees

We are down to 3C and it is starting to get windy. Looking at the pic that Sinc sent, I would hate to get stranded on that road.

Victoria, BC forecast:
Rain showers and wet flurries ending early this evening then cloudy. Flurries beginning near midnight. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind west 60 km/h except 90 near Juan de Fuca Strait early this evening. Wind becoming west 30 early this evening. Low zero.

Wow, a light dusting of snow tonight in downtown TO! Danforth Ave was virtually empty as the granular snow swirled under the streetlights. It actually felt like winter.

Yep smelled and flet wintery today tho the sun was nice. - 4 just now.

Collingwood finally getting some snow

http://www.thestar.com/images/assets/175093_3.JPG

Environment Canada reports -18C here, -29 windchill. Actually have to wear a coat now. My bus' alternating lights go from auto to manual at these temps, but that keeps everyone paying attention early in the morning.

Very high wind chills, currently at -24. Here is the deserted highway camera from the same spot I posted yesterday:

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Update in daylight:

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As bad as ours feels, it's not nearly as bad as yours. I feel for you Don.. On the bright side, spring is only 10 weeks away:D

Here is a current look 20 km south of Edmonton:

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Well the continental high is finally coming to Toronto tho not for long.
Chilly tonight.

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-12 right now. The temperature will rise to -2 by later in the day. Chance of flurries.

Back up to +5 tomorrow with flurries or rain possible.

-32 here this morning with a high of -23 today, dropping back to -31 tonight. Thank goodness there is no wind.

We had a brief blizzard action happen this morning, the first normal weather in a while. It's -8C right now and overcast.

we got 15-20 cms of snow overnight and it's still falling getting colder here


Timmins: Issued 4.00 PM EST Thursday 11 January 2007
Tonight
Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 this evening. Low minus 17. Wind chill minus 25 overnight.
Friday
Periods of snow ending in the afternoon then cloudy. High minus 14.
Saturday
Clearing. Low minus 26. Sunny. High minus 13.
Sunday
Sunny. Low minus 19. High minus 16.
Monday
Sunny. Low minus 26. High minus 16.
Currently -2, up from -18 this morning

Victoria Harbour:
Today Sunny. Windy. High plus 1.
Tonight A few clouds. Low minus 8.

Still lots of snow and crusty ice around. More flurries predicted for Monday. Freaky weather continues.

Here is what we have been shovelling lately after the big blizzard.

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Another round of bitter cold yesterday and last night which is expected to hang on all day today with, yes, more snow. Just what we need:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/01/11/weather-wrap.html?ref=rss

Reaching a high of 8º today. But beware (cue dramatic music) winter is on it's way! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Time to buy gas now as one cold snap in the east will push oil over $60 a barrel again!:rolleyes:

Uh oh, was that snow on the car this morning? Nooooooo!

-12 this morning and falling to -16 by this afternoon. With the wind it fells lice -20 out there right now.

Currently -18C with a wind chill of -24C, yay! winter! :clap: I was getting worried, now for some snow, SINC can you spare some?

Currently -18C with a wind chill of -24C, yay! winter! :clap: I was getting worried, now for some snow, SINC can you spare some?
Sure thing, which pile would you like?

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We woke up to -31 this morning and it warmed up to -17. Fortunately there was little wind and the sun was shining. I shoveled snow 5 times in the last two days ... and we still don't have as much as Sinc.

Warm and sunny in Montagu South Africa. :D
Bit hazy this am then the sun burns it all off as apparently it does most every day.
Bit more humid than I thought - I guess that's why everything grows so well.
Brilliant skies at night and perfect sleeping temps.

More later before this goofy cell phone hookup bails again.

-23 this morning and the wind is strong giving wind chills of -34 here. Must be nice MacDoc. ;)

high 70s this morning, a bit breezy but that's dying down - cloudy & we may get a bit of rain - West Palm Beach, Fla.

Warm and sunny in Montagu South Africa.
Bit hazy this am then the sun burns it all off as apparently it does most every day.
Bit more humid than I thought - I guess that's why everything grows so well.
Brilliant skies at night and perfect sleeping temps.

high 70s this morning, a bit breezy but that's dying down - cloudy & we may get a bit of rain - West Palm Beach, Fla.

Why I oughta...

Light snow falling in Toronto. Grey skies. Man I'd love to be wheeling some bags around Pearson right now....

Light snow still falling outside my window. Nice view actually.

