That is still cold, Don, with or without any wind.

Seems we are the hot spot this morning 10 degrees but windy like crazy.

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Got up to rain, very wet snow on the ground (the snowblower could hardly move it) and temps at +4.
Currently -3 with snow pellets. The temps are dropping fast and will get bdown to -25 tonight. I hate this yo-yo weather

4C with a bit of sunshine. No wind, so it is a nice afternoon.

Hit -32°C last night, currently -30°C but warming all the way up to -23°C. :rolleyes:

Seems to me when I was just hitting my teens we had several colourful phrases for this time of year. Have forgotten most of them. The good mayor would banish me for life were I to include the ones I remember as they might be read by a thirteen year old.:D

Currently -7 with a windchill of -14. Dropping fast

Peaked at plus 11 with much wind now dropping to plus 9 in just 1/2 hour.
This front is in a BIG hurry

The sun is gone and now it is just 4C and I should take the sheets down off of the clothesline.

The sun has come out here, but we have dropped back to -29 with a stiff wind that makes it feel like -40.

The sun is back out and it is now 5C, nice enough to sit out on my back deck with a cup of coffee.

Damn down to plus 1 :(

Down to -15 with windchill, -25. At least it has stopped snowing ... for now

Currently 4C, going up to 8C overnight, with some rain.

NOw -1 - damn that's quick.

Up to 4.5C. Slow and steady wins the race to +8C. We shall see.

We actually warmed up a bit and will for a few days until we plunge back down to the -30s again for the weekend.

I get cold just looking at that graphic, Sinc.

We are now up to 5.5C.

Now bitterly cold at -19 and wind chill -29. Actually it's the wind that's a killer and it's straight out of the west. (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

7C at just before 10PM. Keep the cold to the west of us, please. Merci.

-5 heading down to -9

7.3C heading up to 9C.

Crystal clear skies and cold.:eek: Supposed to be warmer tomorrow.

THAT'S A LIE

Woke up to a beautiful sunrise this morning. It is currently 11C and very windy at 833AM.

eMacMan, it will be a bit warmer for you, but at those temps, it is all relative.

Woke up this morning and thought it was summer:

These are going out to Little Donny Sinclair to help him stay cool.

YouTube - Martha & the Vandellas - Heatwave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE2fnYpwrng&feature=related)

YouTube - Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4mD4nh21q0&feature=related)

Still 11C here in St.John's. Feels more like June than December.

-12C in Ottawa, was +8 yesterday. Thankfully colder again.

At least no shoveling this morning

12C at 116PM here in St.John's. A light rain is being blown about by strong winds.

Still 11C at nearly 3PM, but it is starting to get dark already and some street lights are already coming on.

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Here we gooooooooo,,,,- 5 and much snow on the way. :eek:

Snow coming tonight, ugly commute possible tomorrow

Dec 16, 2008 04:54 PM

CARMEN CHAI
STAFF REPORTER
You can cross your fingers for a white Christmas next week, weather forecasters say, but first you'll have to brace yourself for what's expected to be an ugly commute to work tomorrow morning.

Environment Canada issued a special weather bulletin this afternoon for Toronto and southern Ontario to warn of a snowfall of betweejn five and 10 centimetres starting around 9 o'clolck tonight and lasting well into the morning tomorrow.
TheStar.com | GTA | Snow coming tonight, ugly commute possible tomorrow (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/554824)

4C going down to -3C, but then we might get some sunshine tomorrow morning, before we get our snow on Wednesday night, Thursday and into early Friday. All in all, we could have about 25+cm on the ground by this weekend. We shall see.

Nice evening, but it's those upcoming temps I don't much like:

Sinc, or anyone else from Alberta, my wife claims to have walked to school back in Jan. or Feb. in either 1963 or 1964, when the windchill was -100C. She claims that they received a certificate from school for those who showed up that day.

Can anyone verify that temps ever got that low in this time period in Edmonton? All I can find is that the record cold for Edmonton was set back in 1938, when the temp his -48C.

A chilly -1.6C at 811AM here in St.John's. Luckily, there is not much wind, so the windchill is only at -7C. Lots of snow is forecast for the next few days, but since we normally have about 35cm on the ground by this time in Dec., I guess we are overdue. Still, it was fun while it lasted.

It almost feels like springtime in the Rockies, but we drop back into the deep freeze later in the day.

A thick blanket of snow fell overnight in the core. It's lovely and Christmas like out there. By the looks of things it should stick around until New Years. But after that it has to leave. No discussion.

I'm with you, mrjimmy. We are getting our snowfall this evening and into Friday. So, this will form the base of our Winter's snow. Of course, all of the snow that follows this snow will assure us that it will still be here New Year's Eve ............. New Year's Day .......... Easter ................ Victoria Day ................. and even possibly until Canada Day, which happened in 2001. We shall see.

Currently -1C with a bit of sun poking through the clouds. A nice quiet day ............ for now.

