11C and foggy this morning here in St.John's.

12C at just past 11AM with a bit of rain.

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This presumably is a make up for yesterday when the forecast said low of -5°C when the temp was -16°C

11C at nearly 430PM. Very dark outside now. No sun is forecast for St.John's before Monday ............ if then. Still, no snow for this month is a first for me.

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11C and dark at 540PM. The fog has lifted and the rain has stopped.

A rather balmy +2 on the way to +6 in the sunshine today. Nice way to finish off the month.

A light rain and 10C at 1215PM. Sunshine is forecast for tomorrow for our Santa Claus parade, and then it is back to rain. Such is Life.

Finally some sun :clap: 3 degrees - and sunny enough to finish up the yard chores so rudely interrupted.

Nice warm sun and +4, great day.

11C and pouring rain. No wind, so it is coming straight down and is very heavy. Luckily, this would have been a foot of snow (at least) had it fallen as rain, but now all it can do is water the lawns. Fine with me.

Wow you sure are getting balmy weather. :eek:

1 degree and clear. Got up to 5 in the sun...leaves all raked, hot tub cleaned, bird feeder filled, hammock frame put away :(

Winter cometh....sloppy storm with up to 20 cm of snow on it's way.

New chore this winter - storing cordless mower properly :confused:

Still +2 and headed for +8 tomorrow, but that will end it with winds and snow in the future for Tuesday.

Finally a break in the rain. 8C at nearly midnight, and we can actually see some stars. No wind so it is a very pleasant night.

MacDoc, we are only getting "balmy weather" because of the lows that are stalled over your area. Usually, we get what you are getting, only with more snow.

0 and with the overnight change in the forecast, a high of +4 with a chance of flurries.

Beautiful sunshine and 6C at 1015AM. Was able to again have my morning coffee out on my back deck now that the rain has stopped.

The jumbo transports are now loading up once again here in St.John's, with snow plows and crews. Is there snow on the way to the GTA?

Grey and -1 and my growing migraine says our storm is not far off. :(

Frost!

I feel for you, MacDoc. I know of people who suffer the same sort of affliction. Hang in there, mon ami.

I'll be fine once it arrives - it's the steep drop ahead of time that hits me.

Shut the blinds, load up on coffee and ibuprofen.
Sun is trying come out - temp stuck at -1.

I find it hard to believe, but I might have to go out and mow a part of my lawn. All of the rain we have had got it growing once again. Usually by now, it is under a few inches of snow that forms the base of our mounds and mounds of snow.

Yesterday, in a 10 hour period, St.John's received over 4 inches of rain. Luckily, it did not come down as snow.

One degree shy of our high of 5 today, but no precipitation at all. That is forecast now for tomorrow.

Still 5C at just past 7PM. Warmer temps are predicted for tomorrow ............ with more rain. Such is Life.

1 degree - snow bits.

5C and nothing but clearing skies. Very quiet.

5 to 10 cms of snow & ice changing over to freezing rain in the morning. There's a freezing rain warning in effect. A bit of snow is coming down right now.

I could swear we had a minor tremblor just before 9:00 p.m. :confused:

Oh it is a total horrid sloppy mess out there. Says 2 degrees but it's sleet and snow all mixed.

Even soaking in the hot tub my hair was all crusted...very weird weather and windy like crazy. :eek:

Since we too are forecast for much the same in the coming week, it would appear winter is on our doorstep.

Yep - tho somewhat rare, back to back La Ninas may be in the cards, the eastern Pacific is pretty cool.

NWS Norman, Oklahoma - Frequently Asked Questions About La Niña and Winter Weather (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/winterwx/faqs.php)

Sure feels like it...Alberta Clipper and a southern storm riding the jet stream on a collision course right over HERE!!....:eek:

3 degrees and naaaasssssssty.

Still 3 and whatever it is there is lots of it.

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We too sit at 3 with a high of only 5 today with flurries or rain.

Sunny and 5C at a bit before 10AM. Warmer weather and more rain is forecast for later today and tomorrow. I will take rain over snow any day.

As I read Doug's post, the posts of MacDoc and Sinc, I keep wondering "When are we going to get hit with winter?" I am not wanting this sort of weather, but usually we are getting the freezing rain/sleet/snow/hail/constant flurries in mid-Nov/early-Dec. I shudder to think of what is in store for us here in St.John's when we do get Winter. We shall see.

Until then, drive/walk carefully one and all.

We didn't get as much snow as they predicted (at least, not where I live). Just an couple of centimetres. Not a lot of freezing rain, either. Still, it's pretty sloppy out there. In MTL the temperature is supposed to hit +6 today, and it'll stay windy through most of the day.

Good for you folks, Doug.

