Uh oh, nasty bees now, are they related to killer bees? :D

Winter has returned to Toronto. Slush, which turns to ice, which turns to dirtier slush, which turns to dirtier ice....and so on

"As they say, climate is what you expect and weather is what you get."

-1 today, with a bit of snow. A tad colder this weekend.

'Nother day in paradise :D
Windy day - waves are spectacular - oddly a bit drier and cooler. Just superbly enjoyable weather - the air quality off the Southern Atlantic is incredible. 20 degrees and all sun.

We have already reached our high for today of -6, but the wind makes it feel like -15.

-3 and it was snowing really good this morning....must be lake effect off of Huron coming through...

-13 and headed up to only -7 today with a risk of snow.

This from Environment Canada. Luckily, it is 4C and raining, or the snow would be drifting 5+ meters high.

10:52 AM NST Saturday 20 January 2007
Wind warning for
St. John's and vicinity continued

Southeasterly winds gusting to 120 km/h are occurring this morning. This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected.

4C, and suddenly the wind died down and the sun came out. This could be the "eye of the hurricane", in that dark clouds are now starting to drift quickly in overhead.

-28 this morning with wind chills of -36. Currently -20 with -30 wind chill and sunny. high -5 tomorrow with clouds.

Bright and sunny and face numbingly cold.

Partly Cloudy and -9 in beautiful Alberta today.

It will feel even warmer tomorrow after the Oilers beat the Flames!

Welcome to ehMac Big Rob. I too live in St. Albert. :)

A beautiful sunset at 430PM here in St.John's. Still 3C and the end of a sunny mild afternoon.

A brisk -12 with a wind chill of -20 this morning, but we are scheduled to rise to +2 today.

The horizontal snow is coming down hard now, with 10 to 50cm predicted depending if the storm, which is currently just off the coast of St.John's, comes towards us. We shall see.

Overcast and -8 right now. Some light flurries throughout the day. Typical January weather.

Partly Cloudy and -9 in beautiful Alberta today.

It will feel even warmer tomorrow after the Oilers beat the Flames!


man what is wrong with those oilers?? 4-0 losers to the flames...oh well -20 in Guelph this morning.....BRRR...going to go play floor hockey to avenge the flames!

A blizzard is raging outside. I can't see across the street.

Very windy - huge waves rolling in. Brings cooler water to the shore - temp drops a few degrees when you get near the water.
Burnt myself to a crisp yesterday frolicking in the surf. Treacherous footing even knee deep.

Comet was lovely tonight. Sat by the ocean breathing very clean but salt laden air. Milky way very bright - neat to see the Southern Cross - my first time below the equator.

We have had about 25cm of snow fall since noon, with another 20 to 40cm predicted overnight. The winds have caused one meter drifts all over, with drifting going over the hoods of cars. St. John's has again laid claim to the Canadian city with the worst winter weather. :(

Very windy - huge waves rolling in. Brings cooler water to the shore - temp drops a few degrees when you get near the water.
Burnt myself to a crisp yesterday frolicking in the surf. Treacherous footing even knee deep.

Comet was lovely tonight. Sat by the ocean breathing very clean but salt laden air. Milky way very bright - neat to see the Southern Cross - my first time below the equator.


david, i think you need to consider some jewelery in true maritime tradition


One left ear piercing for crossing each of the Equator, Arctic Circle, and Antarctic Circle.

MacDoc, did I miss something? Are you down in South Africa on vacation or business? Regardless, enjoy yourself and come back well rested.

MacDoc, did I miss something? Are you down in South Africa on vacation or business? Regardless, enjoy yourself and come back well rested.


marc, check macdoc's new avatar signature -> location

Michael, is this permanent or just a temporary relocation?

I'd love to make it permanent but duty and kids call. It will however be my home away from home regularly.

Just got an email from MacDoc. An amazing story.

-4 with some light flurries. Carries into the morning as well.

-4C with light flurries here as well. Of course, I have been outside since 6AM trying to dig out my car from the driveway. A drift of snow went right over the car (a Toyota Echo) and the driveway was filled with waist deep snow. When the plow came up the street, it left a chest high wall of snow. Just finished digging out about 5 minutes ago. That was 5 hours of hard work, but I feel envigorated.

Same temp here this morning at -4 on the way to +3 in the sunshine.

Sinc, if your piles of snow are getting down at the end of your driveway, and you would like some more, I could ship some out to you. We now have plenty to spare.

No thanks Dr. G., I have plenty left here too.

Amazing, we have had just under 5 feet of snow all winter. Back in 2001, we had over 5 feet of snow fall in just 13 days!!!

Another 2 cms last night and still coming down. A balmy -7 with no wind or sun

Bob. I'm sure that you could use a bit more snow. We have about a meter that we could ship to you folks in Timmins.

-1 this morning and headed up to +3. Supposed to be 10 here on Thursday!

-6C and no sun here this morning. Sinc, I'll trade you some snow for some warmth and some sunshine. Deal???

30+cm of snow, driven by 110kp/h winds, is predicted for St.John's tomorrow. How I hate the last week or so of January.

-6C and no sun here this morning. Sinc, I'll trade you some snow for some warmth and some sunshine. Deal???
Keep the snow, but I will send some sunshine. ;)

Sinc, how about some sleet? We are getting about an inch of sleet once the 30+cm of snow falls. Thus, we have plenty of everything to spare.