Has been holding at -15°C for several hours here in SW AB. Forecast says nowhere to go but down.:ptptptptp Really cloudy but none of the predicted overnight snow.:clap:

-4 sun feels nice - few inches of fluffy snow to shovel

That's the kind of snow that is nice to shovel, MacDoc. Enjoy.

Going down to -10C with strong winds on Sunday. That will be our -40C with the windchill, since those sorts of temps are not common here in St.John's in Dec.

No change since 5:44 a.m., still -17.

Still -1C here as well, but with a bit of sunshine. The calm before the storm, I fear. We shall see.

'nuff said

0C but about 5 inches of wet snow is on the way tonight.

Same here Bolor:

We've got about five or six inches here, and I couldn't be happier. I shovelled this morning, and I'll be out shovelling again after dinner. Woot!:)

Kazak, if you like shoveling you may come here and shovel out my driveway. Currently -1C and snowing. After about 6 inches overnight, we will get some rain, then some sleet, then some more snow and then freezing temps. Thus, we can't let anything stay where it falls or it will be there until May.

Still snowing with 15-25cm predicted overnight. There is no strong winds, so it is coming straight down, which means deep snow but no drifts. We shall see.

Take your pick on which one of my weather widgets you want to believe. They're all over the map on today's high this morning:

Woke up to about 10 inches of snow, with flurries forecast for the rest of the week until at least Hanukkah (Sunday night). Temps will be ranging from the current 0C to -10C by Monday. That is very cold for us here in St.John's.

It's the calm before the dump out there. The doomsday profits are calling for 20 centimetres plus overnight. This morning? No so bad.

Look at the overnight temps

Bolor, hopefully, there will not be any strong winds coming through Timmins. Bon chance, mon ami.

Cleared away yesterday's 10 inches of snow. It was not as heavy as I feared, and since it is now almost 1C, it was not cold shoveling. Still, this will form the base that will not be seen again until at least mid-May. Such is Life.

The winter solstice on December 21 is one of the two times each year when the Sun is at its farthest point from the equator and appears to stand still. This year, this happens on December 21 at 5:34 A.M. NST. The word solstice is derived from the Latin sol, or “Sun,” and stitium, or “stoppage.” The days are now starting to get a little longer every day.

As a mild SAD sufferer, I look forward to the winter solstice each year. My body may not notice an extra half-minute's daylight, but my mind sure does.

Anyway, our snow has not turned to rain, and may actually hang around until the next snowfall, forecast for Sunday. It's a marshmallow world here, for now.

A couple of inches of very fine powdery snow, still coming. About -20°C

Nice and sunny, and not even that cold - but there is supposed to be a storm on the way tonight and into tomorrow...

St.John's is going into the deep freeze with temps as low as -10C for the next four days. For us, that is very cold for Dec.

-5 and
Storm warning: Stay home if you can, weatherman says :eek:
TheStar.com | WinterStorms | Storm warning: Stay home if you can, weatherman says (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/556009)

- 5 and cue Jaws theme......

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The thermometer on the back deck reads -27 here this morning, so the wind chill out there is near -40. A good day to curl up with a book. Check those lows for Sat., Sun., Mon. and Tues.

It's cold out there this morning! I forgot my hat on the dog walk and my ears were stinging half way through.

No snow yet. But they are screaming from the rooftops. 'Snowmageddon' they're calling it.

No snow yet. But they are screaming from the rooftops. 'Snowmageddon' they're calling it.

By the looks of the size of that system on my radar widget, you folks had best hunker down for a day or two:

It just arrived with a BANG ! :eek: -5 and snowin and blowin

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can you beleive that - INBOUND QEW at 427 at the peak of morning rush hour on a Friday- every one IS staying home :clap:

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Gonna be some pissed off retailers methinks were counting on a big weekend.

I feel sorry for those traveling and trying to get a flight in or out of TO today.

I guess snow is a matter of perspective. We here in St.John's have received about 40cm of snow in the last three days (it is really coming down now, so we might add another 10-15cm by noon), and we just look at it as normal for this time in Dec. No one really likes it, but it is a fact of life living here in St.John's.

I personally HATE snow and dislike Winter altogether, but that is another story.

We have very little down here at Saltfleet, the lawn is not quite covered in snow yet - though the drive was icy on the way because of the flocks of salt trucks that were driving around but not doing anything, packing down the flurries that were there.

You are lucky, Evan. I shall not see my lawn until June. Still, I feel for those who are not used to this sort of weather, and especially sorry for those who are stranded at Pearson trying to go elsewhere for the holidays.

We are getting it pretty hard - down to -9 wind blowing - looks like 4-6 inches have accumulated so far.

I know fully what you are experiencing, MacDoc. It is the wind blowing around the snow into drifts that is the worst part of this sort of storm. We have had about 6 inches fall since this morning, but there is no real wind and the snow is light.

Wow it's bad out there. The wind down by the lake is intense. You could barely stand up and the driving snow was like being pelted by razors.

Yikes!

It's horrible here in Brampton.

I managed to get into work today and can't believe how many students we have - despite the buses being cancelled. Oh well. Glorified babysitting today....