5C with a light rain, and it is so dark outside that all of the street lights have come on ................ and it is only 412PM.

Still 6 but it is beginning to cool off quite quickly and cloudy and very dark over the noon hour. The north winds are howling with wind warnings out for much of the northern are of the province. Gusting to 90 kph with rain and or snow later today as it falls to -10 tonight.

As I read Doug's post, the posts of MacDoc and Sinc, I keep wondering "When are we going to get hit with winter?" I am not wanting this sort of weather, but usually we are getting the freezing rain/sleet/snow/hail/constant flurries in mid-Nov/early-Dec. I shudder to think of what is in store for us here in St.John's when we do get Winter. We shall see.

Until then, drive/walk carefully one and all.

The jet stream can position in such a way that it pulls warm arm north along the coast.
You might have a balmy winter - the same stream loops down in the west = cold winter for the western North America which is what we are seeing.

2 degrees and grey but nothing on the ground at all. Some drop on the cheery tree look neat, black branches, brilliant red cherries and drops of water like little lights along the branches.

Almost a haiku moment.

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"You might have a balmy winter - the same stream loops down in the west = cold winter for the western North America which is what we are seeing." MacDoc, you have been out in the rain for too long. We have had one balmy winter here in St.John's in my 32 years here -- that was back in 1978, when we got "only" 9 feet of snow. It did not snow until Christmas eve, and was gone by Easter, which was in mid-April. The past decade has seen a snowfall ranging from 13-21 feet, starting sometime in Nov. and lasting until May/June.

"Almost a haiku moment." Dogberries in the autumn mist.

"Sour cherries in November rain
Bird's sweetness"

8C with a light rain. Going up to 14C tomorrow .............. with more rain.

It is an amazing 16C at about 840AM here in St.John's. This is warmer than what we experienced in all but four days in the month of June.

-10 here this morning and a high of -5. Cold temperatures are on the way with Wednesday and Thursday lows in the -20s.

14C and the rain has stopped at nearly noon here in St.John's. Amazing weather, be it for June or Dec.

Luckily there is no sign of the snow that is forecast and that is just fine with me.

Sinc, my wife always speaks fondly of her winters in Edmonton and Calgary, when it would be cold, but sunny for days on end.

We have not seen the sun here for a couple of days now. Instead it has been quite dark and gloomy.

Still, there is no snow. My wife told me that there were days in Jan. and Feb. that they got an inch of snow that she used a broom to sweep clear their walkway.

As I have noted many times, there is nothing unusual about no snow in Alberta until mid January some years.

Sadly, no snow until mid-Jan. is nearly an impossibility here in St.John's.

12C at 415PM and it is getting dark enough for the street lights to come on.

Uh oh, what's that white stuff?

12C at 530PM. Wait .............. we have white things in the sky as well ................. what are those things??????????? Oh, they are stars ............... and the crescent moon. Haven't seen those for many days.

Sinc, I had to look to see if this was a misprint for you folks -- Compliments from the fine people at Environment Canada.

Thursday Sunny. Low minus 22. High minus 11.

The roads are an icy mass and it's bumper car city out there. Not a lot of snow, but what fell froze into ice instantly creating a slippery slope indeed.

Sounds dangerous for drivers and walkers, Sinc.

8C at 11AM and very breezy here in St.John's.

11AM?

-6 here and dropping like a stone to -18 tonight. Snow has stopped but more is forecast for tomorrow.

Cloudy and 7C at 9AM. A quiet and dull day here in St.John's.

1 degree and light clouds but no sun ... getting boring now. :(

We had about 5 inches of partly cloudy overnight. Added to the previous nights 7 that makes about a foot. Currently -9°C dropping to -18 tonight assuming the clouds move on in the meantime.

It's -14 and with the wind chill feels like -22 this morning. We got 2 cm of snow yesterday and flurries are forecast for today as we struggle to get to -12 for a high. If this wind keeps up, it will be a very chilly day indeed.

8C and still very cloudy ............ or "boring" as MacDoc so aptly put it.

4 and sunny - if I wasn't so beat I'd get the scooter out for a spin. All nighter with diabetic crisis was tiring but we did have fun playing crokinole for a good part of it :D

Sorry to hear of the crisis, MacDoc. You deserve a bit of sunshine ......... and a nap.

Nap soon - eye lids droopy. Accidental situation with a leaky insulin pump but all is well. Maybe go sit in the hot tub in the sun as a compromise. Was 5 out there for a while now down to 3 with some small snow in the forecast.

Good idea, MacDoc. Just don't fall asleep in your tub.

6C and rain. At least we don't have to shovel rain.

-21 this morning with a high of only -9 today. snow beginning this afternoon and continuing daily right through Sunday. I guess winter has arrived.