Looks like a snow hurricane just south of NL.

http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/data/satellite/goes_ecan_1070_100.jpg

A balmy +1 this morning on the way to 6 today and warmer tomorrow.

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

Enough said. Ambulances and four wheel drives are getting stuck due to the depth of the snow ............. and even the plows have been taken off the road. The city has been shut down.

A balmy -25C.

A balmy +1 this morning on the way to 6 today and warmer tomorrow.

Another flip flop from west to east. Can't we just get along?

Temps plummeting here this afternoon (or so they say). Hello hat-head.

It is nearly -1C here in St.John's, but this means the ice pellets and snow are being blown about with 110kp/h winds to form strange drifts.

right now it's -20C and the sun is shining brightly. A little too brightly...

Well, it took me 7 hours (minus the time I came in for hot soup), but I cleared away my driveway so that you are now able to see our two cars and we can drive them out of the driveway. 53cm of snow have fallen in the past 40 hours. In about 40 hours from now, 30+cm of snow is predicted. Not sure where I can put it all.

+7 this morning and headed for double digits today. YES!

Sunny and clear today (and for the next few days). Right now it's a downright balmy 254 degrees Kelvin, with an expected high of 258 K. Similar through the weekend. ;)

Sinc, those temps should melt your snow. This is what happens to our snow here in St.John's. Of course, we won't get those temps until late May or early June, which is when our winter's snow starts to melt away.

We just got under an intch of snow this morning!! Finiley!

Coldest day so far this winter in TO (-15º/ -22º wind). I remember in early January when everyone thought winter was over...

Winter, perish the thought ;)
Warmish today.

Forecast: Thursday, 25 January 2007 Hermanus South Africa.

Min: 18°C
Max: 30°C
Discomfort Index: 37°C

Weather: Partly cloudy, foggy overnight

Wind: fresh south-easterly
Sunrise: 05:56
Sunset: 19:54
Moonphase: First Quarter
Moonrise: 12:47
Moonset: 23:41

Reported Weather
Thursday, 25 January 2007 14:00 SAST
Temperature

24.9 °C
Dew Point: 16.7 °C
Humidity: 60 %

Wind: E, 4.0 km/h
(2 Kts)

Pressure (QNH): 1007 hPa

Dr. G., yes the temps will melt some snow, but we have so much it would take a month at those temps to melt it all.

Winter, perish the thought ;)

Yes but we have a very low UV index...

Sinc, I know the feeling. We actually need a great deal of rain and fog to get rid of all of our snow each spring.

Yow - hot hot even at 11 pm
A berg wind is blowing from the interior and that's NOT an iceberg version.
Feels like a blow dryer on medium high.

Lucky we are on the coast - some areas only an hour away were high 30s approaching 40. :eek:

Our temps are the same as Macdoc's ... except in the minus territory. -32 this morning and -34 tonight. high of -22 today. cold to continue through the weekend.

-2C this evening here in St.John's. More snow is on the way Friday and Saturday, so I have been out shoveling a spot where I can try and place this new snow. 20cm is predicted, but if we don't get the predicted rain as well, it will be 50-75cm of wet snow. At least the winds will only be 50-75kp/h this storm. We shall see.

We've cooled off to 1 and will fall to -10 and even colder for the next five days. Good-bye spring.

-17 right now. Very cold out there.

-20 with a windchill of -30. A lovely Martian morning.

-1C this morning in St.John's, with 20+cm of snow on the way later today. :(

-27C straight up again, hard on the machinery and it's operator. Could really use some snow.

-6 and we're going no higher today, slowly dropping to -20 by tonight.

0C right now at nearly noon here in St.John's. Another huge storm is fast approaching with 25+cm of wet snow predicted.

It was -25 in Peterborough this morning; I don't think it was expected to get that cold. Frozen pipes in one bathroom; couldn't get the water going with the old blowdryer trick. I'll try again when I get home this evening, as it's supposed to rise to a balmy -13.

Fox, good luck with your pipes. That problem can escalate into major damage.

The monster approaches.

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

The monster is at the gates.

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

"Environment Canada's weather office has advised the university that the St. John's area will be hit by a weather bomb - a fast-moving storm with significant snow accumulation - between 4 and 4:30 p.m. today. Employees and students who live out of town and feel they need to leave campus early should consult with their supervisors/professors before departing. In the event that snow accumulation is rapid and severe, please note that for life-safety reasons campus buildings may be closed at 6 p.m."

MUN has only closed for about 10 days in the 30 years I have been a professor here. This is serious.

Dr G...that does not sound like good news!

What area did you get your PH.D? my girlfriend saw Dr in your name and asked me to ask! Mark

oh, and it's snowing pretty good in Guelph today and it's cold to boot...

No, this is not good news. Luckily, the administration sent staff, faculty and students home at 4PM. Even luckier, the school children are all now safely home. This is going to be a hard storm, with 25cm of snow whipped around by 100+kp/h winds. Luckily, it is only about 0C.

I got my doctorate at the University of Georgia back in 1977. I came to Memorial in the fall of 1977 and have been here ever since.

Five minutes ago I could see my neighbor's house across the street. Now, all I see is snow and a faint outline of the tree that is about 10 feet from my window. Talk about a "snow bomb"!!!!

thats the kind of Bomb they need to drop on Iraq! noone would get hurt but man would it cause some serious issues with insurgents who have never seen snow!! :lmao:

Hehe, turns out I got up and braved the cold this morning for no reason. No school for my kids this morning. Now I have a wonderful chest infection. weee. It's -20C out now.