Lots of snow coming in off the lake this morning. Looking out my window, I just see white :)

Some sort of pelletized snow now - glad we shovelled early - had to go out a redefine the drive way.

#1 son moves the snow just as far as he doesn't have to lift it. :rolleyes:.

Glad he got the worst off before this sorta wet stuff moved ( how it's wet at -9 is a bit odd - lake effect I guess )
Very cold on the face being outside with the wind and wet snow blowing.

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Lots of snow coming in off the lake this morning. Looking out my window, I just see white :)

Same here... can't see the lake at all from my window. Snow is also blowing hard off the nearby buildings.

My thermometer read -35 this morning. At least it's sunny. Hard to know what to believe here other than it is going to be cold for some time yet.

GO Transit cancels trains

http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/6e/e8/17ff5f484240b9c0a78a0206c17f.jpeg

Treacherous road conditions expected to continue as blinding snow, wind hammer GT
TheStar.com | GTA | GO Transit cancels trains (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/556398)

Yikes -9 and storming and no way home - hotels gonna get a windfall.

That was very wise, MacDoc. That sort of snow is the kind that brings about heart attacks. I do the same thing, going outside every 10cm or so and clearing it away. That way, even if we get 50cm, all I have to do is shovel the bit that drifts in overnight. It is the hail/ice pellets/sleet on top of fresh snow, which is then covered over by new snow, that is the killer, here or there. Bon chance, mon ami.

Bolor, I say go for the WeatherNetwork over Environment Canada. They are usually wrong for St.John's, but hopefully, they will bring you a milder Christmas eve. We shall see. Bon chance, mon ami.

Still -3.5C here and there was actually a moment of sunlight when the snow stopped. It shall start again, but without the wind, and at these cold temps, it is light snow and not problematic at the people in the GTA are experiencing.

What is the situation at Pearson Airport?

I was on Skype about 5 minutes ago with a friend in London, ON, and he said it just stopped snowing there, so, hopefully, the GTA will not be far behind.

Got four inches of very fine (icing sugar) powder yesterday. As hard to move as eight inches of the normal crud. Overnight low was -26°C has warmed to -22°C well on its way to the predicted high of -23°. :ptptptptp

- 10 and in ground zero :eek:

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that hot tub was bare a few hours ago... :eek:

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MacDoc, when it gets yellow and red, then you will have to call out the Canadian Army.

Well Barrie is on the yellow zone big time just now.

- 10 and in ground zero :eek:

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that hot tub was bare a few hours ago... :eek:

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At least when I get back home I'll be able to take my car out and do some donuts in an empty parking lot. Gas being so cheap and all.

Bright sun belies the bitter cold with -40 wind chill and -29 temps just after lunch.

I still think that a trade of some sunshine for warmer temps (currently -5C here in St.John's) is a fair deal.

I left the Toronto airport at 10:30am with deliveries for Newcastle, Peterborough and Belleville. I barely made it as far as Newcastle. My tractor trailer kept breaking traction on almost every hill, almost spun out a few times ---hardly any weight. When I got to my stop in Newcastle, I got stuck in the loading dock and barely made it out. That was it! I got back on the westbound 401 and headed back. Total waste of time, but we have to at least get out there and make the attempt. Glad I'm home now.

Glad you made it back home safe and sound, kps.

We just set a record here in St.John's. It is currently -13C with a 68kp/h wind, making a windchill of -26C. A record cold night for this time of year, and just about any time of year.

Wow -14 and the unplowed side roads are turning into frozen surf at that temp.

Barely slithered out to the store and back. It's COOOOLD

Not nearly as cold as here. Good thing the winds are light or we would feel like -50s or 60s. Temperature on our back deck is a nippy -31 compared to the city's -26.

Last night, St.John's had a record low temp for Dec., with the air temps at -13C and the windchill at -27C. This is like -50C out on the prairies.

Urk -16 ....and some shovelling to do :(

Thankfully our wind has died down and it is calm this morning, although still cold. Our thermometer reads -33 and it is -28 in the city.

I envy your sunshine, Sinc. At the rate we are going here in St.John's, we hope to see some real sun in the new year, 2009.

We got a lot less snow than they were "predicting", but the wind made it hard to clear it all up, and it kept drifting back into wherever it was shovelled.

The city did a poor job in cleaning up the roads, as usual, so everything was snarled beyond all belief. I can't imagine if the Golden Horseshoe got real snow storms, like they get Down East - the place would be crippled for months on end.

Of course, they closed the school it the same time our class finished - which I don't really understand because by judging by the premium parking space I had, we were the only class.

Orillia is -26 with the wind chill -29
I thing I will wait before going out to clean the snow ( sorry for saying a bad word ) :D

-17 and at least the roads are clear but I might need dynamite to get the end of the driveway busted. :(

Gorgeous sun tho :clap:

-6C with a windchill of -14C, which is still very cold for us here in St.John's. Strange having to go and push the snow rather than try to throw the snow. It is so light that it can't really be picked up in a shovel. So, I push it into the back of the garden with one of those snow scoops, which are great for this type of snow.

