"St. John's and vicinity
9:14 PM NDT Wednesday 12 March 2008
Winter storm warning for St. John's and vicinity continued

Snow at times heavy and strong winds with gusts of up to 120 km/h will give reduced visibilities in blowing snow on Thursday. Snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 centimetres are expected."

And good luck with that, Marc.

Thank you, iMouse. With -1C temps, this is wet snow. Called my neighbor, who is a meteorologist, who said it could be at least 50cm hours before Environment Canada came out with this warning. She now says it could be worse than last year's 30 hour, 83cm storm. She would not predict a 100cm storm, but as she said, "I would not bet against it either". God help us if that hits, with 120kp/h winds causing drifts up to the second story window. I have been through a few of these monster storms of massive snowfalls and hurricane-force winds, and it is not something that is easily dealt with in a day or two. We shall see.

-2 on the way to +1 today under partial cloud.

0c going up fast here. The roads are clear finally.

We broke the record set back in 1960 for 40cm of snow on this day. Now, to add to the misery, it is a combination of sleet and hail, blown in one direction by 120kp/h winds. Sounds like a freight train outside. Another 20+cm of snow is predicted for tonight, and then -9C temps for the next few days to freeze it all solid.

I am so stiff from shoveling wet and deep snow. However, I used an ergonomic shovel, proper techniques to protect my back, and I sounded like a karate expert as I made "sounds" with each throw of this snow. We could get from 5-25cm more snow tonight, with some places getting upwards of another 50cm of snow. All this brought to us by 100kp/h winds. We shall see.

Currently, it is 1C. The calm before the storm. Paix.

I am so stiff from shoveling wet and deep snow. However, I used an ergonomic shovel, proper techniques to protect my back, and I sounded like a karate expert as I made "sounds" with each throw of this snow. We could get from 5-25cm more snow tonight, with some places getting upwards of another 50cm of snow. All this brought to us by 100kp/h winds. We shall see.

Currently, it is 1C. The calm before the storm. Paix.

My sympathy, I know what moving that **** is like.:eek:

Thanks, eMacMan. Sadly, all that wet snow is now frozen solid ............ with more falling as we speak.

"Environment Canada maintained the blizzard warning for eastern Newfoundland and the northeast coast, forecasting additional snowfall accumulations of up to 15 centimetres combined with winds gusting up to 120 km/h. Temperatures in those parts of the island fell to about –10 C."

-5 and struggling to only -1 today with snow in the forecast for four of the next five days. Accumulations of 10 to 15 cm. Drat.

Sinc, trade you. I can give you more snow, more wind, more sleet, more ice pellets and all this will freeze and be with you comes June. I'll even throw in a few ice bergs for your enjoyment. A deal???

Yay plus one - heading to plus 7. :clap:

MacDoc, I'll make you the same deal. Even throw in an ice storm or two, which we usually get in mid to late March. Or, how about an unexpected April snowstorm, say 30cm? Or, even better than that, how about a foot of snow in early June when you think that Spring has finally arrived? A deal???

-4 on the way to, wait for it, -3. Got a lot of snow overnight and snow is in the forecast every day for the next five in a row. Sigh.

Sunny and -3C at 1PM here in St.John's. However, like Sinc, we are in for snow. Environment Canada is forecasting 20-30cm of snow overnight and into tomorrow, 15-20cm of snow on Monday, 10-20cm of snow on Tuesday and then rain/sleet and snow for the rest of the week. This is going to be a rough week for one and all here in St.John's.

OK. Here's the deal. For those of you who long for a real Canadian winter, I am prepared to have fresh snow sent to you for your Springtime enjoyment. Why let grass and flowers get in the way of enjoying Spring. We can send you fresh snow, right off of the Atlantic Ocean, in amounts ranging from 10cm to 100cm. Between tonight and the first day of Spring, we shall be getting in a "shipment" of snow. For those who like their snow aged somewhat, like fine wine and Scotch, we also have about 2 meters of snow still on the ground that can be gift-wrapped for you or your loved ones.

So, don't be the last one on your block to partake in this unique offer. Come one, come all, to the Springtime sale of a lifetime.

OK. Here's the deal. For those of you who long for a real Canadian winter, I am prepared to have fresh snow sent to you for your Springtime enjoyment. Why let grass and flowers get in the way of enjoying Spring. We can send you fresh snow, right off of the Atlantic Ocean, in amounts ranging from 10cm to 100cm. Between tonight and the first day of Spring, we shall be getting in a "shipment" of snow. For those who like their snow aged somewhat, like fine wine and Scotch, we also have about 2 meters of snow still on the ground that can be gift-wrapped for you or your loved ones.

So, don't be the last one on your block to partake in this unique offer. Come one, come all, to the Springtime sale of a lifetime.

I understand there is an unusually high demand in Ottawa and down the coast in D.C. Have you tried those 2 to see if they'll take some off your streets?

BTW watch out for Monday. We've had more than our share of St Paddies blizzards.

Plus 3 and GLORIOUS sunshine.

even managed to get at the hot tub :clap:

eMacMan, thanks for the advice. We should have about 100cm of snow by Good Friday, which will put us above average (13 feet of snow) for yet another year. This snow will be with us until June. :(

Old man winter isn't done with us yet . . .

Sinc, trade you sun and cold for about 25cm of snow. Deal???

There is a raging blizzard outside right now. My neighbor, who has a fully equipped Land Rover, got stuck trying to make a run up our street. He was just able to get back into his driveway going backwards. I guess that they are built for sand, and boulders and ditches ............ but not the snowy streets of St.John's.

No thanks Dr. G.

-7 on the way to +4 in the sunshine today.

Sinc, I'll throw in a few icebergs. Deal???

We prepare for the onslaught -- heavy snow today, up to 30cm ........ followed by some ice pellets and sleet ........... followed by 25-50cm of snow tomorrow. The wet snow is the kind that will cause heart attacks. Pray for us, mes amis.

We prepare for the onslaught -- heavy snow today, up to 30cm ........ followed by some ice pellets and sleet ........... followed by 25-50cm of snow tomorrow. The wet snow is the kind that will cause heart attacks. Pray for us, mes amis.