Winter has arrived here in St.John's as well. Last night's rain turned into wet flurries. So, there is white on the roof tops and in the gardens, but nothing to shovel ................. yet.

Sunny and 2C this morning with rain predicted for tonight, so the snow will be washed away ............... we hope.

How can you tell our Southern Alberta forecasts come out of the maritimes. Sadly it is the current temp that is correct.
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Luckily, St.John's, NL is part of the Atlantic provinces and not the Maritimes. We are at 2C and cloudy at 331PM. The snow is gone and it is going up to 8C tomorrow with more rain.

-11 just past the lunch hour and with the wind it feels like -20. Sadly, I have to go out in it after the satellite tech arrives to install a new receiver this afternoon.

2C with no wind .............. but very dark at 450PM.

-1 and dark. ....and even chillier week coming up. :(

3C as the clouds seem to be drifting away.

Clear and bitterly cold this morning. The coldest morning so far this season. As I gazed up at the dawn of a cloudless sky I could feel my face stinging.

That cold.

Yep tho the sun is welcome. -7 up from -9 :eek:

I missed the actual forcast for today...but from walking from my hosue to the car...it's really really cold outside!!! :eek:

An amazing balmy 9C this morning. Amazing since this is warmer than almost half of the temps we experienced in June. Still, it shall not last, and a brutal winter, with lots of snow (20-25 feet of snow) and much colder than normal temps are forecast. We shall see.

My hubby is actually hoping for lots of snow. :eek: We just bought a nice big snowblower (Airens) so he's itching to use it. :lmao:

Mapsgirl, I bought a new snowblower myself last year and each winter I pray that I won't have to use it, since I will only bring it out of the garage if the snow is one foot deep or more. Here in St.John's, this happens about a dozen times ............. if we are lucky.

Well, we've reached our high of +3 and the snow continues to fall and apparently will for days on end.

Cold on Monday, Sinc, especially if there is any wind. That is our sort of temp in mid-Feb.

Still 9C at we approach 2PM. This is more like June temps than early Dec.

We got 3 cm of snow yesterday. People are finally out shovelling the stuff for the first time this year.

Sun is sooooooo nice - -3 but brave kid heads out on scooter. :eek:

We have experienced the two coolest Junes in recorded history here in St.John's these past two June months. It is 8C right now at 1115PM, which would have made this one of the warmer evenings if this was June this past year rather than Dec.5th.

We have experienced the two coolest Junes in recorded history here in St.John's these past two June months.

Sorry, but I don't get your meaning Dr. G.

"Past two June months"? Come again?

-6 with light snow on the way to +3 today.

Light snow and -6 here as well. Nice dusty snow which is so much more palatable than the mush that usually falls in TO.

Perfect Christmas-y day to put up the decorations. Wish it was a little warmer though... hey wait... isn't that the Canadian motto?

"Past two June months"? Sinc, I guess 32 years living in St.John's has rubbed off on me. This is a NL expression. Luckily, I still have my NYC accent.

2C here at 1133AM. No wind, so it is just a quiet day.

We have a couple inches of of fine fluffy snow on the ground this morning. the kind that if a wind comes up, it will blow away. But by the looks of the forecast we can expect more every day for quite some time:

-6 and grayish tho the sun is trying to poke through.

The sun set nearly an hour ago, and it was a nice sunset. The sky was clear, and now the stars are out. There is no wind. This sort of condition means cool weather, and it is now just under 1C. Still, it is a gentle evening.

2:00 and the snow has eased off as we sit at zero.

530PM and we sit at 0C as well. Still, it is a nice night, with lots of stars out overhead.

It's now -1 and it's raining. Raining hard as a matter of fact. Roads are becoming skating rinks out there and if people don't slow right down and take care, it will be like bumper cars out there. Yuk!

Sinc, I hate driving on icy roads. Be careful, mon ami.

A beautiful half moon is overhead on a -2C evening. A real nip in the air, but the sky is clear.

-2 and falling to -6 as the day progresses with nothing but snow in the forecast for the next week.

According to Environment Canada, we are in for a fun day here in St.John's.

Day: Cloudy. Flurries beginning this morning changing to rain later this morning. Risk of freezing rain this morning. Rainfall amount 10 mm. Wind becoming east 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 along exposed areas of the coast this afternoon. High 9.

Night: Rain. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind southeast 40 km/h gusting to 70 except gusting to 90 along exposed areas of the coast. Wind becoming southwest 40 gusting to 60 overnight. Temperature steady near 10.


The predicted flurries are now upon us and it looks more like heavy snow. Hopefully, the predicted rain and warm temps also come to wash it all away. Sadly, Winter has finally come to St.John's. Now, we all look forward to Christmas ............... and Victoria Day (May 24th) which is (usually) the last day we get snowfall. We shall see.