Just got in from my first round of shoveling. The snow started about 415PM. I went out at 6PM and we have had about 12cm (almost 5 inches) in that two hour period. Finished my driveway and surrounding area, and by the time I finished, there was over an inch in the spot I started with at the end of the driveway. This storm is going to keep pounding up throughout the night and into tomorrow afternoon. They are only predicting 25cm with 110kp/h winds, but I don't see how accurate a reading is when the snow is not falling straight down into the snow meter flask. Horizontal snow is not measured, just like the storm on Monday when we had a recorded 20cm of snow .......... but this snow drifted up nearly 2 meters to the top of the recording flask.

Man, I was going to mention it was snowing in Toronto until I read Dr.G's posts - wait a minute, I just did. I didn't mean to.

Is it pretty out at least Dr.G? Or does the shovelling negate that?

mrj, let's just say it is quiet outside. There is no traffic and I am the only one out shoveling this evening. Went out once again, and faced the same foot of snow. Spent over two hours trying to clear most of it away, but to no avail. At least once it start to sleet tonight, tomorrow I shall not have two feet of wet snow to shovel. Of course, when the snowplow comes up the road, it shall leave a wall at least 4 feet high (if not more) in front of my driveway. I shall attempt to take a picture with someone standing in front of it, so long as it is not wind-driven rain (as predicted). We shall see.

Chance of flurries today. The temperature should make it all the way up to 259 K. today, and probably 261 tomorrow. And only a month ago, with temperatures soaring to 286 and higher, we were wondering if Winter was going to pass us by. Guess not.

A chilly -18 this morning, but still too dark to tell if the winds has died. If it hasn't, it will be really cold out there today.

Only 0C here in St.John's, but with wind gusts over 100kp/h, the snow from last night is being blown all over. As well, another few inches of fresh snow will come this morning, just to add insult to injury.

we are having light snow and our mildest day in a while ... -13. Fortunately for us, the winds are light. Unfortunately for us, the temps are dropping back into -30 degree nights and not much warmer days. At least the skies will be clear during the upcoming cold spell.
Break out the Bolor Special :D

Bob, not sure if they know what the Bolor Special is outside of The Shang thread. Still, those are cold temps for St.John's. Snow is our nemisis, especially wet, heavy snow...............and lots of it.

We sit at -7 and will stay there overnight, but by Wednesday, we will be joining Bob in the minus 30 range once again.

-3C outside, but with the wind, the windchill is -14C. For us, that is cold. Luckily, all of the shoveling has been done. More on the way Monday, but I shall rest on Sunday.

Wish I had my camera outside a little while ago. Fanny, the doxie pup, has very big feet and loves to scamper in the snow (go figure -- she was born in Victoria in June). She climbed to the top of the mound of snow at the end of the driveway, which is over 6 feet in height now. Then she started to run around this peak as if she was daring one and all to try and come up and claim this spot. She is a character.

Still sitting at -7 and the deep freeze is forecast to hit us on Thursday and last through the weekend.

Still -3C and the next snow bomb is due to hit us on Monday. Sinc, I'll trade you some bitterly cold weather for 30cm of snow. Deal???

The week ahead looks bitter indeed:

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/caab0103.htm?ref=widgetcitypage

Trade you some of that sunshine for some snow. Deal???

I will gladly give you some sunshine. Don't bother with any snow. ;)

Sinc, we have plenty of snow to spare.

Still stuck at -7 and forecast to remain that way all day.

It's a brisk -29C (-38C wind-chill) this morning, I wish it would warm up a bit, and maybe even snow.

Up to -12 today, mostly sunny.

Made it up to -8.5 yesterday. Absolutely gorgeous winter day - clear blue sky, no wind. Very nice to be out and about.

Should be warmer towards the end of the week (at least that's what they're saying right now). -6 Thursday, -2 Friday.

-13 this morning with snow in the forecast today and a high of -6.

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

Enough said. 25cm today, with high winds and some freezing rain to make driving really difficult.

Gee Marc, you sure are getting hit. Hopefully it will pass soon.
We , on the other hand, are in a deep freeze and will be for a while. -34 this morning and a high of -20. We hit our high but the windchill is -28. The good news is the sun is shining. BRRRRR

-7 but the wind makes it feel like -15. Spent the last four hours driving around the country side in bright sunshine measuring three jobs. Lovely day for a drive and sunglasses are mandatory with the reflection of the sun off the snow.

Bob, in 9 days we will have gotten about 4 feet of snow which is just under the 5 feet of snow we received in 9 days back in 2001. That was the winter when we had over 21 feet of snow. So far, this winter, we have only had a bit under 4 meters of snow, and we are nearly at the end of January. Not cold, luckily. Tomorrow will get down to -8C, which is normal for us. -2C right now.

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

The monster returns to the front gates of St.John's. We just finished digging out the 25cm of snow from this morning's storm. :(

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

The monster is in and "Elvis has left the house". You can't see your hand in front of your face it is snowing that hard and that fast.

-17 right now with windchill. A little warmer tomorrow.

Sure looks like another big one for you Marc. Stay warm!

Massive is more like it, Overkill. We only had about 25cm of snow, but the strong winds created 2-3 meter high drifts.

well it is currently -27C, again.

"The monster is in and "Elvis has left the house". You can't see your hand in front of your face it is snowing that hard and that fast."