".... but I might need dynamite to get the end of the driveway busted." MacDoc, I know that feeling well. The worst was when we could not get outside in time before the end of the driveway froze. It was chest high and about 6 feet wide. My neighbor took a picture of me trying to carry away some of the mound of snow at the end of the driveway.

I think I'd need serious anti-depression meds if I had to deal with that every winter. :eek:
I get gnarly if I can't get on the mcycle in a few weeks. Deep winter weather in the GTA. -17 and holding.

Currently -37°C according to Enviro Canada. No way am I going to open the door to see what it is right here. Should be sunshine today if the fog from the nearby snowmakers ever lifts.

It is deep winter in TO this morning. Unless something radical happens this will be with us for awhile. I hate to be environmentally unfriendly but I'm really glad I have a 4 wheel drive. It was on all day yesterday.

Yesterday, I took out my shovel and cleaned up 20 cm of snow.

Expecting more on sunday?

MacDoc, sadly, it has only gotten worse each of the past five years. That was the year we had 17 feet of snow, and there was only one winter, two years ago, when we received less snow (15 feet). However, 2006 made up for it with some of the worst ice storms in March in recorded history here in St.John's.

MacDoc, my neighbor just bought a new Harley over the summer. He was last out on his bike last Friday, when the temps hit 17C. He told me that he has sadly put it away now until at least mid-June.

What gets most people here in St. John's, other than the snow day in and day out, is the lack of snow. Then, when flowers are blooming in May and June, our snow is finally starting to melt away. Amazingly, the average temps in Nov. were almost as high as the average temps in June ......... except we received more sun in Nov.

I think I'd need serious anti-depression meds if I had to deal with that every winter. :eek:


In contrast, my 84 yr. old mother-in-law, who lost her left hand in an accident working in a munitions factory during WWII and lives in the snow belt, clears her double driveway, path and back patio with a huge 20hp snow blower --without help. Then she "fine tunes" it with a shovel. She actually will not allow anyone to even touch that thing. She also has a riding mower and a push mower for the grass cutting and does that too.

I tip my hat and my snow shovel to your mother-in-law, kps. She "ranks me" as they said in the US Army during the Civil War. What do you consider to be "the snow belt"?

SW AB. Skies are absolutely clear it's only 7 PM and already -31°C. Predicted low is -30°C. I am betting that we will see the downside of -40. :eek::eek::eek:

Those are actual temps not wind chills.

Another very cold night here in St.John's, with temps of -6C and -13C with the windchill. I have had the woodstove going for most of the day. Snow is going to start overnight and continue, on and off, until at least Christmas Day. We shall see.

- 11 still nippy when shovelling the last of the bomb .....more coming but not like that last bit we hope -.
Hot tub open for business and over flowing from the snow melt...all is well in MacDocland. :D

We haven't moved since 6:00 a.m., still locked in at -28 and thankfully with no wind.

-17 all day, with some light winds making it feel even colder. Same temperature forecast for tomorrow, but maybe a bit of snow overnight. Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!

That temperature is pretty much stuck at -29 with a high today of -28, but look at the lows for the next few days. Brrrr.

We got a lot less snow than they were "predicting", but the wind made it hard to clear it all up, and it kept drifting back into wherever it was shovelled.

The city did a poor job in cleaning up the roads, as usual, so everything was snarled beyond all belief. I can't imagine if the Golden Horseshoe got real snow storms, like they get Down East - the place would be crippled for months on end.

Of course, they closed the school it the same time our class finished - which I don't really understand because by judging by the premium parking space I had, we were the only class.
You think? Hamilton did a fantastic job compared to Brant county, which has virtually no snow clearing. I commuted from Hamilton to St. George and although the roads were not the best, as soon as I hit Brant, they were much worse.

It's a winter wonderland out there this morning. All of our good shoveling efforts have been undone.

Lovely before Christmas yes, but hopefully not a harbinger of things to come. Last winter was a bit relentless.

What do you consider to be "the snow belt"?

It's not what I consider it. She lives north of Barrie, Ontario in the Georgian Bay region, which is part of the great lakes snowbelt.

Wiki's answer:

In Canada, many snowbelt regions exist, particularly off Lake Superior from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario and northward to Wawa. Snowbelt regions also exist on the eastern and southern shores of Lake Huron, and Georgian Bay in Ontario from Parry Sound to London, Ontario. NW winds during the winter season cause frequent road closures, especially Hwy. 21 on the shore of Lake Huron and Hwy. 26 from Barrie. The Niagara Peninsula and the northeastern shores of Lake Ontario are especially hard hit by heavy snowfalls when SW winds are predominant.

More here: Snowbelt. (http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/elements/lkefsnw3.htm)

Thanks for the geography lesson, kps.

Currently sunny and -5C at noon here in St. John's. The calm before the storm ...............