-8 and a clear blue sky. Just a thin layer of snow that is sticking around.

Still waiting for all of the rain and the 9C temps to wash away our snow. Yes, still waiting .......................... still waiting .......................

.......... still waiting ............................

Could not wait any longer. A few inches of heavy, wet snow is in the driveway. So, I took one of my 9 shovels and pushed it into the garden. Strange how muscles that have not shoveled snow since May suddenly spring to life and work wonders with this white hell. Such is Life here on "The Rock".

Wow is it cold out there! Clear and cold. Well below -10 with the wind. The layer of snow I feel will be the base for many more layers to come. I say goodbye to the grass for another year.

2C with still no sign of rain. We need the rain and the 9C temps to again see the grass.

Mrj, when our bottom layer of snow is down, I usally cover a spot in the middle of the garden with some Kool Ade. Then, when it melts down to this layer in May (or June :( ) I am able to say "That is where we were on Nov./Dec. **. We shall see, mon ami. Paix.

The rain has started ............. and now the slush. Still, we are all outside singing together, "Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain ............" (sung to the tune of "Let it Snow"). My neighbors and I were outside, romping about like children and Druids as the snow was melting away and being washed away. Hopefully, by this time tomorrow, there will be no snow left.

I'm dreaming of a green Christmas .......... (with my apologies to Bing Crosby).

.-10, bright sun and snow on the ground....."on such a winter's day..."

4C and rain. "Oh the weather outside is stormy ............." . :)

Sing along everyone.

Steadily falling temperature at -10 and on the way down to -17 as the day progresses. A break in the clouds has us in weak sun over the noon hour.

Dark outside and it is only 410PM. 4C, a light rain, as the snow slowly washes away.

Well, we got up to -30 on our thermometer this morning. It has now warmed up to -20 but windchill still at -30. At least its isn't snowing. It's supposed to start again tomorrow. sigh ...

Bolor, I can't imagine that sort of cold, especially in Dec. Bon chance, mon ami.

Up to 9C with fog as the 730PM CBC Radio 1 News comes on.

Damn down to -12. Brrrrr.

We've warmed up a bit oddly enough and now sit at -8. Strange day as temps rose and fell and rose again.

+11C and pouring rain. All of the 10cm of snow that feel this morning is gone. It is warmer now than most of the nights we experienced this past June. Go figure.

We had driving rain and 100kp/h winds last night, with 12C temps. Luckily, it came as rain, because I would have gotten up to meter high drifts of snow had it fallen as the white stuff. The wind has died down and it is currently cloudy and 8C.

Now -16 with a high of only -10 and more snow today.

Snow falling fast and building up. Cold. Perfect for the Christmas season but come January 2nd I expect it to promptly melt and for the golf courses to reopen.

That's an order.

5C and a bit of rain .............. with clearing skies .............. maybe. We shall see.

There are patches of blue sky, so maybe we might get some sun.

I find it hard to believe the temps we shall be having by mid-week, since it would feel more like mid-June that early Dec. We shall see.

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - Forecast - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/nf-24_metric_e.html)

Woke up to bright sunny skies again this morning with temps at -26. Currently at -15 and cloudy. Supposed to snow a bit over the next two days hence the warmer temps.

About 3 inches this morning. Pretty easy shoveling compared to the last go-around. Looks like more of the same over the coming week but fairly mild winter temps currently around 0°C

Mid afternoon and still snowing. -13 with a wind that makes it feel like -20 and dropping to -18 tonight.

That is cold, Sinc. Luckily, the snow won't be wet.

-3 heading up to plus 8 tomorrow..have to take the scooter for a spin charge up the battery.

2C going down to a chilly -3C overnight.

-21 here this morning with more snow today and a high of -10.

light dusting of snow... temps at -9 ... more to come (snow that is)

Much warmer this morning with a thick blanket of heavy snow. Supposed to rain a bit later.

Like I mentioned previously, please refrain from removing the aesthetically pleasing blanket of 'holiday snow' until after January 2nd. At which point the ground needs to be clear and dry with plenty of sunshine and temps hovering around 10˚ or so.

Until say, March when conditions should improve.

Woke up to a few inches of snow and -3C temps. Hopefully, it shall all be gone by Thursday. We shall see.

Here in SW AB it dropped to -13 overnight but then the clouds came in and it had bounced up to -2 when I got up. Wind warnings are posted but is absolutely calm at the moment.

Temps dropped to -13 from -9 this AM. On its way down to -24 o/night

-16 at the noon hour on the way to -11.

Still -3C going to 0C by midnight and then up to 10C by noon. We shall see.

3 degrees and sloppy.

Brrrrr . . .

-4C at nearly 9PM. My dogs are out back playing in light and dry snow, and only a few inches deep, which is rare here in St.John's.