Ya Dr. G. it's still winter. ;)

A balmy -2 and snowing, falling steadily to -15 by this afternoon.

A cold -8C at just after 9AM here in St.John's. This will hold steady throughout the day. We shall see. There is so much snow blowing about that the cold is not really noticed as one tries to dig out a car nearly totally buried under a snowdrift.

My daughter is shivering in Ottawa while we cooked in SA - got to an astounding 46 in some areas near us. !!

Finally cooled down today.

got to an astounding 46 in some areas near us. !!


46! YIKES!
I think I prefer winter. (Never though I'd be saying that!)
:lmao: :lmao:

That thought has crossed my mind from time to time. ;)

Not THAT often tho - glad I'm parked near the coast. The one high 30s day was pretty brutal - can't imagine 46.

Mid 20s today and tomorrow - high 60s humidity. Now the first layer of skin has peeled I can carefully try and tan the remaining epidermus :D

A little nicer out at -19C.

-6C with a windchill of -15C here this morning in St.John's. However, the sun is shining and there is not too much wind, so it is a nice day.

-7 and struggling to -3 by mid afternoon, then dropping to -20 and staying there for a few days.

-15 but the wind chill makes it feel like -25 out there this morning. Today's high is about where we are now, -14.

Currently -10C. Feel like +10 after all the colder days we've had. :)

-9C here in St.John's this morning with a windchill of -21C. That is COLD for us. Still, the sun is shining and the sky is blue. It looks as if Mother Nature has decided to take pity on us here in St.John's today. The fresh snow looks like diamonds were cast on the ground overnight as they sparkle in the sunlight.

We're going to enjoy a respite from the bitter cold for the next few days. -5 today with flurries, -3 tomorrow & Saturday (a bit more snow expected).

We've dropped to -22 with strong NW winds making the wind chill -34 out there. We're in for a chilly day and more of the same tomorrow.

We are down to -13C, but luckily, there is not a bit of wind, and thus, no windchill. Watched the nearly full moon rise out of the east. Now, it is overhead and shining brightly.

It's a heat wave! We've popped up all the way to -15, but are forecast to fall to -25 overnight.

A beautiful sunny -13C here this morning in St.John's.

Not sure if waves count as weather.....no shark dental inspection today - 5 meter waves - pretty damn spectacular but my adventure with great whites up close and personal is on hold.

The amount of spray kicked up :eek: - not going to have to salt dinner tonight.

A comfy 23 with something heading towards us from the northwest behind the waves. Got those sketchy clouds all radiating out from something over the horizon.
Cape of Good Hope might be in the mood to play Cape Horn for a day.

Hear in Darien CT we were supost to have snow today but have not got any yet:
No Snow Day:mad:

This winter we onley have had 2 light snow falls with no acumation :mad:

I am tired of it.

Hear in Darien CT we were supost to have snow today but have not got any yet:
No Snow Day:mad:

This winter we onley have had 2 light snow falls with no acumation :mad:

I am tired of it.

Is that Global warming or what?

A cool -21 with light winds this morning.

I rarely post in this forum ... I dunno ... the weather? Like this is news to Canadians? But, just so you guys know:

I'm up north of 58 N Latitude, by myself. The nearest town is 460 Km away, and my posts to ehMac are via a satellite link.

If the water freezes or the propane gells, it's my ass out there with the tiger torch. If I run out of fuel for the truck or diesel for the bobcat (I have 5 km of road to keep clear) then I don't get my groceries from the airport.

Now, it's pretty cold everywhere in Canada right now. Today, we had an Environment Canada Severe Windchill Warning. Minus 45, they said.

Anyone who has read my posts on the subject knows I think WindChill ratings are bogus. The air temp today was a balmy -33C, with 15 kmH winds. Let me tell you, the trees didn't even move. I was out, it wasn't too bad. I wasn't worried about the water, the septic tank, the propane. Not cold enough.

Now, tomorrow, it's projected to go down to -42C. No word on the WindChill, but that's not important. I have an air temperature that carries a real risk of gelled propane and gelled diesel fuel. A windchill of -45 is nothing more than making sure you are covered up when you go outside; an air temp of -42 is something altogether different; anything goes wrong it's going to go very wrong, very fast. Ever light a fire under a 500 gallon propane tank? I have; it still took 3 days to get it to flow.

So, you guys can have your windchill ratings. Anyone who's ever actually been in -40 weather knows that as long as you dress properly, a windchill rating of -40C is a cakewalk compared to an air temperature of -40C.

I'm off tomorrow morning to get my groceries from the airport 35 km away, hopefully I won't have to plow the road (I really don't want to fire up the bobcat and have it freeze up on me halfway down my road; I have nothing to tow it with).

Anyway, I wouldn't trade any of it for a minute. Have a great day tomorrow, guys.

-1 C
Lots of snow

I was supposed to go do some volunteer work today, I was up at 4 am and checked the weather, looked fine then... and then got up a couple hours later and we had a bunch of snow. At 6:30 am the highway is considered snow covered and poor visibility. Still coming down now at 8:30 am.

My dad drove my mom to work and they didn't see anyone on the road. So I am staying home.

4C and the rain has stopped. The winds are still howling. Quite the storm last night. Nearly a foot of snow, followed by hail and then the rain. I feel like I am in a fort, with walls of snow all around me. The last wall I have to tackle is the waist-high wall of snow the plow pushed in front of my driveway as it went up the street.