Is that green snow Dr. G?

Strangely we still await our first March snow. Normal would be at least 2 storms by now. Those 3 dustings that melted as they landed don't count.

eMacMan, it is just plain old horizontal white snow. 10cm has fallen in the past 1 1/2 hours, so they are now predicting 75-100cm by this time tomorrow. It is the 120kp/h winds that are causing the most trouble, with drifts on one side of the car already up to half a tire in depth. This will outdoor last year's 83cm in 30 hour storm by a wide margin. We shall see.

Pray for us, St. Patrick.

Sunny and +3 at the lunch hour. We might even make it to 6 this afternoon.

A blizzard rages outside as we approach suppertime. About two inches every 30 minutes is falling, and it is only going to get worse with more snow and stronger winds. Environment Canada has upped the prediction to 40-60cm tonight, and the same for tomorrow.

Unreal is the only word to describe this storm. It started snowing 8 hours ago. Since then, we have had 40cm of snow and 5cm of ice pellets. It is starting to snow once again, and that will be followed by more snow. We are being told that we should expect an additional 40-60cm of snow tomorrow.

My neighbor across the street does not have her car parked in her driveway, since she is able to park her car in her in-house garage. The problem is that the drift in front of her garage door goes half way up the door. In my driveway, the wind has pushed a drift up to the roof of both of our cars on one side, but on the other side, it is just up to the top of the tire. The plow came down and left about a waist-deep mound in front of everyone's driveway. Now those mounds are chest high and growing by the hour.

What is amazing is that this is our second blizzard in three days. According to Environment Canada, "Rob Carroll, meteorologist with Environment Canada's weather office in Gander, told CBC News on Monday morning that the third blizzard was expected to be a big one.

"It's not looking too good right now. We're watching a pretty major storm," Carroll said.

The weather system is stalled just south of Sable Island and Carroll said it is expected to hang around in that area for three days."

So, let's see, we got 27cm over the weekend. Then, today, we will get just about 50cm by midnight. Then, on Tuesday, we can expect 40-60cm more snow. THEN, on Wed., 20-40cm of snow. Does anyone have a calculator????

-3 this morning under cloudy skies and a high of +6 should get rid of more of the mounds of snow we got over the weekend.

Plus 1 heading to plus 5 - feels colder as there is a high humidity and some snow/ice/mist/sleet. :rolleyes:
Grey day.

57cm of snow and ice pellets from 230PM yesterday until noon today. Then we got about 20mm of freezing rain. Right now, we are experiencing freezing drizzle, which allows us to go outside and shovel out until tonight's storm. No end is in sight, as the storm has stalled.

Are there any video cameras that are net accessible for your area - be fun to watch with your commentary :D

plus 3 and raining.

MacDoc, there will most likely be some CBC TV story on the National tonight. Storms of this size amaze people outside of NL (other than folks in NB who also get lots of snow). What was amazing was not the amount of snow but how quickly it fell and the ferocity of the wind, with gust clocked up to 135kp/h. I thought the roof was going to come off of our home last night.

Here are a couple of web cams I check regularly in St. John's:

Access St. John's- Web Cameras (http://www.stjohns.ca/access/trafficcams/index.jsp)

NTV, Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd., Canada (http://www.ntv.ca/ntvfrm.php?url=skycam.php)

Thanks, Sinc. Here is our midnight "cam" from last night. "Only" 35cm of snow had fallen by then.

Ok winter, time to move along...

Shoo!

Keep in moving, out you go, buh-bye.

mrjimmy, send winter west. We have enough of it here in the east. Merci, mon ami.

Sinc, there is an interesting complaint that has been brewing on a local call in show here in St. John's re that Access St.John's web cam. Click on the "last 24 hours" to see the extent of the storm and the quick clean-up around City Hall. However, City Hall was closed today. There have been various callers who complained that main streets went untouched long after the City Hall section of New Gower Street was cleared down to the pavement, especially in light that it is not a major street and that City Hall was closed.

-2 on the way to +6 in the sunshine today.

Just above 0C with howling winds and horizontal sleet.

-2 on the way to +3 with flurries or showers today.

0C with freezing drizzle and fog today. Welcome to Spring here in St.John's.

Zero and a glorious clear day - looking forward to the sun after a few grey days.

I heard birds singing this morning while I was walking the pooch. Although I believe it to be a soundtrack of birds singing as to bolster the spirits of a weather weary population.

Good money spent I say. It briefly made me forget that it is the first day of spring and it's below zero.

Sitting here with +11c and partial cloud. What a wonderful way to start spring:)

Still pretty windy outside with mostly clear skies. Going to have some cool days over the long weekend.

-2 on the way to a high of +5 in the sun today.

Noisy birds :D Clear skies :D minus 4 :(

Supposed to be cold but sunny for the next few days - I'll take it. Better this than a quick warm-up with yet more precipitation. Cold + sun means that some of this @*&^ snow will go bye-bye through sublimation.

+0c and sunny. Also starting my seedlings today:D

4C with a light rain at just past 2PM here in St.John's. The snow that the rains have washed away shall be replaced this evening.

-13C and clear, icy and a wind chill of -28, wee.

-2 and headed up to +3 in the sunshine today. Feels more like spring every day.

0C and wet snow falling. Feels like December.

Cold and clear. tonight's low @-28. Brrrrrr

Off and on snow for the rest of the weekend, and into next week, except for Monday.

Minus 4 with strong sun. Bipolar March :eek:

we're hovering around +2c and overcast.

3C and the sun just poked through the clouds. It actually makes my eyes hurt when I go outside with my dogs, since there is bright sunshine on freshly fallen snow, and lots of it all around.

-4 and partly cloudy outside right now. Some sun to great us come morning.

Calm and -3 on the way to a high of +4 and sunny today.

0C and cloudy. Just got in from shoveling last night's snow.

Easter Sunday looked like it was going to be great. Calm, sunny and warm this AM. About dinner time the snow started. Not too bad so far and still no wind, but being as it's Easter, I expect I will be shoveling a lot tomorow morning.:eek:

On the plus side we've had so much melting that I was hoping to start using the bike in the next day or so. Not anymore.:yikes:

Course that d***d rodent saw his shadow which means an extra 6 weeks of winter, looks like it starts today.:rolleyes:

Snow squalls throughout yesterday, and today and tomorrow. Then a real storm hits on Wed. eMacMan, you can borrow some of my snow shovels. I shall be using them until late June at this rate. Hopefully, I can put them away on Canada Day. We shall see.