2C at just past 8AM with a wind warning issued by Environment Canada --

Wind warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued

Southwesterly winds gusting up to 110 km/h will develop this morning.

This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

6C at just past 10AM, with some rain to wash away yesterday's snow. Winds are just now starting to pick up.

Dr.G please send some warmth our way

-26 but clear. High today of -21

Sinc I'll see your Brrrrr and double it. :)

-12 this morning on the way to +4 today as a warm front goes through. I'll try and push it all the way to Timmins for ya Bolor.

Yesterday's rain made way to this morning's frozen tundra. The highways were a mess.

Much warmer now and I see 5˚ coming this Sunday. It doesn't quite jive with my aforementioned weather demands, but I'll take it.

Bolor, it is currently 8C but there is a roaring wind out of the southwest. Might now be able to steer it towards you, but I shall try.

The temps keep going up .......... the rain keeps falling down ............ and when the sun is forecast to shine on Sunday, St.John's goes into the deep freeze with temps ranging from -3 to -5C. We shall see.

-1 but the sun is shining - on the way down to -11.
Odd ice this morning - little pebbly coating over everything.

Hope the sun nukes it before the cold sets in .

No sun here, MacDoc. Just roaring winds and 10C temps. My dogs are refusing to go outside even though they are low to the ground.

Skip the sun - I'll settle for plus 10.
-4 and heading down - still sunny tho.

The sun is out briefly here, but I am NOT looking forward to the weekend. Brrrrrr.

Sinc, is there any wind with those frigid temps?

It is 11C at 241PM here in St.John's. However, the wind is so strong that I have moved my car away from the tree near the driveway. This 40 foot tree is swaying back and forth and with 100kp/h gust out of the southwest, I can just envision the tree crushing my car. We shall see.

Sinc, is there any wind with those frigid temps?

No wind Dr, G. If the wind comes up, the wind chill temps drop dramatically.

You are lucky, Sinc. I think that the coldest I have ever been here in St. John's was when the air temps dipped down to -24 to -26. With the windchill, it was in the low -30s. This only happens in Feb. when we get dry cold air coming from the northwest. Comes March, we start to get the winds out of the northeast, which bring the loads of wet snow or freezing rain/hail/sleet/etc.

12C at nearly 6PM and the wind is really roaring now. I went outside to check my roof and was almost blown off of my feet the gusts were so powerful.

An unreal 13C at just past 10PM. It was not this warm at night anytime in the month of June. Amazing.

Tonight's no problem, it's the weekend I don't like:

Sinc, that IS cold. I get a chill just reading about those weekend temps. Do you do anything for your car in this sort of weather?

The wind has died down somewhat and now we just have 4C and rain. This will change to flurries later in the day ............. which will then change to hail and ice pellets tonight .................... with more rain forecast for tomorrow and 13C temps for Friday afternoon and into Saturday. Strange, but at least the major snowstorms are west of us. Sadly, our time to be pounded with snow shall come all too soon. We shall see.

No Dr. G., nothing special for our cars. My Suzuki sits in a heated garage, so it is not an issue. My wife's Windstar van sits outside on the driveway and we have never plugged it in since we got it new. (Mostly because I never could find the damn cord under the hood. :D ) It has never failed to start in weather much colder than this weekend will be.

-1 and pretty much staying there with a high of 0, but I really am not looking forward to the sub zero weekend.

Good luck, Sinc. My wife spoke of tires that were flat on the bottom and went thump when you drove. Due to the standing in the cold overnight.

This just in from The Old Farmer's Almanac --

December 12 — The Full Cold Moon

Sky watchers will be dazzled by an exceptionally high, bright, and large Moon. In fact, this Moon is 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full Moons this year. Why? The Moon is both in its full phase and at a point in its orbit that is nearest Earth, called its perigee. When these events occur together, the Moon is closer to Earth than usual. The effect? The Full Cold Moon will appear especially large near the horizon as the Sun sets.

The Moon is also high at this time of year; when it's overhead (near midnight), it will light up the landscape. Take a magical stroll and see your world at night. You won't need a flashlight!

Good luck, Sinc. My wife spoke of tires that were flat on the bottom and went thump when you drove. Due to the standing in the cold overnight.

That was true many years back when we used bias ply tires. It sometimes took a couple of hundred yards before they "rounded out" again.

This is not an issue with today's radial tires which do not go flat on one side from the cold.

I would have liked to have experienced that sensation, Sinc.

They still make bias ply tires for some applications if you really want to try, but you would have to move west for it to be cold enough. ;)

Think I will stay on this side of the cold temps. Still, it would be nice to get away from the snow of winter ...............

-8 and grey.

3C and rain.