Well, we've warmed up all the way to -19 with unlimited ceiling and visibility of 14 km under bright sunny skies. More snow is forecast for this evening and tomorrow.

Temperature dropping, wind picking up. Spirals of crystalized snow twisting in the streets. It's good to be inside!

The sun came out this afternoon and we even had a bit of sunshine and 5C temps. Then the rain came and the winds picked up. At nearly 10PM, it is 2C with strong winds.

A sunny -3C, but with wind gusts up to 110kp/h, the windchill is -15C here in St.John's at just about 9AM. At least last night's snow is dry.

-15 with flurries and the wind out of the NW at 10 making it feel like -20 here on Superbowl Sunday.

The wind howling through the trees makes it sound like a freight train going on past my window ................... or fans of the Bears or Colts cheering their team on to victory.

-25C again, this is no fun. I need more snow so I can try out my new shoes!

Bright sun, not a cloud in the sky, zero wind. Oh yeah, and -41C right now, almost noon (it was -33 at midnight, but has been falling since; it was -38C when I woke up and noticed that ... the water was frozen).

A cow and calf moose walked by early this morning about 30 yards from the house. I was busy in the crawlspace, so I didn't even attempt to go inside and look for the camera.

Managed to get the water situation fixed; nothing like a little 6 AM panicking before setting down to a nice breakfast. Temperature is supposed to rise to the low 30's later today.

Go Bears!

-10 with freezing rain this morning will make driving today just a bit of a challenge.

-4C and sunny blue skies above us here in St.John's. More snow is predicted for later today, but it shall be dry snow, so even 6-8 inches will not be difficult to shovel.

had our first big winter blast over the weekend
at least on foot of snow, probably more
lots of cold temp and cold wind chill

last year february was a bad winter month as well

that groundhog better be right this year....

Welcome to the club:

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

It was only around -25C at 08:00 this morning, but the wind chill was below -40, making my 6 minute walk back from my sisters excruciating. I hope my nose didn't sustain permanent damage.

-3C with snow squalls. One moment the sun is out and then, two minutes later, you can't see more than a few meters in front of you.

-28 and windchill at -38 ... sunny tho' ... high -19

-15 and falling to -20 by mid afternoon with north winds 10 to 15 kph makes it feel colder than it is.

Michael, by Friday we shall have gone just over the 13 foot mark for snow in this winter here in St.John's. Sadly, there is 100 more days of winter left. Don't think that we will break the 2000/01 record of just over 21 feet of snow, however.

-9C with a windchill of -20C. For us here in St.John's, that is uncommon. As well, it is very sunny for yet another morning. For us here in St.John's that is very rare.

Is it EVER going to get warm in Toronto????

Isn't this why we pay such high property taxes????

-17 and falling all day long to the -20s by this afternoon. Wind from the east at 10, which is never a good thing.

-9C with a windchill of -17C. This cold spell is covering most of Canada (except for lotusland).

A cool morning at -18 with a wind chill of -25. Too bad I have to be out in it today.

Still beautiful sunny blue skies and -9C here at 10AM in St.John's. My wife tells me that this is what it is like for most of the winter in Calgary, only warmer here in St.John's. Even the overnight snow is so light and dry that you could use a broom rather than a shovel to clear away the driveway. Of course, there is always the 150+cm of wet snow we get in March and April to make up for all of this. Still, it is nice while it lasts.

Winnipeg ... no, it's truly "Winter"-peg.

Current:
Clear, -28ºC, with the windchill feels like -38ºC :yikes:
Wind W19 km/h

High: -21ºC, wind W15 km/h, windchill -30ºC

And it's not going to warm up for another week.

All I can say is ... it's %$!&-ing cold! :mad:

-- Kristine

White-outs just north of Toronto but sunny and calm (COLD) in the city. Oh hail our little micro climate!

Cold (by St.John's standards) here as well, with -9C. The only advantage of such cold weather is that there is no major snowstorms when it is this cold.

Ahhh... going to be 10 degrees here tomorrow and I plan to ride my motorbike into work. :cool:

Arrrrrghhhhhh 31 degrees 30 hours ago in Capetown and some ugly number below zero now at home. and THIS in between at London

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42548000/jpg/_42548787_londonsnow_203pa.jpg
ngland in grip of severe weather

Up to 10cm (4in) of snow fell in some areas
The disruption caused by the heavy snowfall across England looks set to continue overnight.
Forecasters have said the melted snow could turn to ice by the morning, leading to hazardous conditions.

Hundreds of schools across the country have been closed and all 435 schools in Birmingham will remain closed on Friday.

Gritters have been out and drivers are being warned not to travel unless their journey is essential.

The blanket of snow on Thursday stretched from the south of England across the Midlands and reached up to Lancashire and north of the Humber.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/6341813.stm

Our pilot was delayed in a weather related traffic accident and an extra hour to de-ice the plane. Lucky I got out as many flights were cancelled.

I'm not just jet-lagged I'm weather shocked as well.....;)

My weather is shite right now... the highway that my house is on is closed, and the weather's been this way since sunday...

Beautiful sunny skies, no wind, and -9C here at just after 9AM in St.John's. This is like Alberta weather, according to my wife (who is from Calgary), without the bitterly cold temps.

A chilly -22 and snowing today with not much change in temperature all day long.

Ouch, the winds have picked up from the northwest giving us wind chill factors of -38. Brrrr.