.... Gearing up for 5 inches of snow overnight, followed by 1/2 of sleet, followed by another 5 inches of snow ........... all blown about by 90+kp/h winds. Not a nice way to start the Hanukkah season. Hopefully, Christmas eve/day shall be better. We shall see.

No such luck. Environment Canada forecasts snow/sleet/rain/hail until at least Christmas Day. I feel for those who try to go to church on that day. This sort of weather makes it difficult for many people to attend church, especially the older people here in NL.

Thanks for the geography lesson, kps.

You're welcome, Dr. G.

After a light dusting this morning, we have sunshine and -6C here in the GTA.

Thankfully the clouds moved in around midnight, as we were well on our way to -40.

Same here, kps. -6C and sunshine, but it shall be shortlived. Snow/sleet/rain and hail are in the forecast for the next 5+ days.

eMacMan, that is the predictor for our temps here as well. When we have a very clear sky, with no clouds, we can expect cold temps. Of course, cold temps and a clear sky also means no snow.

windchills at -33 to-40. Little snow forecast.

Bolor, not sure which is worse ............ we are going up to 0C with lots of snow and sleet ........... or your bitterly cold temps?

Noon hour and we've sunk another two degrees, but still little wind so the wind chill is only -35

Sinc, these are the sorts of temps that my wife says brings about the Northern Lights. Have you seen any yet?

Been snowing here on and off for days.

Had a great thing happen yesterday though. The Plow Fairy came by and plowed my driveway. I have no idea who or why. But it sure was nice to go out and find my work had been done.

My daughter is in from Victoria BC. She was looking on the net at the local Victoria Paper. Hilarious. The Headline - Its Been snowing For Nine Days in Victoria.

It has been cold at night here, but nothing like Bolor is getting in Timmins. Really time for that fur lined Bikini there.

Currently a frigid -11C with a -17C windchill, which is harsh for us. 20+cm of snow whipped around by 110+kp/h winds are forecast for tomorrow. We shall see.

Been snowing here on and off for days.

Had a great thing happen yesterday though. The Plow Fairy came by and plowed my driveway. I have no idea who or why. But it sure was nice to go out and find my work had been done.

My daughter is in from Victoria BC. She was looking on the net at the local Victoria Paper. Hilarious. The Headline - Its Been snowing For Nine Days in Victoria.

It has been cold at night here, but nothing like Bolor is getting in Timmins. Really time for that fur lined Bikini there.

Ah temperate Victoria!
0020 hours PST, Monday Dec 22... the days are getting LONGER!

-12 feels colder - time of night likely... up with high sugar kid.....holiday inattention from said kid =:rolleyes:

get lots done anyway. Snow blowing a bit squeaky snow.

It is hard to describe the scene outside. Last night, it was very cold with a clear sky, the air still and stars out by the thousands. Woke up this morning to a roar. The winds at gusting at 115kp/h and the snow is coming down so fast it is piling up at about an inch every 15 minutes. Environment Canada predicted strong winds and about 10cm of snow. The snow is over the top of my tires and there are knee to waist deep drifts all over. To make matters worse, we are expected to get an inch of sleet on top of this from about noon until midnight. Then, more snow. We shall see.

"Winds in the area of 100 km/h with gusts to 190 km/h are expected this morning ahead of the approaching low." This is from Environment Canada for St. John's!!!!!

"High water levels along with high waves and pounding surf are expected along the coast today." Imagine being out on an oil rig in this weather!!!!

We're still stuck. -27 with a high of -24.

Right now, Sinc, I would take that sort of cold, with some sunshine, over what we have outside right now. The snowfall has only been 6 inches, but there are drifts up to the door handles of my car. It is starting to hail now, which will be followed by sleet before the changeover back to snow. All this whipped about by wind gusts over 115kp/h.

Right now, Sinc, I would take that sort of cold, with some sunshine, over what we have outside right now. The snowfall has only been 6 inches, but there are drifts up to the door handles of my car. It is starting to hail now, which will be followed by sleet before the changeover back to snow. All this whipped about by wind gusts over 115kp/h.

115kp/h would get my attention even here in the wind tunnel. Right now our winds are very light, temps have moderated to about -18°C and we have 3 inches of fresh dry snow with more coming.

We had a total of about 8 inches of wet snow before the ice pellets/hail/sleet hit. It has stopped now and everyone is outside trying to get a jump on the next 6-10 inches of snow forecast tonight. We are all ignoring Environment Canada's warning --

"St. John's and vicinity
2:53 PM NST Monday 22 December 2008
Wind warning for
St. John's and vicinity continued

Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions."

Luckily, my home has a bomb shelter and if it can withstand an A-bomb, it might be able to withstand winds gusting over 115kp/h. We shall see.

Bright sun and we're still stuck at -27 where we've been day and night for three days now. The wind has come up again making it feel like -40 out there.

3C with roaring winds. Sinc, trade you some warmth for a bit of sunshine. Deal?