-2 this morning under partial cloud and a high today of +5.

Minus 6 which is seriously annoying for late March but the sun is terrific.

-4 right now in the sunshine, but we're going to put a + sign in front of that 4 later today.

-5C with about 20cm of snow for the next 24 hours.

Well it's coming down pretty hard - we might just sneak up on 3rd snowiest winter ever. :eek:

1 degree and snowing :confused:

-7C and 15cm of snow down already, with another 10-20cm by tomorrow night. With over 15 feet of snow, this would rank as about our 87th snowiest winter ever (in my 31 years here in St. John's, there have only been two winters below 13 feet of snow). Up until a few weeks ago, we were headed for a below average winter in terms of snowfall (average is 395cm each year). As of right now, we have had 460cm, which means 135cm of snow has fallen in the month of March, and we are not done with March yet. Luckily, we average only about 25-50cm of snow in April, 25cm of snow in May, and 10-20cm of snow in June. Luckily, we shall fall far short of the 635cm of snow that fell in 2000-01. We shall see.

1 right now and going up to about 4 this afternoon, which should help and melt some of the remaining snow.

-10C with a -16C windchill. We have a bit of morning sun, but it is too cold to melt any of yesterday's snow. More on the way tomorrow, but with such cold temps, it shall be light snow, albeit a lot of snow. We shall see.

It is now -11C with a windchill of -20C. This is cold for St.John's, regardless of the time of year, but extremely cold for this close to April. It is no good to put salt on the roads, since it is too cold for anything to melt. Due to the amount of salt that we have had to use this winter here in St.John's, it is important to rust coat the underside of cars, as well as do something to protect the paint from the salt from the roads, and the ocean air from the Atlantic. Some people have found ingenious ways of doing just this fact.

Weather Warnings - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/warnings_e.html)

This is the first time since late November that I have not seen a single red, yellow or green shading anywhere in Canada. Must be a sign of Spring .......... at least for all points east of NL ........... which is the rest of Canada.

- 2 right now in Barrie and sunny. Went down to -18 night before last. We had about 10 cm of snow yesterday. They had between 15 and 25 cm up in the Muskokas. Apparently they are about 30 cm from a new record and are running fourth in snow fall for the country right now. They are approaching 17 feet.

I had new Easter song last weekend:

Put on your Easter Bonnet
With all the Snow Upon It
You'll look good in Snow Shoes at the Easter Parade ;-)

A brisk -9 this morning with a high today of +2 in the sunshine.

Sinc, we have your sunshine, but not your warmth. My wife said that this is a typical day in Calgary or Edmonton, with sunshine and bitterly cold temps.

Currently -1C and possible flurries for tonight dropping to -16C.

Currently, -6C, going down to -9C, with 10-15cm of snow overnight.

The 10-15C we were to get overnight never happened .......... but we are paying for it now. Environment Canada forecast that we were to get about 2-4cm of snow this morning. Well, this morning's blizzard has died down to just a regular snow storm, and it is getting close to bringing out the snowblower depth (I only use the snowblower when the snow is deeper than 25cm and wet/heavy). The whiteout conditions have ceased and the wind is slowing down a bit (down to 60kp/h now). Hopefully, but this evening, the snow will stop and I shall be able to enjoy another typical Spring day here in St.John's by clearing out my driveway once again.

Currently -6 and we will struggle to hit +3 today.

Send some of your warmth our way, Sinc. I saw a news item last night of a powerwalker training in Edmonton to go to the Olympics. You folks only have a bit of snow left. I could send you some of our snow to help with the dry conditions there and in Calgary. Is is a deal???

David Phillips, of Environment Canada, was here in St.John's being interviewed. Due to Environment Canada's misforecast of snowfall, his plane was stranded. He did say that there would be "at least" another six weeks of snow here in St.John's, with a chance of the snow still falling in early June. He said that this was all due to the fact that ON and PQ got more snow than ususal, and the shift in the jet stream, which brought these provinces more snow and brought us more cold and less snow, has now normalized. So, as Spring comes to ON and PQ, we can expect a continuation of the snow we did not get earlier in the winter.

Needless to say, he was escorted by armed guard to his plane, for fear of being taken out to a nearby snowbank and buried until WE get some springtime weather.

-4 on the way to +2, but a chilly week lies ahead for us.

2C and sunny, but that shall give way to snow tonight until Tuesday, when it hits -10C. Welcome to April here in St.John's.

Yay= they are calling for plus 14 on Tuesday....bye bye snow. :clap:

Plus 2 now and these plus days then minus nights are removing the snow without major flooding - a good thing.

Not much change in the backyard but the fields are not covered anymore.

Good for you, MacDoc. We could send you some snow if you long for some white ground cover. It is going to snow every day up through Tuesday, with temps dropping down to -10 or -11C Monday and Tuesday. Welcome to April.

-5 this morning and we're climbing all the way up to -4 today. Whoopie!

Snow this morning .......... freezing rain this afternoon .......... snow tonight ............. snow tomorrow ............... and tomorrow .......... and tomorrow. :(

-7c and still dropping. That -4 is getting further away every minute.

-3 right now and going up to 3 this afternoon. Lots of sun.

Overkill, trade you some snow for some of your sun. Deal????

All good things shall end. This SW corner of AB was seeing the driest March on record. Good thing as we had run out of places to put snow. Today there is 6" on the ground and it looks like it won't stop for a couple of days. Since the temp is only -6°C, I expect some very heavy shoveling.

Looks like Dr. G isn't having all the fun right now.

eMacMan, I will be glad to send you our snow. We have had about 7 inches since early this morning, which is still considered "flurries" for St.John's. When we hit 8-10 inches, the forecast will be for light snow. 12-15 inches is snow. 15-30 inches is heavy snow. 50+ inches, with 100+kp/h winds is a disaster, with St.John's being shut down for a day or so.

