Windy storm whips into eastern Newfoundland - Nfld. & Labrador - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/02/04/nl-saturday-storm-204.html)

It is getting even worse now than when these clips were taken this morning. We did get a break for about an hour, and even saw a bit of sun. Sort of like being in the eye of a hurricane. Now, we are experiencing the other side and it is fierce.

We are down to snow flurries now, which means about 5cm of fresh snow (on top of the 20cm of snow since this morning) and 5cm tomorrow morning. The winds are the issue. They have not gone below 50km/h for 21 hours now, and gusts have been hitting 120km/h. With -3C temps, the snow is blowing all over the place. I am through with shoveling until tomorrow, when I shall see how bad the drifting is due to all of this wind. :(

It's a beautiful, sunny day here. Morning frost and fog, then brilliance.

Officially, we only received 22cm of snow yesterday, but with a day long blast of winds whipping everything about there were bare spots in places and drifts over a meter deep in other places in my neighborhood. Of course, the fact that the Environment Canada measuring flask for rain and snowfall blew away in a gust of wind over 120km/h might have something to do with this small amount of snow.

Today, it is just flurries, with winds between 45-60km/h and -5C temps. Sadly, this is our norm for Feb. and March. By St.Patrick's Day, we could receive anywhere from 3 to 10 more feet of snow. After St. Patrick's Day and up until early June, we could receive another 3 feet of snow, and lots of ice storms. Yuk.

-8° here this morning as we prepare for another sunny day with a high of 2°.

Sunny and -4C as we approach noon. No snow is falling but blowing snow is still all about the city.

we are sunny and no snow in sight - don't want lots of the white stuff, but a little bit would be nice for the kids to play in

SW AB looking great. Right now still -10°C but looking for the plus side long before the Superbowl airs the first commercial.

Still -4C but the sun is still out as well and the blowing snow has stopeed, so it's a good day to be outside. Just finished off the driveways of three of my neighbors, so I am ready to call it a day with the snow.

We've reached -1° as we near the noon hour and will likely surpass our high of 2°.

Still beautiful sunshine and -4C temps. Everything is so very white .............. and most likely will be until late May/early June.

White here, too, but only because the frost is slow in melting today.

Hard to believe that this was from Jan.20th. I shall take a picture of that same spot tomorrow ............ which is now under about 4 feet of snow. :(

-5C with a nearly full moon overhead in a clear sky. Clear skies mean cold temps for us, but at least clear skies also mean no snow.

0C and partly cloudy but no snow in sight for us until possibly Friday

A cold -8C but the sun is just now rising over Signal Hill and there is clear blue skies above, so it shall be a cold but snowless day here in St.John's.

we are still sitting at 0C and sunny and no snow in the forecast

Very sunny with -4C temps, but no wind ................. and no snow forecast until tonight.

A wind chill of -20° this morning and a temperature of -15° is a big change from our recent low single digit weather. Lots of sunshine all week will keep things cool with a high today of -8°.

Hard to believe that this was from Jan.20th. I shall take a picture of that same spot tomorrow ............ which is now under about 4 feet of snow. :(

Taken this morning. What a difference in just over two weeks. :(

A grey day here in SW AB. Starting to snow and temp is dropping. EC is calling this a one day return to winter.

A grey day here in SW AB. Starting to snow and temp is dropping. EC is calling this a one day return to winter.

A very sunny day here in St.John's, with EC saying that this is a break from winter until tonight, with more snow forecast (nothing major) ............. as a prelude to Thurday's storm which they feel will bring us anywhere from 5-35cm of fresh snow. We shall see.

-4C with a light snow falling. Should have about 10cm by morning, so nothing major.

Another sunny day. Cold, but clear. So much better than rain.

-2C and sunny this morning. We had about 10cm of fresh snow but it is light and there was no wind to cause drifting.

A chilly start to our day and we will struggle to get near 0° today.

Sunny and +1C. Shaping up to be a nice Tuesday morning.

Snowed all day yesterday yet left only a skiff.

Today is cold and sunny at -14°C but no wind.:)

Sunny and +2C as we near 4PM High Tea time.

Sunny and -5° with a biting north wind that makes it feel like -20°.

+1C with a beautiful sunset having just concluded.

Another soul-enhancing day here. "The usual" is supposed to return tomorrow.

33 and glaring.....a Tstorm would be welcome.

Hey MD, how's things 'down under'?

33 and glaring.....a Tstorm would be welcome.

-3C here this morning, MacDoc. No "Tstorms" on the horizon ............. just snow. Paix, mon ami.

-12° with a wind chill of -20° this morning on the way up to -2°, but the wind will keep things chilly.

-2C with some sun as we approach noon.

We've fallen three degrees in the past couple of hours and the wind has increased making it feel like -24° out there now.

Temps have bounced back a bit from an overnight low of -17°C. Currently -8°C and heading for the plus side of zero. Looks like a nice sunny day for all of Southern AB. Verdict is still out on the wind, as it is predicted but for the moment remains very calm.

Still sunny and still -2C with a slight wind.

Much nicer 25 and lower humidity after last nights rain. 25 and sunny. Yesterday was hottest in a couple of years.

currently at -1 with snow predicted for Friday

Still -6° and with the wind here it feels double that. No way will we hit our high of -2°.

-4C with clear skies. A beautiful moon is overhead.

-9° as we fall into the -20°s overnight, the coldest day in this year so far.

-10° and Environment Canada is still clinging to their forecast of -20° by dawn. We shall see.