-9 and very nice sun - seems we have our own solstice marker - the only day the sun makes it to the front office is today :rolleyes:

oops

-30 this morning and currently -22 with windchills at -29. Snow and warmer tomorrow

This warning just in from Environment Canada for St.John's --

"Snow at times heavy. Snow will combine with strong winds and cold temperatures to give blizzard conditions. Total snowfall accumulations of 15 to 20 centimetres are expected before the snow tapers to flurries this evening.

Elsewhere behind the low strong southwesterly winds with gusts up to 110 km/h will develop this evening along the southwest coast, south coast and over the Burin, Avalon and Bonavista peninsulas.

Snowsqualls are forecast to develop this evening. These squalls will be localized but could give accumulations of 15 to 25 centimetres by late Tuesday."

Yuk. :(

This will put us over the 3 foot mark for snowfall this winter, most of it in the past week.

It was sunny and cold most of the day - but now it is snowing once again, snarling up rush hour traffic. Of course, the City hasn't bothered to actually clean the snow off the roads, so they are getting quite narrow.

EP, that situation can be really dangerous for pedestrians.

-1C with 110+kp/h winds and light snow going horizontally. The snow will get heavier, with up to 25cm blown about by these winds. Tomorrow morning should be interesting. We shall see.

I'm beginning to wonder if this will ever end. Wind chills well past -40 again tonight.

You have a huge Arctic high parked over you.....ain't gonna go away soon.

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http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/640x480/2xcn_jt.gif and why Dr. G has been warm and the rest cold....jet stream pattern.

Chilly here as well -8.

Parked over us is right. Stuck at roughly the same temp day in and day out for a week now.

"... why Dr. G has been warm and the rest cold....jet stream pattern." Which is why we are getting snow every day now. Hard to believe that on Dec.11/12th it was 16C and 17C with no snow. Now, we have two feet of snow, drifts well over five feet in places where the wind has piled it up, and layers of sleet and hail in the middle of the snow, frozen now with our -7C to -13C overnight temps. It is also very windy because of this stalled dome over the prairies.

Still, the sun is out this morning, a slight crescent moon is off on the horizon, and today is a fine day to be alive. Paix, mes amis.

Minus 10 and more snow forecasted.

WILL THIS MADNESS NEVER END?????

Oh wait. Yes it will. Plus 8 on Saturday.

"WILL THIS MADNESS NEVER END?????" We usually say the same thing here in St.John's, mrj. Of course, usually by Canada Day we are able to say "Winter's over!!! Let's get on with Summer." Paix, mon ami.

-11 tho it could be worse. There is a stationary air mass over Siberia ( part of this cold is the Arctic highs are locked in place letting it get real cold without shifting ) and it spills over riding the jet streams. Because of this pattern some 50 year cold snaps are called for even in California.

Northeast Siberia braces for extreme cold of -60C (-75F)
RIA Novosti ^ | 12/15/2008 | RIA Novosti

YAKUTSK, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - Temperatures in the northeast Siberian republic of Yakutia could fall to minus 60 degrees Celsius (minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit) in the next few days, the local meteorological service said Monday.

With average low temperatures in Yakutia dropping below minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight, weather in the town of Verkhoyansk dropped overnight to minus 53 degrees Celsius (minus 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit), while in Oymyakon it reached minus 57 degrees Celsius (minus 70.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

"However, this is not the limit - in the next few days weather in the town of Krestyakh could drop below minus 58 degrees Celsius (minus 72.4 degrees Fahrenheit)," the meteorological service spokesman said.

The spokesman added that the current spell of extremely cold weather was due to an influx of cold polar air masses.

Yakutia has two places that contest the honor of being named the North Pole of cold, or the place where the lowest-ever temperature in the Northern hemisphere was recorded - Verkhoyansk with a record of minus 67.8 degrees Celsius (minus 90 degrees Fahrenheit) and Oymyakon with a minimum of minus 67.7 degrees Celsius (minus 89.9 degrees Fahrenheit).

Makes minus 11 seem bloody balmy. ;)

-3.5C and sunny, but with our strong winds, it is -15C. That is very cold for us here in St.John's.

We are still stuck at -28. :(

Still sunny ........ still -3C and still -14C with the windchill. Actually, it is a nice day inside. Typing this by the woodstove, my seven dogs lounging about me as I type this on my iBook.

Nice and sunny quite calm. Just cracked the realm of single digits for the first time in a long time.:D

-4.5C at 500PM here in St.John's. With clear skies it is going all the way down to -10C tonight.

-5 and light snow - so far ducking the concentrations to north and south of us

Bon chance, MacDoc. Gives you the sense of being the bullseye in this storm system. I know the feeling well.

-7C with a windchill of -18C. Going down to -10C late tonight, so we might break through the -20C with the windchill, which is extreme cold for us here in St.John's.

:eek:

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-3 and

Right at zero and a temporary pause in the white stuff.
Sigh time to fix the shovel.

It got down to -10C overnight with a -20C windchill. That is very cold for us, and it is not only -8C with a -18C windchill at 835AM. Still, the sun is out, the sky is blue and all is well with the world.

We may not be having a green Christmas, but it shall be raining tomorrow, which is better than snow. It shall even get up to 8C (hopefully). We shall see.