My wife is from Calgary, and she knows what dry conditions can be like this time of year.

Well...it was kinda dry(ish) yesterday with no snow on the ground...pretty sunny. All in all, it looked like it was shaping up to be a good weekend to help my roommate move out. Then, this morning...SNOW! I hate this damned province sometimes! :ptptptptp

Well it SAYS zero but feels very nice in the sun :clap:- mucking about in the hot tub of course tends to keep me warm.
Still looking for a non chemical way to keep it civilized...sigh.

BTW the Little Gal looks to hang around right into the fall so coolish and wet - won't hurt Ontario after last year's drought.

Eric, if you hate your province, you should come to St. John's. This year, we had our first snow in Nov. and we should see our last snow by the end of May to early June. Then, all the snow can finally start melting. As well, we have a provincial sales tax on everything bought here, as well as one of the highest provincial income tax rates.

Wait, you hate your province because of the snow. Never mind.

... As well, we have a provincial sales tax on everything bought here, as well as one of the highest provincial income tax rates. ...

Dr G. I see a possible solution to a problem here. I have observed that politicians can be incredibly stupid. So all you have to do is persuade them to put a 100% tax on all that snow and then get them to collect it.:D

A fine idea, eMacMan. Then, with the extra tax revenue, we should send our elected politicians on an all-expenses paid two month vacation during the winter to somewhere warm. Then, they can come back relaxed and refreshed ready to think up more creative way to tax the average person.

The weather is pretty decent right now (for Toronto's standards). I was on the roof earlier today to observe the fruits of the Earth Hour initiative, which was pretty disappointing by the way. Anyone else notice this?

-2 right now and going to stay chilly all night. Warm temperatures coming our way this week.

Ryerman, I was watching the Toronto skyline and hardly saw a difference. Lots of lights on in the buildings around me. Not many people seemed to give it a chance unfortunately.

-4C and the snow has finally stopped .............. at 2AM!!!!!!! Still, Earth Day went well, and we stayed with it for 6 hours. Paix, mes amis.

-12 with a bitterly cold north wind that makes it feel like -18. High of only -2 today and too cold to do any yard work with that wind.

-1 right now with lots of sun in the sky. You can feel spring is moving in to stay.

Nice and sunny, -10°C this AM. I believe turning off the computer, television and 2 light bulbs for an hour saved us about 6¢ last night, even though we left the bulbs off an extra hour. Power consumption in Calgary went up, probably because everyone was turning on their TVs for the Calgary/Edmonton game.

-1C with howling winds, blowing snow all about. We only had about 25cm in the past hours, but the drifts are unreal. 15cm more snow is forecast for today with even stronger winds. Then, it is dipping down to -13C overnight. Bitterly cold temps mean little snow. Still, the drifts that will be seen tomorrow morning should make one feel that Spring is "just around the corner", if that corner is Canada Day. We shall see.

Plus 2 and sunny - just right to melt snow slowly. I keep reminding myself that. Sparkling hot tub to keep my mind off that it really oughta be spring.
At this point the Lil gal is pretty good for the planet. :clap: Australia in particular.

Winter won't let go just yet. -11 with a wind chill of -18 this morning and a high of +1. Brrr.

-8C with a windchill of -15C, and more snow.

Today we have beautiful sunshine with an expected high of +9.:clap: Turning to rain later tonight. Then the temps drop and up to 25 cms of snow expected. :ptptptptp

-8C still, but with a windchill of -17C. I feel for you, Bolor. While we don't have any snowstorms forecast, we get about 10-15cm of snow every day with just accumulated flurries. This winter's snow seems neverending.

Plus 5 and grey...calling for 15 tomorrow.....rumours of backyards have spread....authorities are investigating.

Plus 5 and grey...calling for 15 tomorrow.....rumours of backyards have spread....authorities are investigating.

We won't be seeing our back yard for some time to come:(

Same here. I hope to see our crocus comes early June, but I can't bet on it with the snow we are getting now, with no end in sight.

Sunny and -9C here this morning. Snow, sleet and ice pellets are called for by Environment Canada for tonight and all day tomorrow, so this is a nice "gift" from Mother Nature. "Spring in July!!!" shall be our battlecry here in St.John's.

Plus 10 - yipee and it's only 8 am - raining a bit and grey but I'll take the double digits plus

MacDoc, would you like some fresh snow with all of that warmth? There is no finer sight than to see the snow melt away in the Springtime rain. We need to get rid of some of this snow so that we may see crocus sometime in June.

Old man winter continues to hang on at -15 with a wind chill of -20 this morning. High of +3 today.

Still sunny, but now it is -3C. Old Man winter returns tonight and tomorrow, so we shall enjoy this afternoon.

Hows the Weather? .... in a word terrible.

Plus 13 and getting brighter :clap:

Going to minus 4 tonight - that's quite the swing.

MacDoc, snow around your hot tub will only make the experience that much nicer. You can imagine that you are in St.John's, with a nice ocean breeze drifting overhead, with mounds of snow all about you. Then, on Tuesday, you can wake up relaxed and refreshed, knowing that there is no snow anywhere to be seen .............. unlike here, where there shall still be snow by June.

I'll take my plus 13 and sun.....my first coffee outside of the spring :clap:

MacDoc, think snow................nice white snow to reflect the sunlight. We have loads to offer you and it's very cheap. We could throw in some sleet and ice pellets, fresh tomorrow, at no extra cost.

0 on the way to +6 today as a hint of spring arrives. Saturday is supposed to be +8. Time to get the old cars out of the garage and do some spring maintenance.

-3C and snowing (about 15cm), to be followed by this, according to Environment Canada:

"St. John's and vicinity
5:26 AM NDT Wednesday 2 April 2008
Freezing rain warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued

Up to 4 hours of freezing rain can be expected or is occurring over these regions.

This is a warning that an extended period of freezing rain is forecast for these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

An intensifying low pressure system will approach from the west. Winds gusts in excess of 100 km/h."

:( :( :(

There is at least 1/2 inch of ice on everything and it is getting thicker by the hour, with at least 4 more hours of this freezing rain. Then, it changes to freezing drizzle until about midnight, and then back to snow. What a mess.

http://www.ehmac.ca/attachments/everything-else-eh/4824d1206536094-hows-weather-rustprotection1.jpg

NTV, Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd., Canada (http://www.ntv.ca/ntvfrm.php?url=skycam.php)

Ice everywhere .................