1C and hailing at 445PM. Very dark outside except for the white of the hail on the lawns. Going up to 12C with rain on Friday, and 13C with rain on Sat., so all of the hail/sleet and snow today will be gone.

Cold and snowy - plus the transit system here is on strike, so the commute to work is even worse, with more cars on the road. What was a 10 minute drive for me, is now an hour in traffic.

It must be difficult getting to and from work/school/stores in Ottawa with the strike and the snow. Bon chance, mon ami.

It must be difficult getting to and from work/school/stores in Ottawa with the strike and the snow. Bon chance, mon ami.

Oh yes, trust me, its very difficult. People are not happy in Ottawa. To add to the downtown traffic, the folks at OC Transpo are striking at City Hall. This makes the traffic to and from downtown even worse. I hope it ends soon so my commute is back to 30 minutes a day instead of 2 hours.

I know that when we get 30cm of snow our buses are pulled off of the road, cars are told to stay home, and it takes about 12 hours to clear everything up. Of course, St.John's has fewer people than Ottawa.

Regardless of the amount of snow, buses still run here. We go about 30CM Monday night/Tuesday. The strike started Wednesday. But with that much snow, they do advise all people to stay at home - but in reality, people need to make a living and some just cannot afford to stay home (unless government, they seem to get paid for everything - at least here in Ottawa they do).

Treysik, 30cm+ will get our buses pulled from service. Keep in mind that when we get 30cm, it is not light, fluffy snow that drifts downwards. St.John's was shut down last winter for 1 1/2 days when we got 78cm in 30 hours, which was blown into 4 meter drifts by 100kp/h winds. So, people stay home, the plows have a chance to clear the streets, and we go back to normal in 2 days. My neighbor, who is from the GTA, said that this sort of storm would cripple the GTA for over 2 weeks. I told her of the storm we got in the winter of 2000-2001, when we received over 5 feet of snow in 9 days, and she said that she had to go ................ and update her resume. She is now teaching at UBC.

They still make bias ply tires for some applications if you really want to try, but you would have to move west for it to be cold enough. ;)

Or Timmins

6+ in snow this morning going to -25 tonight and clearing

1C at nearly 9PM, but a light hail/snow mix is falling. About 7cm has fallen in the past few hours, which will, hopefully, be washed away by tomorrow's rain. We shall see.

According to Environment Canada, we have a real mixed bag of all sorts of weather in the next few days. We shall see.

Tonight Rain changing to periods of snow mixed with ice pellets early this evening. Risk of freezing rain. Snow and ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h. Low minus 1.

Friday Day: Ice pellets changing to rain early in the morning and ending in the afternoon then cloudy. Risk of freezing rain early in the morning. Rainfall amount 5 to 10 mm. Fog patches. Wind east 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming south 30 gusting to 50 in the afternoon. High 12.

Night: Cloudy. Fog patches. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature steady near 12.

Saturday Rain. Windy. High 13.

Sunday A mix of sun and cloud. Windy. Low minus 3. High plus 1.

We got a few inches of snow and hail yesterday, and now it is 2C and all we have is slush. Hopefully, it will hit the forecast 12C today and 13C tomorrow, all with heavy rains, to wash away this mess. I'm dreaming of a green Christmas. We shall see.

It is currently -6 here at the house, but Edmonton is at -1 as you can see from the graphic below. The outskirts are always 4 to 6 degrees colder than the city airport where this graphic temp originates, located right in the heart of of downtown Edmonton.

Take a look at the lows for the next few days and then add that 4 to 6 degrees. We, for example are forecast to go down to -40 on a couple of nights over the weekend or Monday. Brrrrr.

Well whatdoyaknow, another cold, grey winter day.

Around -1°C as of 7 AM here in SW AB. According to the forecast it's all down hill from here. Figure about 6" of white death over night then it gets cold. Since the lows have tended to be about 5-10 degrees colder than predicted this year it might even get really cold.

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I am getting cold just looking at those graphics.

Currently 3C here in St.John's as we approach noon. Had the woodstove going this morning to help dry off my dogs. They were playing in the snow and slush this morning and were soaked. They quickly warmed up and fell asleep by the woodstove. Going up to 12C today and 13C tomorrow, so, hopefully, all of the snow and slush will wash away and be gone from our memories until Sunday when we go down to -1C to -6C on Monday, before going back up to 10C with rain. Had all the rain we have gotten in Dec. been in the form of snow, we would be over the 5 foot mark in snowfall. I will take rain over snow any day of the week ............ any month of the year.

-30 and clear this AM. Currently -23 with wind chill of -32.

Of course more snow tomorrow with warmer temps

Fog and 4C as we approach 2PM. Going up to 12C by midnight. We shall see.