Merry Christmas to one and all from Mother Nature. Paix, mes amis.

more of the white stuff! at least 15 cm in Guelph

Slightly warmer at -25 this morning, but CTV is forecasting a drop back into the mid -30s by tonight.

Sinc, Saturday will be your day to warm up a bit, at least according to Environment Canada -- Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 22. High minus 5.

Dr. G., sadly Environment Canada has the worst record for accuracy available in our area. They are so far off the mark that they are an embarrassment. That -5 they are calling for is a full 8 degrees off what all other forecasters are predicting. See current conditions and the Saturday forecast below:

Sinc, I would hope for accuracy in the EC forecast. At least you would get a bit of a warming trend. We shall see.

Plus 1 and that snow is heart attack style - go easy people..

Had quite enough of "more moisture in the atmosphere" :rolleyes:

Little Lady lay off....;)

MacDoc, I can certainly relate to the "heart attack" sort of snow. Slow and easy is the way I tackle it, and I go out often to shovel. My wife thinks I am crazy, but I would rather shovel 10cm of snow five times than 50cm of snow once.

Exactly.

Enough already!

Unfortunately ...I don't think so :(

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we're just in a gap.

What is amazing is that Vancouver and parts of the GTA have had as much snow as we have had here in St.John's. Something is very wrong with Canadian weather when we here in St.John's have to take a back seat in the snowplow to Vancouver and TO.

Sadly, I feel for those people trying to get out of the airports in these two fine Canadian cities.

Round 3 or is it four coming up

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It's 4 degrees - I'm hoping that is rain.

Pouring rain......yay 4 degrees - snow snow melt away
- do not bother, ANY other day ;)

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snow last night. It's been thawing all day. Now it is just raining ... hard. Hopefully everyone's roof structure is good. There is going to be a lot of weight on some roofs here.

I shoveled snow this morning. It was heart attack snow- really dense and filled with water. I wanted to make sure there was nothing there for when this froze up again.

I even shoveled off the patio. It gave me that chance to build that garden wall I have always wanted. It's between 2' and 5 ' high now.

Weird weather coming - :eek:

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A quiet -3C here in St.John's. Snow is predicted for tonight and then some rain for Christmas Day. Then more snow over the weekend. Typical for us at the end of Dec.

Bon chance with your roof, LS.

MacDoc, nice temps on Sat. That should take all of your snow away until next winter.

A nice afternoon here for a change:

Lots of sunshine, Sinc, should take away some of the cold.

It has been raining like crazy for hours, which means the snow if gone from the street (and off of my car), but if the temperature dips, we will be in a frozen hell...

Good luck, EP. May this be the last sight of snow for you as well.

I''ll be surprised if it all goes - it's head high along the edges of the drive but the rain really cleared the streets.
I think the et stream that was warming you Dr. G has shifted west.
It's up to 5 and low scudding clouds from the south.
Fast moving system for sure. It has reached James Bay already according to Ontario radar.

The Gulf express :eek:

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Currently a quiet -1C going up to +8C tomorrow with a bit of rain.

It's -19 on our thermometer and a couple of degrees warmer in the city. But we're dropping back to nearly -30 again tonight.

+8C this morning here in St.John's, with the expected rain. The rain is light but the wind is strong so the rain is horizontal. Still, it is taking some of the snow and ice from the past couple of weeks.

Well, the slide back into the deep freeze has begun as it reads -26 now here on our thermometer and a bit warmer in the city:

-2 and glorious sun going to 3 tomorrow and 11 on Sunday :clap:

-2 and glorious sun going to 3 tomorrow and 11 on Sunday :clap:Wow, MacDoc is claping is hands at global warming!? How ironic. :rolleyes:

10C, rain and strong 90km/h winds at just past 4PM here in St.John's. The rain and warmth has taken about a foot of snow with it, leaving a little over a foot behind. It would be so nice to wake up on Boxing Day to see ALL the snow gone. We shall see.

Wow, MacDoc is claping is hands at global warming!? How ironic.

Wow some people confuse climate with weather .....how stupid.
Grow up. :rolleyes:

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-3 and clear. Given the ice crust not sure how much melting we'll get even at plus 11 - gonna make some nice driveway glaciers.

-23 on the way to nearly -30. Some cold winter so far.

0C at nearly 1AM. The sky is clear, but strong winds still blow out of the WNW. Where as ENE winds bring lots and lots of wet snow, winds out of the WNW bring dry and cold weather. Thus, we might get sunshine with temps as low as -13C for the next couple of days, which is cold for us.

I agree with Sinc, "Some cold winter so far."

-26 this morning and we'll struggle to get near -20. This cold snap is hanging on far too long. Enough already.

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Sunny and -5C with a windchill of -16C. For us, that is very cold.

-3 and cloudy. It's early in the morning so that's not too too bad considering Victoria's recent weather.
michael

Grey dark and dreary and... wait a minute....

Is that SNOW?????