Chilly 0 but it LOOKS warm. :rolleyes: - glorious sun.
Snow really disappearing with little flooding.

The fog has lifted and it FEELS cold. More snow tomorrow. :(

Plus 2 and double digits most of the week - m/cycle activity stirring in chez MacDoc. :clap:

Currently 0 and a high of 8 in the sunshine today.

0C with flurries throughout the day.

Sweet....http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Picture2-8.png..and sunny too :clap:

Robin singing his head off this morning. Still about 6 " left in the backyard and the driveway glaciers retreat slowly.

Glorious!

The snow is retreating. Brown earth abounds.

A few dirty little glaciers left lurking in the shadows but for the most part,

Spring!

Today... Nice for a change!:)

The snow is continuing. White everything abounds.

A few large glaciers at the end of my driveway are causing shadows, but for the most part, with -13C windchills and on and off flurries causing another 15cm to fall today, it feels like early January.

Winter????????

-2 on the way to +4 with flurries today.

Rain. So much nicer than snow. Except of course In December, when it all seems new and lovely again.

Currently, sunny and 1C this morning. Sadly, it shall give way to more snow and -13C temps. So much for April being a gentle month of Spring.

Currently, sunny and 1C this morning. Sadly, it shall give way to more snow and -13C temps. So much for April being a gentle month of Spring.

Dr.G., April is the cruelest month...

The Waste Land - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waste_Land)

Go ahead, Mrj, throw T.S. Elliot in our faces. "I will show you fear in a handful of dust". Of course, with your nice warm rain, it will not be a problem. The mounds of snow are so solid now that even lots of warm rain will not wash them away soon. Of course, warm rain is not being predicted until mid-June, and more snow shall fall between now and then. We shall see. Paix, mon ami.

Interesting. Back in 2001, the year we received 21 feet of snow, the average depth of snow on this date, excluding drifts and mounded up snow banks, was 103.0cm.

A changed landscape this morning - we have our roads back full width. :clap:
Plus 3 BUT - it's snowing big fat flakes :confused:

Much rain overnight really washed things away and the back shed is finally accessible...- hammock time soon. :D

Gorgeous real spring weekend lined up - sun and double digits.

Just when our snow had all melted and the roads were dry, here we go again. -4 and 5 cm of the white stuff expected today with a high of -1.

I feel your pain, Sinc. Of course, all of our snow has not yet melted, but the roads and driveways are clear, with chest high mounds along the sides of these roads and highways. That's why that skycam near City Hall on Gower Street is such a joke. City Council clears the snow there and leaves the rest of us to pray for Mother Nature to melt it away. We do get some melting, but then flurries deposit another 10-15cm per day. Such is Life.

Think Spring............

Plus seven - blue sky - strong sun

hammock time - air the garage out.... lookit those numbers!!! :clap:

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Picture12-1.png

MacDoc, those are amazing numbers. We won't get those sorts of readings until mid-late June. That's when our snow really starts to melt away. Kudos.

We now have heavy snowfall warnings for today. What a mess again.

Yep :D - got the hammock out and had a nice read and snooze in the sun.

Rolled the m/cycle out - charging the battery and hopefully start it later today or tomorrow.
Still nippy for riding but maybe a spin around the block.
The entire neighbourhood is in serious catchup mode.

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The Lil Gal hammering you good there Sinc.....she's around right through the summer so forecasts predict.

The Lil Gal hammering you good there Sinc.....she's around right through the summer so forecasts predict.

Yeah . . .

Sinc, laugh if you will, but I am predicting that we shall have some snow still on the ground, unmelted, in July. We have only had about 17 feet this winter, far short of the 21 feet back in 2001, when I made a snowball on Canada Day. However, this winter we have had some sleet and then some frigid temps to make the mounds of snow rock solid. At least the snow in your driveway and garden will be gone by Tuesday or Wednesday. Bon chance, mon ami.

Alberta-bound, Alberta-bound . . .
Not today.
Here in Belleville (200 km east of the centre of the universe), it's gorgeous, sunny, about 11. I'm being kicked out shortly to rake all the sand from the edge of the front lawn left by dozens of plow sweeps this winter.

11 degrees supposedly but the wind off the lake makes it chillier - first M/cycle ride of the season.

Reliable old thumper started like a champ....new battery did not hurt but didn't d a damn thing to it - just shut it off last fall. Ah that's what I bought it for. Bullet proof.

Felt good to out early - get my insurance worth this year.
Wow hammock and m/cycle all in one day....am I spring starved or what ;) And a better day coming tomorrow. :clap:

The sun is setting, 0C outside with no wind, but freezing drizzle coming overnight prior to our snow. No one will dare go out on a motor cycle tomorrow.

The snowfall continued overnight and is forecast for all day. Currently -4 on the way to +3. Just a sloppy mess out there now.

"5:32 AM NDT Sunday 6 April 2008
Freezing rain warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued by Environment Canada"

Nuts ...................

11 outside right now with lots of sun.

2C with lots of sun ................. snow and sleet on the way for the next couple of days. Nuts ......................

Chilliest 13 degrees I've encountered. #1 son got to go riding with me today and damn that east wind is chilly off the lake.
He had fun tho blasting around the industrial complex. Itchy to get his licence. :rolleyes:
Sun felt okay in the hammock.
maybe Tuesday's 15 will see a different wind direction.

MacDoc, we are going to get some snow and sleet from the northeast. I guess it's a matter of perspective as we are currently at 1C. Paix, mon ami.

Absolutely glorious weather today, just like yesterday. Clear blue skies, and about 9 degrees. They're predicting 11 with sunny skies tomorrow, even warmer on Tuesday; up to 14. :clap:

Spent a couple of hours this afternoon chopping ice from the patio and front walk, and smashing the chunks onto the driveway to melt. Good way to exorcise my winter demons.

Almost no snow at all on the roof now - the small patch that's there will probably disappear by tomorrow afternoon. GOOD RIDDANCE.