About 20 out now 11 pm - cost of living very inexpensive and terrific places to stay and have fun along the Garden Route.
Dinner out a the towns main resort ( think 2-3 star resort ) 3 drinks - dinner for two 130 rand - about $20 of whihc half was the drinks.
Interesting weather reminds me of parts of Northern Cal.
Sunny but there is humidity in the air - not a lot of rain - but clouds gather on the mountains at night.

The it gets chillier and spectacular clear skies.....dry and nice until about 11 am..then a bit hotter - pretty brutal around 3-4 pm - minute the sun goes tho the heat is gone.
Then the cycle starts over.

Heading to the coast Hermanus tomorrow - different climate again.
Check out Avalon Springs for the resort in town - get a look.

http://www.avalonsprings.co.za/

Highly recommended destination. Wine country - again like Northern Cal

I heard something like pebbles hitting or branches scratching the bedroom window this morning...FREEZING RAIN! Yikes - it's going to be ugly out there. I thought winter knew we here in the centre of the universe passed on it this year. :(

Winter is finally here; today's high should be about -8. There's a snowfall warning in effect right now - between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow are expected by this evening. It's snowing pretty heavily at the moment...

:)

-12 and headed for -3 in the sun today.

Now over at Hermanus - it actually rained today - a comfie 19

Observed at: Hermanus, ZA
Temperature: 66 °F / 19 °C
Humidity: 87%
Dew Point: 63 °F / 17 °C
Wind: 4 mph / 6 km/h / from the West
Wind Gust: -
Pressure: 29.88 in / 1012 hPa (Rising)

Primo tourist spot
have a look

http://www.hermanus.co.za/

-25C wind chill -34C hope the bus starts.

:clap: It did, brrr.... should be a raw morning drive.
Oh well, it should be cold in January.

I looked out the window this morning and it's still here (snow). It's like the in-laws staying over...

-11 today, maybe some light snow. It's supposed to go down to -22 tonight (windchill around -28 probably).

-17 tomorrow... then back up to -1 on Thursday.

Yesterday's snow accumulation was close to 20 cm. Downtown MTL is a mess, as expected they've not done anything in the way of clearing sidewalks yet.

Finally a break in our temperatures, sitting at -1 this morning and forecast to stay there most of the day. Feels like spring out there after all the cold.

In Darien CT we have not had any snow this year:mad: It is getting to be anoying. Hopfully we will soon have snow.

At -11 right now but windchill has us around -19. seasonal temperatures have finally found there way into the GTA.

-23 right now, windchill is - 31. Bright and sunny today. Temperature is supposed to rise to -8 Wednesday evening, chance of flurries.

This deep freeze looks to be fleeting - they're still predicting an high of -2 for tomorrow & Friday.

A beautiful sunrise this morning, but -11C with a windchill of -19 is VERY cold for St.John's. Going down to -15 tonight which is bitterly cold for us. Then it goes up to 4C with rain on Saturday.

Another sunny day in store for us today. -10 this morning with light winds making it feel like -17 will keep it nippy until we reach our high of -6.

-13C, going down to -15C tonight. Currently, we have a windchill of -27C. This should be the coldest Jan.17th night since 1957.

We're getting a short respite from the cold. -7 and snow for today and tomorrow then back to the real cold stuff

Bolor, we are the reverse. Bitterly cold temps today and tomorrow with 0C on Friday and 4C on Saturday. I am NOT a lover of cold temps.

We've reached our high of -6 in the sunshine and light winds, but now we fall off to -16 tonight.

22 going to a somewhat muggy and overcast 23. Good speed connection tho. Internet access is through a PCMCIA cell connection. Can be erratic to say the least.

-14C with a -27C windchill this morning in St.John's. For us, that is bitterly cold.

-9, going up to -2, chance of flurries, fine by me...

-13 this morning and the wind makes it bite deep. Headed up to -4 with scattered cloud today.

Still -14C with a windchill of -29C. VERY cold for us here in St.John's.

we are on a roller coaster here weather-wise. Oh well, the best we can do is complain :)

It has "warmed" up at 4PM to -11C with a windchill of only -24C. Colder tonight, however. Rain and 4C on Saturday will be a blessing.

We warmed up to -6 but the wind is making it feel like -16 and I have to go out on a construction site this afternoon. Brrrrr.

-10 with a windchill of -20C. The woodstove is going full blast, and this is enough to warm most of the house.

starting to snow now. Could bee nasty by morning