Ouch, the winds have picked up from the northwest giving us wind chill factors of -38. Brrrr.
You have us beat again Sinc, We are at -18 and windchill of -30. Still damn cold tho' XX)

-9 :( -- South Africa dreamin' on such a winters day..........

A sunny -4C at 1PM. No major snow in sight. What Oswego, NY is getting is typical late Jan/early Feb snow for St.John's.

-20 with a wind chill makes it feel much colder. High up to -15. No relief from the cold until next Thursday in the long range forecast.

A beautiful sunny morning and -7C has given way to clouds, flurries and -3C this afternoon.

-6 in the GTA but at least I can keep my tan somewhat refreshed....joys of hot tubs....... on a winter's day......

-6 in the GTA but at least I can keep my tan somewhat refreshed....joys of hot tubs....... on a winter's day......
That seems a mite cold for Hermanus, isn't it? ;)

Yeah well my head's in Hermanus - unfortunately physical reality intrudes ;)

-17 with a wind chill of -24 and snow falling. Temps dropping to -22 by mid afternoon.

-6C with beautiful sunshine and blue skies at nearly 1PM.

About 14 degrees and sunny here yesterday. :cool:

balmy day today with a cloudy -8. Strong winds tho'. Clearing tonight and down to -30 (before the wind)

Yesterday's high/low was -26/-35C. However, there is a little bit of high cloud today, standing out against a bright blue background. If it continues and ends up clouding over, it will begin to warm up, especially at night.

It's the very first cloud I've seen in almost 3 weeks; since the 24th of January.

Currently -25C plus 11 KmH from the NW. If I were to run around without a shirt on, it would be equivalent to -34C.

-22 with 10 kph winds and staying there for the day. Winds will increase later in the day to 20 raising wind chills to the -30s this afternoon.

-6C, with a mix of sun and clouds, and 80kp/h winds.

-30 this morning. Currently -23 with windchill -34. Temps going down to-35 tonight (before the wind) Brrrr

-36 with wind chill and yet more snow:

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

Nasty comin' this way

Big winter storm coming

Feb 12, 2007 03:35 PM
Linda Nguyen
Staff Reporter
Old Man Winter (or Mother Nature) is gearing up to hit the GTA with a vengeance. As much as 25 centimetres of snow is expected to fall, beginning sometime tomorrow afternoon.

A snowstorm that is heading our way from Oklahoma is expected to hit the GTA by mid-afternoon tomorrow, bringing with it winds gusting to as high as 50 km an hour and a wind-chill of a frosty —25.

The storm, which is gaining momentum as it makes its way toward the Great Lakes, is expected to blanket the city through to Wednesday night, Environment Canada said.

At its peak, officials say the blowing snow will feel more like a blizzard.

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/180860

MacDoc, I just watched a local TO TV station's weather report. They keep saying that this is the "storm of the season", if not the century. The report was talking about the preparedness of the GTA, re salt trucks and plows, in expectation of this storm.

I guess it is all relative. Triple the amount of snow, double the speed of the wind and double the duration of the storm, and you have a blizzard here in St.John's. The one thing we don't get is that extreme windchill.

Good luck one and all.

Better call out the army. :D

Don, snow crews here in St.John's are actually on the standby. There are not too many troops that know how to handle this amount of snow.

I sent you a pic of our snow from two weeks ago. About a meter more has fallen since then, but it will give you the idea of the difficulty of keeping our driveway clear.

Some wild photos here courtesy Digg.

http://www.ehmac.ca/gallery/data/500/medium/387300860_0e9aa87673_o.jpg

More like these but can't find where they are from ...if it's this storm......:eek:!!!

http://wallstreetfighter.blogspot.com/2007/02/now-this-is-blizzard.html

Staff will be staying here overnight tomorrow to avoid the storm.

http://sirocco.accuweather.com/iwxpage/adc/popup/iws0_430.jpg

MacDoc, I am somewhat able to relate to what the folks in upstate New York are experiencing. In the winter of 2000/01, in which we received just over 21 feet of snow, we got hit with 4 "snow bombs", each with 25-50cm of snow blown around by 100+ kp/h winds. We got a total of over 5 feet of snow in 9 days. This is about half of what the folks just north of Syracuse, NY got, so I can only imagine what they are going through.

I was up on my roof in snow that was between my waist and chest, trying to put it off the lower roof. By the end of the winter, we had snow up to the window of my son's room -- who has his room on the second floor of our house.

Still, those pics are amazing. It was like the worst snow week we have ever experienced in my 30 years in St.John's and then triple it. I went to university outside of Rochester, NY, but we were just west of the snowbelt that surrounds the Syracuse, NY area.

Another series scroll down to Mexico New York.....:eek:

http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=8adbcb60-ee6d-4c36-b85a-49a90d13fb86

http://www.centralmediaserver.com/WIXT//Lake-Effect/MEXICO%20John%20and%20Carol%20Aldrich%20DSC01186.j pg
http://www.centralmediaserver.com/WIXT//Lake-Effect/MEXICO%20Ted%20Sue%20Link%20feb-08-07-3%20010.jpg

Brrrrrrr -17 and a snow storm heading this way. Nasty combo for Africa thinned blood.
Wind on it's way too.

Gotta get a few chores done then cocoon for the duration.
Let's see...American Idol, House..... ;)

-24 with 15 kph winds make it feel like -32 this morning. Still stuck in the deep freeze but some relief in sight for later in the week.