Amazing, at 5PM, it was 5.7C. Now, at 534PM, it is 12C.

It is not 618PM and the temp is 13.2C. This would have been considered a warm night in June, since there were only a few nights when the temp got over 10C.

13.7C at 709PM. Simply amazing.

Dr. G I think NL has sailed south.

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-6 and clearing. Nice night for the hot tub.

13.8C at 726PM. Do I hear 14C? Anyone? 14C? The bid is at 13.8C. Going once ........... going twice ................

Temp still pounding its chest and threatening to take the deep plunge. In the meantime; "Here come da snow!":eek:

16.1C at 929PM. I cannot believe this since it would have been the warmest night in June, when our warmest night was 15C.

We set a record. A few years ago, we had over 3 feet of snow on the ground on this day.

16 °C

Observed at: St. John's Int'l Airport
Date: 9:30 PM NST Friday 12 December 2008
Condition: Cloudy
Pressure: 101.6 kPa
Tendency: falling
Visibility: 24 km

Temperature: 16.2°C
Dewpoint: 13.8°C
Humidity: 86 %
Wind: SW 50 gust 68 km/h

It's here.

End of times Dr. G :D

BBC NEWS | Americas | Southern US hit by rare snowfall (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7780746.stm)

-9 heading down to -13

Rainy and Snowy, supposed to snow all weekend.
-4
Roaming Blackouts.

Well at 3:30am it is -21 here in Edmonton and with the wind she is -33
No global warming here:D

MacDoc, if this is the end, what a way to go. Feels like July now. Currently 15.7C at just before 9AM. This is down from a record setting 16.2C last night. All of the snow from Thursday/Friday has now melted away.

MacDoc, I spent 5 years in the State of Georgia. Two years were in Waycross,GA, which is about 40 miles north of the Florida border. In those two years, I saw 1/2 of snow. In my three years in Athens,GA, I saw 4 1/2 inches of snow. The first snowfall I saw here in St.John's, which was early Dec. back in 1977, I saw more snow than those 5 inches fall in a few hours.

The winds are really strong here, but they are out of the southwest, which means balmy temps. Not sure how long this will last, but I won my bet with my wife. She dared me to take our dogs for a walk wearing just my shorts, a tee-shirt and sandals. I won the bet.

Sadly, all good things must come to an end. This just in from Environment Canada --

Sunday Flurries ending in the morning then cloudy. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near minus 2.

Monday Cloudy. Low minus 4. High plus 4.

Winter has arrived and even with a very light wind, it makes it feel like -37 out there this morning in Edmonton. My thermometer reads -27 so the wind chill here is about -40 right now.

That's right - there is a cold Pacific cooling the Western part of North America for the next while. Will be a chilly winter in the west.

-8 now BUT up to +7 tomorrow and +8 the next day :clap: have to haul the scooter out and take it for a warm up spin.

15.8C at just past 10AM. Kids are outside in their shorts on scooters (the kind you push with your feet), playing hop-scotch, basketball, etc ........... all the things they could not play for most of the month of June due to the rain and cold. Yesterday and today have been Mother Nature's gift to St.John's. Usually, cold temps out west means a disasterous winter snow-wise for us here in St.John's. Still, we can enjoy today ............. and wait for the snow tomorrow.

We know someone in Regina, and their windchills are going down to -43C in the next day or so. I can't even imagine that sort of cold.

It's a strange couple of days when we are the warm spot in Canada, especially in mid-Dec.

It's sunny, very nice looking in fact - but it is crazy cold out - cold enough to freeze the brass balls off a monkey. In fact, almost cold enough to keep Liberals from proposing new taxes...

It is currently 16.3C, which is actually down from the 17.1C temps we hit an hour or so ago. My wife and I went to pick up our Christmas tree this afternoon, and everyone was in good spirits, in that the expected rain with these warm temps have not materialized. We shall see.

It's colder now than it was early this morning:

Still hanging in there at 16.2C at just past 4PM. Starting to get quite dark outside, however, so rain must be on the way once again.

Still 16.1C at 555PM. All of a sudden, it started to rain ........... which is fine with me since we don't have to shovel rain.

Wouldn't you know. The temps are warming up to+1 for tomorrow but we are in the middle of a snowfall warning. Can't win for losing.:(

Sorry to hear that, Bolor. Hang in there, mon ami.

Currently 14C and the rain and wind has stopped. Actually, a pleasant evening. Flurries are forecast for tonight, but we shall all be in bed by then so for now, we may enjoy this respite from winter.

Dr. G !!! that's an incredible gradient....batten the hatches. :eek:

At O and wet.

Wind chill warnings now in effect for the next 24 hours:

"Dr. G !!! that's an incredible gradient....batten the hatches." MacDoc, we are going from a high of 17C yesterday, to a high of 16C today to a low of -6C tomorrow. For us, -6C in Dec. is cold.