Doug, I did the same thing this afternoon. Of course, we only got to +3C this afternoon in full sunshine, and the mounds of snow in the garden and on the sides of the driveway are still 3-7 feet high. Still, I was able to spread a foot or two of the upper layer of this accumulation on to the street to let the snow melt it away. We still have a couple of feet of snow on the roof, but that will soon melt away once we get to the real sunshine of June. Sadly, more snow and freezing rain is predicted for the next few days. Such is Life. Paix, mon ami.

12 plus and I think a caught a whiff of barbecue. :eek:

Was too chilly really for motorcycles with the wind off the lake but there were tons out anyway :rolleyes;
Few bicycles...more brains I guess.

Smells filled the air here in St. John's as well, MacDoc, but it was woodstoves and fireplace smoke, and the sea air as the nor'easter gets closer.

Sunny and 5 this morning with rain coming - they are calling for 17 degrees tomorrow. That'll do in the last few glaciers. :clap: 17 and sunny no less.

0C and snow falling right now ............ with the snow changing to about five hours of freezing rain before changing back to snow. A messy day is ahead of us today. :(

-2 this morning on the way to +5 in the sun today.

An hour ago we had some flurries, and now there is a raging blizzard outside. The 2cm of snow before the freezing rain is now about 5cm deep and growing. Sadly, this is typical weather for us in early April. Even sadder, it only gets worse as we approach May.

7 outside right now and going to climb a bit more today.

The sight of Robins poking around in the warm sunshine lifts me out of the winter doldrums!

Robins? I wish.

-3 on the way to +7 with showers today.

7 right now. Going to 13. The snow is gone in my front yard. I still have some in the back.

I saw my first robin of the year on Friday by Georgian Bay in Collingwood.

I also got a good look at a cardinal there. We never had them up north and I am in a relatively new subdivision where the trees are not big enough yet to attract them. A beautiful bird.

An amazing 6C and fog here in St.John's. I fear that the first robins we shall see here are those that did not fly south and were trapped here and were snowed under in Jan/Feb. It is not uncommon to see dead birds emerge from the melting snow and ice in late May and June. We had a few storms this winter with 50+cm of snow and at least a dozen snow storms with winds over 100kp/h. I always feel sad for those birds that for some reason do not fly away during our Nov-May winters. Such is the "circle of Life".

Well it said 15 ( 17 on the forecast ) and it felt pretty warm but damn that wind off the lake is chilly for riding. Bloody east wind.
Hafta find some of my long undies - just one day with no wind......pulllllllllease.
Gorgeous day otherwise and not a speck of snow cept the parking lots.

Tulips firing on all cylinders......about 3" high now. More bicycles today.

Trending pretty cool tho :(. Definitely have to dig into the cold weather closet. Wednesday looks oaky - calling for 15.
Oh well it's good for the maple syrup industry staying coolish. Tons of robins and looking very fat.

3C and a cold fog is rolling in off of the Atlantic. I can hear the fog horn at Fort Amherst, which is at the entrance to the St.John's Harbor, sounding in the still night air. I have tulips too, dozens upon dozens of them ......... and they would be 3 inches high as well if it was warmer here, and if they were not under 3-4 feet of snow. Comes July, they shall bloom and be radiate their colors and fragrance.

Sitting around 8 right now and moving on up into the teens but with some showes this afternoon. Not a lot of sun greeting us this morning.

0 this morning on the way to 8 with showers today, but look at that Sunday temperature!

18º today plunging to 6º on Monday. Or so say the Oracles.

Grey, but grey and 18º...

It's amazing how breezing in and out of the house without struggling with boots and jackets can put a smile on your face. Also, just leaving the door open while you chat with neighbours without hearing the furnace switch on.

:)

Was that thunder I just heard???

An amazingly warm morning. 6C and the fog has lifted. Inches of snow will go today ................ only to replaced by the snow forecast this weekend. Such is the Circle of Nature here in St.John's.

Saw my first fly this afternoon. Not sure where it came from, and it will not survive this weekend's snow and freezing rain. But it is a sign that Spring is about 6-8 weeks away. We shall see.

Yes thunderstorm blew through and now 18 degrees WOW :eek:
Bike for me soon.

That is strange weather, MacDoc. Is a thunderstorm in April common?

April is strange month in T.O. I have ridden my bike to a three hour long exam. Going in was warm and sunny. Going home I pushed the bike through a snow storm and 5 cm of snow was already on the ground!

It kind of shocked me to hear the thunder. But it isn't that unusual. What really freaked me out was that thunderstorm in January or February. I was outside at the time. Nearly jumped outta my skin!

Winter thunderstorms are pretty frequent as we sit on a gradient with the lake next door so it tends to magnify things sometimes especially when particularly warm intersects with still chilly lake effect.

Nice ride today - got up to a local park - got a bit muddy the KLR is WAY too heavy for these old bones in the mud- I'd need a winch if it went down :eek: - still worth the trek to Rattlesnake. Nice area on the Niagara escarpment.

Damn windy today but at least not from the lake and it was nice motoring home with the wind tho gusty outbound. Still 14 and sunny - quite the shift from the rain and thunder this morning.

Interesting, MacDoc. When warm hits the cold North Atlantic, all we get is fog.

It hit an amazingly warm and cloudy 9C today, and tomorrow's forecast calls for sun and 10C. Then, it is back to winter with rain, sleet and snow for Friday/Sat/Sunday. Still, we can enjoy tomorrow and dream of July.

Very different dynamics - good analysis of it here under Lake Breeze Thunderstorms.

Weather Elements: Lake Breeze Weather (http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/elements/lakebreezewx.htm)

plus 3 and clear - last nice day then rain and chilly. :( April showers.
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7C this morning under cloudy skies. April showers/sleet/snow returns tomorrow and over the weekend. As the old saying goes, "April showers/sleet and snow brings out the May snow shovels."

April showers/sleet and snow brings out the May snow shovels.

Dr.G., I can't seem to find a tune to fit your lyrics.

Today looks to be another brilliant day in the centre of the universe. Unseasonal I would say but unseasonal on the good side. Very rare these days. The weekend looks to bring the weather the other song is famous for.