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hang in there, mrj. Warmer temps and rain in the next two days will save you all and wash away all of the snow. Look at it as a bad dream, that will be gone when you wake up.

Bright sunshine here, -24°C. Weather Canada is calling for highs and lows of -8°C today. This government forecast virus must be contagious as that is about as accurate as a Harpo economic forecast

Sun is shining brightly but we've dropped another degree to -27. I doubt we'll see our forecast high of -16 today.

Lived a few years in Edmonton. Well do I remember 27 below. SHIVER

We hit our high of -5C today and now it's down to -11C tonight and -13C tomorrow.

-9C with a windchill of -19C. This is nearing a severe windchill condition here in St.John's, and the air temps are going down to -16C.

More snow today.:)

We're up to -21 in bright sun but the wind has come up and the windchill is at -33. Sigh.

-10C with a windchill of -20C, and still going down to -16C tonight. The Prairies comes to NL.

The rain has melted a good deal of the snow, and of course as the temperature drops all those wet areas become slick with ice ... ugh. :mad:

We left the GTA on the 25th and it was dry and sunny. By the time we hit Barrie it was cloudy and slushy...further north it got a little more slushy, but not bad. More snow today and the prediction is it'll turn to rain on Saturday.

Grandma hopes the rain will get rid of most of the snow on her roof...:)

Grandma's house, 12-25-08
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Back, sort of. Wasn't about to tread through 3ft of snow.
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Wow some people confuse climate with weather .....how stupid.
Grow up. :rolleyes:How retard is that :clap:

-13C with a windchill of -23C at 115AM. Extreme cold for us here in St.John's.

Today's about as blechhh as weather can get in my opinion. Cold fine rain that soaks you in seconds. Sudden bursts of heavy rain that finish the job with a drenching. Deep dirty icy water pooling everywhere as the mountains of snow are blocking all the drainage. Bone chillingly damp, grey and dreary with fog closing everything in. Give me storms, give me snow give me warm rain... just don't give me this. Yuck.

We're experiencing a heat wave at -17 with a high of -10 predicted. If the wind comes up as it will, it will still feel like -25 or more today.

we're having a high of +6 today-light drizzle.
That's more like the Victoria we know and love.
cheers,
michael

Here's a local columnist's take from the Left Coast...

Rest of Canada: Stop laughing (http://www.theprovince.com/Rest+Canada+Stop+laughing/1114749/story.html)

A fine sunny morning here in St.John's, with -12C temps and a windshcill of -21C, but it is actually nice to see the sun, so we can accept this extreme cold.

Fweezing wain this morning. :ptptptptp

No, I am not laughing. I know the grief that snow/cold/etc brings to people and do not wish this on anyone in Canada (or the US). Still, I think that it is unreal to think that places like Victoria and Vancouver had more snow on the ground than St.John's. We will soon pass you ........... probably pass everyone, in total snowfall, but there is no joy in Mudville when Beautiful BC gets pounded by snow. Paix, mon ami.

I know the feeling, Doug. St.John's is getting frigid temps, but sunshine. So, we have a trade-off.

We're melting . . . we're melting . . .:-(

(Some of us Wet Coasters actually like snow.)

I'm wondering if I brought some warmth back with me from Mexico, it's a whopping 10 degrees here!

-10C here in St.John's with a -18C windchill.

Plus 10 and very spook with so much snow about.

MacDoc, I thought all of your snow would have been gone for now, thus ending the GTA's Winter of 08.

-9.5C at just past 9PM. Still, a very cold night here in St.John's.

-8 at about half past eight on the way down to -16, then lows starting tomorrow back into the low -20s for yet another week.

-9C, going down to -17C with a windchill in the mid -20s. That is frigid for us in Dec. Luckily, it is going up to +5C on Monday, so that will be a relief.

Cwazy weather :eek: plus 13 - guys out with tops down on convertibles. If I wasn't so tired I'd take the scooter out tonight - tomorrow for sure.

3 more ays above freezing :clap:

Still a warm -8, steady for four hours now. That was the good news and we tank back into the cold again tomorrow.

12°C Scarborough, Ontario
Wind: S 28km/h

This is nuts 15 out now. :eek:

-10 this morning and our high for the day as we begin our fall back to -15 by afternoon and -20 tonight.

Wind just howling, blew one of my windows open - plus 11. Whacked weather.

Wow! What a morning!

Cracks of light appeared in the southern sky when I ventured out with the hound. As we arrived at the park we were greeted by one of the most beautiful sunrises I have ever seen. The southern sky was swirls of pink and orange with the most beautiful light blue behind. The park was alight in these beautiful colours creating an eerie twilight. The air was completely still and the sound of slapshots and pucks hitting the boards at the local rink echoed through the neighbourhood. Magical.

The best was yet to come. As we started to head back, the twilight intensified and a rainbow appeared. The tops of the trees lit up with and intense pinkish orange while street level stayed dark and murky. We stopped and marveled at it all.

Two minutes later it was gone. Replaced by grey gloom that has been with us for weeks. Then the winds came.

Thanks for that little gift.