Currently 13.3C at 1005PM.

Plus 2 but a nasty icy rain.

It is bitterly cold this morning. The temperature below left is from downtown Edmonton, and the right from Namao, home of the Edmonton Garrison and 10 km to the east of us. The temperature on my rear deck is -36 this morning and even with light winds, the "feels like" temperature is -44 this morning here.

Sinc, my eyeball hurt just reading those temps. I can only imagine what one's eyes would feel like outside in those windchills.

Currently 1C with grey skies up above. Gone is our better-than-June-temps. Such is Life. This is far more normal for us, except that there is not a foot or two of snow on the ground. Sadly, that too shall come.

Lovely and mild(ish) this morning. And was that the sun I saw peeking through?

Ooh the dog park is going to be muddy today...

Mrj, I know that problem. We don't go to a dog park, but playing out back, our dogs do get muddy paws.

I'd say we have wandered into the "Really Cold" realm. Will leave the more descriptive adjectives for those of you living up in the territories.

eMacMan, I see your Crowsnest, and raise you one Saskatoon. Currently -43C with the windchill.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Forecast - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/sk-40_metric_e.html)

Currently, we are at +0.4 here in St.John's.

Currently -44C with the windchill in La Ronge, SK.

It is currently -46C with the windchill in Biggar, SK.

Those in Calgary are fretting about -39C temps with their wind chills. Of course, they have ice crystals falling as we speak.

Soon we shall hear the whining of those in the GTA, where it is currently 4C with a light rain.

Of course, the classic Canadian wimps are those folks in St.John's, NL. They are whining about the loss of those spring-like temps .......... a week before the official start of winter. Just wait until the heavy snows of Winter hit them full force. We shall see who does the whining then.

We are not going to get to +1 today. The predicted high is -7 for today and +3 for tomorrow. Rain, freezing rain and snow on top of that as the temps fall ... sigh

eMacMan, I see your Crowsnest, and raise you one Saskatoon. Currently -43C with the windchill.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Forecast - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/sk-40_metric_e.html)

Sounds like an Under Call to me. :D I am sure WinterPeg is really looking forward to their close encounter with weather of the coldest kind.

Bolor, that sounds like the typical sorts of precipitation we get here in St.John's in December. Bon chance, mon ami.

Bright sunlight, but the temperature refuses to budge.

Sinc, I envy you your sunshine, but not your bitterly cold temps.

Currently -0.9C at 436PM. Very dark as we await the first day of winter next Sunday.

-3.5C and going down to -6C, and then going up to 0C by morning.

-3.5C and going down to -6C, and then going up to 0C by morning.

Palm trees and all....
48S/123W

Victoria (University of)
Current Conditions
-3 °C
Observed at:
University of Victoria
Date:
6:00 PM PST Sunday 14 December 2008
Condition:
Not observed

Air Quality Health Index:
2

Temperature:
-2.5°C

Dewpoint:
-11.0°C

Humidity:
52 %

Wind:
NE 22 gust 46 km/h

Wind Chill:
-9
Tonight
-8°C

You are in for it for a while.

http://www.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/hires/oscillationr.gif

A cool wedge of lower-than-normal sea-surface heights continues to dominate the tropical Pacific, ringed by a horseshoe of warmer waters. The continuation of this long-term cool phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation stacks the odds against a wetter-than-average winter/spring in the southwestern United States. Image credit: NASA/JPL
Oscillation Rules as the Pacific Cools (http://www.physorg.com/news148148961.html)

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Meanwhile we are getting some of that southerly flow plus 4 finally but damn that was a cold rain to ride in. Plus 8 tomorrow :clap:

You are in for it for a while.

http://www.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/hires/oscillationr.gif


Oscillation Rules as the Pacific Cools (http://www.physorg.com/news148148961.html)

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Meanwhile we are getting some of that southerly flow plus 4 finally but damn that was a cold rain to ride in. Plus 8 tomorrow :clap:



Let it snow!

The barbie must go ON!

Nasssty - plus 8 but it's a cold and heavy rain coming off the lake...

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Picture8.jpg

A beautiful sunrise this morning. Currently 0C at 816AM. It is warming up to 4C with a bit of rain, and then 8C tomorrow with more rain, but I don't mind. Anything I don't have to shovel is fine with me. This bit of sun is nice as well, even if only for a few hours.

My brother and sister-in-law live in Victoria, BC, and they say there is panic in the streets. She is from Calgary and he is from Montreal, so snow and cold temps are not new to them. However, they sense the panic in the streets by the people born and raised in areas where this sort of weather does not exist.

We are actually a bit warmer this morning, but that wind still makes it feel very cold.