That indeed was a rather perambulating pentameter... :eek:

6 degrees - feels colder despite the sun...no m/cycle today :(

An amazing sunny 11.6C at 130PM here in St.John's. Kids are outside playing as I am throwing loads of snow into the street to melt. For the next three days, we shall be getting sleet and snow, but for now, a foot of snow has melted away or throw back into the streets from where it came.

"April showers/sleet and snow brings out the May snow shovels.

Dr.G., I can't seem to find a tune to fit your lyrics."

Mrj, it is an old Al Jolson song, performed first on Feb.11th, 1922

Life is not a highway strewn with flowers,
Still it holds a goodly share of bliss,
When the sun gives way to April showers,
Here is the point you should never miss.

Though April showers, sleet and snow may come your way,
They bring the shovels that are used in May.
So if it's hailing, have no regrets,
Because it isn't hailing hail, you know, It's hailing violets.
And where you see snow clouds upon the hills,
You soon will see mounds of snow,
So keep on looking for a blue bird, And list'ning for his song,
Whenever April showers, sleet and snow come along.

"April showers/sleet and snow brings out the May snow shovels.

Dr.G., I can't seem to find a tune to fit your lyrics."

Mrj, it is an old Al Jolson song, performed first on Feb.11th, 1922

Life is not a highway strewn with flowers,
Still it holds a goodly share of bliss,
When the sun gives way to April showers,
Here is the point you should never miss.

Though April showers, sleet and snow may come your way,
They bring the shovels that are used in May.
So if it's hailing, have no regrets,
Because it isn't hailing hail, you know, It's hailing violets.
And where you see snow clouds upon the hills,
You soon will see mounds of snow,
So keep on looking for a blue bird, And list'ning for his song,
Whenever April showers, sleet and snow come along.

:clap:

How does 'Smoke from the snowblower gets in your eyes' go again...?

-1 on the way to 9 today, 18 tomorrow and 20 Sunday.

Mrj, I like the Platters' version of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

They asked me how I knew
My true love was true
I of course replied
"Something here inside
Cannot be denied"
They said someday you'll find
All who love are blind
When your heart's on fire
You don't realise
Smoke from the snowblower gets in your eyes

So I chaffed and I gaily laughed
To think they would doubt my love
Yet today, my love has flown away
I am without my love

Now laughing friends deride
Tears I cannot hide
So I smile and say
"When a lovely flame dies,
Smoke from the snowblower gets in your eyes."

3C with freezing drizzle tonight, and freezing rain and snow for most of the next few days. :(

Dr.G. I like that version also. When the neighbours ask if you are crying when confronted with 6' of snow in the driveway, simply reply....

Dark, blustery and wet here in Toronto this morning. Good day to stay home and read.

Very true, mrj. Very true. We only got 3 storms this year when the drifts were over 6 feet, completely covering the cars in our driveway ......... along with about five storms that went up to the windows .............. and countless days of "light snow" when the snow was halfway up the tires. For us here in St.John's, anything under 12cm is considered "flurries" by Environment Canada. Paix, mon ami.

Sturm n drang....cold windy rain going sideways... 3 degrees.
Nice day to watch the Masters and dream of spring.....if the phone ever stops ringing :eek:

MacDoc, exact same weather as here. Strange.

I have been to the Augusta Country Club where they hold the Masters each year. Quite the course.

MacDoc, exact same weather as here. Strange.

I have been to the Augusta Country Club where they hold the Masters each year. Quite the course.

Out of all the top PGA courses, Augusta would be my first pick to play a round. I'm guessing by invite only.... Anyone know Tiger? Hell, even John Daly.

When I was working on my Ph.D. at the University of Georgia, I went with someone from Augusta. She invited me to Thanksgiving dinner, and the next day, took me on a members-only tour of the Augusta National Golf Club, of which her family were members.

Hell I'd go just to wander and play twitcher - the golf would be a nuisance....what a glorious bit of design/landscaping.

Pebble Beach is gorgeous but not as much as Augusta.

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Been cold all day ..... finally slid into the hot tub to warm up. 5 plus wet damp windy ..yuck...

MacDoc, Bobby Jones knew how to design a quality golf course.

rain, rain go away, please come back another day!

0 and we're headed for a great day at 18 and even better tomorrow at 21. Spring has sprung!

A grey foggy 3 plus and ....shudder....snow possible tonight/tomorrow.....:(

A grey foggy 3 plus and ....shudder....snow possible tonight/tomorrow.....:(

WHAT?????

:eek:

Take it back MacDoc! Take it back!

Heavy rain overnight but I'm relieved the worst of it came down in MTL and the Eastern Townships, far from where I live.

We still got a lot of rain overnight however. This morning I was glad to see no problems around the house this morning though, no puddling / pooling, and the sump downstairs is normal for this time of year. Seems all all the effort I put into moving snow away and chopping ice over the past couple of weeks paid off. Foresight + elbow grease = peace of mind.

We're supposed to get a bit of rain maybe mixed with snow for the rest of the day. Temperature's hovering around 1 or 2. Similar tomorrow.

MUCH nicer Monday through Wednesday; sunny and 8 to 15 degrees. :clap:

A number of areas are under a flood watch right now. No threat where I live but hoo boy, some of the larger rivers in the MTL area are higher than I've seen them in a long, long time. Quite something. And there's so much snow left to melt... the next couple of weeks are going to be very interesting...

Same here, MacDoc. 4C, cloudy, with snow and sleet forecast for tonight, Sunday and Monday. :(

Rains seems to have stopped for the time being, but looks like it could start up again very soon. Tomorrow does not look very nice at all.

Woke up to snow on the ground. It shouldn't last though.

Not sure I should even show this but here is what we can look forward to today! :D :clap:

0C with snow and sleet. :(

Now this from Environment Canada -- "Ice hazard bulletin for the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador issued by Environment Canada at 1400 UTC Sunday 13 April 2008 for today and Monday. Moderate ice pressure may occur in any ice conditions."

So, we are getting ice coming to shore from the north east, and snow/sleet from above us. Will someone send some sunshine to us from the west???? Merci.

A cool 5 this morning and we may get to 7 today with showers. Quite a change from yesterday's 23.