-35 this morning. Currently -19 with very little wind. Back down to -35 tonight. I have already hunkered down.

Not much different here Bob:

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

-24 here this morning and a wind chill of -38. Brrrrr.

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Ok guys ... just to let you know ... we have snow in Niagara too! :lmao: This is what winter USED to be like "back when I was a kid" and we'd STILL have to walk to school! :eek:

A VERY nice day to hibernate. -15 and snowy. Glad I got the errands done yesterday.

QEW live

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/compass/camera/pictures/BurlCamera/loc16.jpg

We've got anywhere from 20 to 40 cms. forecast for today.

I decided to work from home today - but it's hardly snowing here at all right now. Hopefully we're just on the fringe of the storm. Time will tell...

Toronto and snow. Fluffy white covering dirty brown soon to be dirty brown.

Hamilton is worse. Although I'm not sure about the 'fluffy wide'.;)

Sunshine and the first plus temps (+.5) we have had here in a few weeks. Of course, this is the calm before the storm. Rain and snow are predicted for tomorrow. If we don't get the rain, and the low stalls over us, what Hamilton is currently getting we will get. We shall see.

Sun's out here - much fluffy snow - gonna blow around this aft. -13 looks like we won't get to the promised -9 ......damn that was cold shovelling this am.

Only about 10 cms. of snow has fallen up my way (Laurentiens), if that. Maybe 15 to 20 expected in MTL. Much more in the Eastern Townships & environs.

Suits me fine though, I was getting all tense thinking I'd have to pull snow down from the roof, but nope. Yay!

last thursday

currently -25C, -34C with the wind, wee.

-11 but the wind continues to howl giving wind chills of -23 at the moment.

-20 BEFORE the windchill. :eek:

That now makes a 60 degree C range I've experienced in just one week. My body is considering getting a lawyer to plead abuse.

-21 on the dial, -35 in the wind.... and there is snow to shovel.. :(

A positively balmy 0 this morning and staying that way for the rest of the day.

- 20º :confused:

What a wacky winter. I can't remember the last winter we had such sustained cold weather in the Golden Horseshoe. I also can't remember such a mild December. Oh the price we are paying for a green Christmas....

While I can take 10 to 21 feet of snow we get each winter here in St.John's, I could not take those extreme low temps. We got down to -14C one night, with -25C windchill, and I went outside at midnight to just stand on my back deck. I stayed out there for about 5 minutes before giving in to the extreme cold.

I take my hat off to those who are outside in these sorts of low temps.

Sinc, my son is in Calgary, and is amazed that the temps can go down from -30C with the windchill to +10C in a matter of days. This is his first chinook. He has been spoiled by the harsh weather, but relatively mild temps (when compared to Alberta) here in St.John's.

Well it's -21C again today, windchill of -35C. and I am going to walk down to my sisters. Brrr. Doesn't seem to be wery warm on this part of the Globe.

M27, trade you some of that cold for some of our wind and snow. Right now, the gust are up to 160kp/h and the snow is horizontal. We were to get 10-20cm by tomorrow morning, but we have gotten about 10cm in the past hour. The wind is blowing the snow everywhere until it hits an obstruction. Then it just piles it up in a drift. So, we have plenty to trade. Deal?

0 this morning and the forecast calls for a high of -1, so not much change.

-13 here, -23 in the wind.... :( going to -5 (heat wave!) :D

Sunny and 1C here in St.John's as we approach lunchtime.

Still cold -9 but glorious sun.

looking at my weather widget, its slowly going up, at least for the next 7 days. Spring is so close, but so far away. its -12, but for Wed it says -1!

We ares still enjoying a break from the deep freeze as recent as last Wednesday:

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

Here in Winterpeg, we've finally got single digit temps.! Just saw tonight's forecast for only -10 C! After nearly 3 weeks of -30 or worse this is tropical. I went to work one morning a week ago and it was -50 with the windchill.:eek:

A nice evening, -3C with a nice sky up above. It is the calm before the storm, the massive storm. A few inches of snow will fall tonight, and then a few inches more in the early morning. Then, there will be a short break .... when the real snow hits. A foot is predicted followed by freezing rain. If the rain does not come, it will mean even more snow and huge drifts. We shall see. This will put us close to the 15 feet of snow mark, only 6 feet short of the snowfall record set 6 years ago.

We're good to go at +1 at sunset. YES!

A definite bite to the air this morning at -11 with light winds, but a reprieve is in order with a high of +1 later today.

The beast is at the gates. Yellow is not good.

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

The beast is in the house. At the rate it is falling, the prediction of 25cm by tomorrow will be off ............ way off.

St. John's and vicinity
2:19 PM NST Monday 19 February 2007
Blizzard warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued

10 to 30 centimetres of snow will combine with northerly winds gusting to 100 km/h to give near zero visibility in blizzard conditions. Strong northwest winds on Tuesday morning will continue to give blowing snow in exposed areas.

Amazing. It started snowing at 2PM. It is now just after 3PM, and the snow is half way up my car tires.

We finally got rid of the extreme cold so now we have snow. Up to 10 cms overnight. Not anywhere near Marc's league but still ...

A clear and sunny afternoon here, but at -7 and windy, it feels like -20.

Bolor, it is unreal. My wife got home about two hours ago. I had just cleared her part of the driveway, and she drove on top of a few inches of snow. Now, two hours later, the snow is up to her door handles on the car. The wind is well over 100kp/h out of the northeast, which means it is wet snow. It is only about -2C, but the drifts are unreal. By morning, the expected 30cm of snow will have drifted over both of our cars. I keep going out my side door to try and keep my front door free of snow. It drifted up to the door handle since my wife came through the front door.

Hopefully, everything will be closed tomorrow to give the crews a chance of clearing the roads. I hear that they have pulled the snow plows off the roads because the drivers are not able to see more than a couple of meters ahead of them due to the white out conditions on the roads.

Heaven help anyone who needs an ambulance tonight.

I have just watch both of our cars buried in a massive snow drift. As the blizzard outside rages, I have tried to clear off my back deck so that my dogs could go outside. The drifting on my back deck was knee to waist deep and it took me about two hours to clear it off so that my dogs could go outside for a few minutes. Out front is another story. It is a strange sensation to know that there are two cars in the driveway, but only a radio antenna on one of the cars is now visible. It is not the snow as much as the wind that is causing all the grief. The wind is out of the northeast, which is this worst direction for wind here in the North Atlantic.

By tomorrow morning, hopefully, all the city will be closed and it will give us all a chance to dig out. We shall see.

To add insult to injury, because we are getting snow off of the North Atlantic, which is colder than the -2C outside right now, we are getting heavy wet snow mixed with ice pellets. When I was outside shovelling, it felt like I was being stung by small yellow jackets.

Yikes.....call out the military, Dr. G is being buried alive :eek: ;)

Looks like I might get a chance to clear some of the ice from our north facing drive tomorrow - gonna sneak above zero for two days. 'Bout time. -2 going to +2 :clap:

MacDoc, all we need is a day when everything is closed to dig out. The military should be held in reserve for TO or Vancouver.

Just teasing.......the tough islander heritage has clearly melded with your NewYawker get it done attitude.

A cool -11 with light winds, but nothing compared to what Dr. G. must be going through. They are getting pounded.

Above 0 for the first time in a few weeks. 3 degrees right now and all of the snow has begun to melt pretty good this morning. Slush filled roads for the rest of the day.

+4º???? Really????

It's Speedo™ weather here in TO!

Sinc, pounded is not the word. The wind was so strong that it blew in some windows throughout St.John's. 38cm of snow drifted into 3 meter high drifts. Amazingly, out cars that were fully covered are now only half covered. The wind shifted slightly and blew some of the snow away. Howerver, to get to these cars, once I step out my front door, I am faced with waist to chest high drifts.

The city is shut down for the day. We smashed the record of 36cm of snow set in 1946. My neighbor's son tried to make it home in his Jeep, which got stuck in the drifts on our cul-de-sac. Luckily, he was able to back up and head for safety.

The wind has "died" down to a constant 60kp/h, with gusts up to 80kp/h, so the light snow that is still falling is piling up. Thus, my wife and I have a day of shovelling ahead of us.

I noticed that CBC news' lead story this morning was the shutdown of St. John's due to the storm. So I checked the Newsworld weather and saw an interview with a St. John's CBC employee outside the studios there, after taking over two hours to get to work. He too indicated by his hand how high the drifts were, from waist to chest.

Take the shovelling at an easy pace Marc. Move a little, rest a lot. ;)

We've reached our high of -5, but the wind chill makes it feel like -20.

Nice day today. Currently -7 some sun, some cloud and some snow flurries. All in all a nice day for us. Approx. 15 cms of light fluffy snow over night.

Watched a beautiful sunset as I dug out the last of my driveway. Started at 8AM, with three breaks, and I just finished. My whole body aches.

waaaaaarrrrrrmmmmmmmmmm :clap - Got to 4 today and finally getting the ice out of the driveway.
Back to shorts -- more please. :D

MacDoc, we shall have snow around my driveway until June. The 12 foot mountain of snow at the end of my driveway will not melt quickly.

-16 this morning with a high of -8. And that is the forecast every day for the next five.

Beautiful sunshine and -2C here in St.John's. The blue sky and the sunshine really highlight the massive amount of new snow we had on Monday. Sadly, more snow is predicted for Saturday.

They are predicting 15-20 more cms for us tonight and tomorrow. Oh well, more shoveling ... again :(

a gloriously bright -1, tho' it is clouding over now... This is fine with me. The squirrels are busy and the birds are everywhere: everyone is celebrating the release of the cold spell.....

Drove home with the sunroof wide open!

The Daytona 500 ran last weekend so spring is on its way... Yay!!......

Bolor, I feel your pain. That is the storm system that is moving our way, with a predicted 25+cm more snow for us by Saturday. Remember, heart and back friendly shovelling techniques. Paix, mon ami.

I hear ya Dr. G. That goes for you too. Those pics that Sinc posted are great pictures. We don't have nearly the snow you do. We are close or we will be right on normal amounts for us in any given winter.Isn't it interesting that when we have a month or so of unusual weather, a lot of people start crying "Global Warming". They should experience what you and I have gone through in the last month or so. You with many feet of snow and blowing snow and us with our -35 degree temps. Where is all this global warming now? Or do we conveniently chance the name to "Climate Change"? I should would not mind some warm weather now :)

Bolor, luckily, your snow is dry. It is when we get the "nor'easters" off of the Atlantic Ocean that the snow packs together tight and is quite heavy. PM your email address and I'll send you some of the pics for the past couple of days.

We're stuck at -12 and the wind makes it feel like -20. The sun has come out just now, but too late to have any effect.