2C and we might get up to 4C before tonight's snow. It won't be much, but flurries for us brings a few inches of fresh snow each time .......... with no end in sight. :(

Beautiful blue sky this morning and should be here for the rest of the week.

'Nuff said. :clap:

Damn 20 degrees !! only calling for 18 here - still real spring weather - maybe better than.

Our Lil Girl is running out of juice too......

Summary: La Niña weakens further, especially in the east

The La Niña event in the Pacific basin has continued to weaken during the past two weeks, with the surface of the equatorial Pacific warming by about 0.1 to 0.2°C. While western Pacific surface temperatures remain typical for a La Niña event, eastern Pacific temperatures have now been out of the La Niña range for the last five weeks. Below the surface, the cold water in the eastern Pacific has continued to warm and decrease in volume.

These observations from the eastern Pacific show a faster decline in La Niña conditions than was forecast by most computer models. Model predictions now show central to western Pacific temperatures warming back to the neutral range during the next one to three months. The models do not suggest El Niño conditions will return during 2008.

So far no El Nino tho. I'm sure the Aussies are thrilled.
8 and sunny here - not sure about coffee outside....

Wet snow and 5, same for tomorrow as we head out for the Okanagan in the motor home tomorrow morning.

3C and dark snow clouds are forming. We could be in for anything from flurries (i.e., up to 10cm) to a snowstorm (25+cm). We shall see.

"Summary: La Niña weakens further, especially in the east." MacDoc, I guess this discounts Newfoundland and Labrador, because there was a blizzard yesterday and this morning in Labrador, and we are getting a forcast of "light snow", which could mean up to 25cm of new snow.

So, there is no weakness here in Canada's "far east". We shall see.

That would be the Eastern Pacific - gonna take a while for the tropical breezes to waft your way.

Meanwhile now in the Tropics of Ontario plus 21 for Thursday :clap:
9 and nice just now.

28C in Regina, SK today is headed our way .................. might hit 7C with a bit of sun to melt away the snow forecast for tonight and tomorrow. We shall see.

It just keeps on getting better. Should be a fantastic week of weather in the GTA. Hope to take full advantage and hit the trails for some jogging.

Tttttttelll mmmmmmeeeee tttttthat lllllattter in ttthhhe wwwwwwweek,

Damn kids dragged me out at 7.30 tonight to run around on the m/cycles.

Coldest 4 degrees I've experienced quite a while. Very chilly wind made it worse. Mesh armour is NOT meant for cold weather.

Dad gets to sit and shiver while brats run about staying warm racing about the industrial park :rolleyes:.......pent up spring.

Actually saw a few others out on the highway going by - one pair at well over 100 mph. :eek:

Sun, sun and more sun. High of 12 today.

A beautiful clear sunny morning at -4 as I depart for the Okanagan in the motor home. High today of 8 should make for a comfortable drive.

Plus seven and sunny - got to minus figures last night much to the annoyance of kid ( I left the furnace off by accident ) :D

Twas a bit pioneerish in the house early this am. Going to 12 today but I like the 19 for tomorrow.

4C which is our high today, but the strong winds make it feel much colder. Most of the snow overnight is gone, so now all we have to contend with is the mounds of snow that accumulated from Nov. until last week. We shall see.

8C and sunny. A cold wind is coming off of the Atlantic, meaning there are icebergs nearby. Still, about a foot of snow has melted and one can even see small patches of grass. Maybe the snow will be gone by late May? We shall see.

A sunny clear morning, with temps at 10C at 10AM. Snow is forecast for Sunday, but we shall lose more snow today than we will gain on Sunday. The snow is now only a foot deep over my crocus, so we might actually see them start to sprout by late May rather than early-June. Might even get some tulips by late-June rather than early July. We shall see.

A beautiful sunny day here in Penticton and 13 at 8:30 a.m.

Sunny and 13C here as well, Don. Of course, we are getting snow on Sat. and Sunday, which I doubt you shall see anymore this year. Bon voyage.

23 degrees !!!!- :eek: - what an absolutely stunning day.

Starting to cool now but had a great read and snooze in the hammock - nice to run around all day in light clothes outside. Car windows wide open.

Too nice for words. More tomorrow too :clap:

23C??????? MacDoc, we don't get that more than a few times in July. Kudos on your warm spell. Send some of it this way.

Yeah and warmer on the weekend - calling for 24 in Brampton...that's away from the lake.

There is almost a 10 degree gradient when you get near the lake.

MacDoc, same thing here in St.John's. We are so close to the ocean where I live, I can taste the salt air, and it is usually colder in my backyard than the backyard of a friend who lives 10 miles away, but inland.

One interesting thing about hot weather in the GTA over summer is that your smog gets transported east by the jet stream and as it approaches us overhead, it causes spectacular sunsets for us here in St.John's.

Yeah - I think we just got the first smog day winding up from the looks of it. :(

Still 18 at 9 pm and the air resounds with howling motorcycle engines.....:rolleyes:

I did not go out but I might still......tomorrow tho....zoom zoom.

Gorgeous moon and no wind - really nice barefoot on the back patio :D

Couple days okay but this IS still April and mid 20s....!! :eek: Not even a bud on the trees tho the tulips are about to bloom.

Send your warmth, but keep the smog. On warm days here (actually, 23C would be considered hot), we get fog in the early evening since the land is warm and the North Atlantic is always cold. The fog sometimes comes from the St.John's Harbor up from downtown to within blocks of my house. It is strange to look south across Churchill Park to see fog, and then north to Pippy Park to see blue skies and loads of sunshine.

April 18, 2008, it's (wet) snowing in Vancouver.

April 18th and it's 14C, breaking a high-temp record for St.John's set back in 1944. Still, freezing rain is forecast for tonight changing to snow, so it is back to winter once again. However, we can all enjoy today.

Again Toronto goes from Winter to Summer almost overnight. The weather here, not unlike the citizens, have no time for such frivolities like Spring.

mrj, we are the same here, in that we go from winter, sort-of-winter, to Springtime in July when we get temps in the low to mid 20s.

Blue skies and 25 degrees in Zacatecas... we had rain last Monday - first time in over two months! Man, do I miss the ocean.... :(