This just in from Environment Canada. Sadly, once the 25cm of snow falls to the ground, it shall be coated by freezing rain ............ and then covered over with ice pellets and then more snow by Saturday morning. :(

Warnings
St. John's and vicinity
5:15 AM NST Thursday 09 February 2012
Snowfall warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued

Snowfall accumulations 15 to 25 cm are expected tonight through Friday morning.

This just in from Environment Canada. Sadly, once the 25cm of snow falls to the ground, it shall be coated by freezing rain ............ and then covered over with ice pellets and then more snow by Saturday morning. :(

Warnings
St. John's and vicinity
5:15 AM NST Thursday 09 February 2012
Snowfall warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued

Snowfall accumulations 15 to 25 cm are expected tonight through Friday morning.

yikes - we will be thinking of you Marc, be careful when you go out to shovel all that ice covered snow

we are sitting at -5C and according to the weather network no snow - but according to the radio - snow starting this afternoon?? we shall see mon ami

As usual EC can't get it right as we sit at -14° with a wind chill of -21° this morning, nowhere near their forecast of -22° for the suburbs.

+2C with sunshine and blue skies. Tomorrow at this time we will hopefully be done with our 25cm of snow and into freezing rain. We shall see.

Mid-morning and we've dropped a couple more degrees under clear skies.

yikes - we will be thinking of you Marc, be careful when you go out to shovel all that ice covered snow

we are sitting at -5C and according to the weather network no snow - but according to the radio - snow starting this afternoon?? we shall see mon ami

I shall, javaqueen. I shovel in a back-friendly and heart-smart manner, especially this sort of heavy wet snow. My snow blower is used for the end of the driveway piles that the snowplows dump there as they clear the streets. We shall see.

Rain.

Rain.

Interested in a trade??? We are getting 15cm of snow tonight, another 15-25cm of snow tomorrow, followed by freezing rain. We could spare some snow for some real rain, Kazak. Interested?

I'd do it in a second. I'd like to get out there one of these years, and, based on your posts, I think I'd like to come in the winter.

I'd do it in a second. I'd like to get out there one of these years, and, based on your posts, I think I'd like to come in the winter.

Come in the wintertime?????????? :eek::eek::eek:XX) Some people do, or so I am told. I came in late July and found it somewhat cool (of course, I came here from the State of Georgia in the US). No, from Canada Day until Labor Day are the times to visit St. John's.

+1C as the clouds are rolling in to get us ready for the heavy snowfall which should start later this evening. We shall see.

0C with snow falling. At the rate it is falling, we shall be well over 25cm of snow by tomorrow morning. We shall see.
Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador - Radar Imagery - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WTP)

they are calling for snow tomorrow and then temperatures dropping drastically with -20C for the weekend *yikes*

We received about 20cm of snow from last night until a few hours ago, which was then topped off by some sleet. Now, it is +3C with fog outside. The snow is very heavy and not really suitable for a snow blower to remove. It is 6 inches of thick slush. So, it shall be a slow process to clear things away by hand and shovel.

We've slid back into the deep freeze at -24° with a wind chill of -31° this morning.

we are currently sitting at -3C with a wind chill of -11C and we are expecting some snow this afternoon - they are predicting about 5cm - but we shall see

tomorrow we are expected to get colder

this winter has been very, very weird

Looks like we are sliding back into winter here in SW AB. Already -9°C and temp dropping down to the -20°C range by tomorrow morning. Looks like a bit of snow on the way as well.

+2C with fog and a light drizzle and strong winds gusting to 75km/h.

+1C and cloudy. At leas the fog and drizzle have stopped, and the snow/slush has been cleared away.

Rain.

Clear skies with -1C temps and a beautiful moon rising in the eastern sky.

-16° here but a brutally cold wind chill of -27° that will dip well into the -30°s mark tonight. Good night for a movie.

A cold -5C this morning, but there is not a cloud in the sky and the sun is slowly rising in the east. Going to be a fine day here in St.John's.

Just read these warnings on the Environment Canada web site. This is going to be interesting. We shall see.

St. John's and vicinity
5:31 AM NST Saturday 11 February 2012
Wind warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued

Southeasterly winds gusting to 100 to 120 km/h are expected Sunday morning.
This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected in these regions.

St. John's and vicinity
5:31 AM NST Saturday 11 February 2012
Rainfall warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued

Rainfall accumulations of 30 to 65 millimetres are expected tonight into Sunday.
This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected in these regions.

Poor old Environment Canada just can't get it right. Yesterday they forecast a temperature of -26° by this morning and we sit at -15°. The wind continues to be an issue with wind chills of -27°.

Sunny and -1C. A quiet morning.

our snow started last night about dinner time - so environment canada got that right - and it is still snowing

finally looks like winter around here LOL

Sunny and +2C right now. Sadly, that shall be our high for the day as a big rain storm heads our way for tonight and tomorrow. Still, one does not have to shovel rain, so I am NOT complaining.

Still -17° as we near the noon hour in bright sunshine, but I doubt we will get to our high of -4°.

Still sunny at 3PM with +3C temps.

Sunny with cloudy periods. Rain later, no doubt.

Not rain.

In fact after the clouds cleared out this morning it was a bright and brisk day, perfect for the repair crew working on the water main break smack in front of my neighbour's house.

Still +3C but there is a light mist in the air ................ the start of le déluge. We shall see.

-8° as EC once again were wrong by 10 degrees F for our high and only calling for -11° tonight while all other forecasters predict much colder than that.

Well since late this afternoon, we been having snow and are in for up to 30 cm of the white stuff. The temperature is currently -6º C with a low of -9º C tonight. On the morrow we shall see how much snow fell. Fire up the iPod with Megan Smith's It Snowed (last night) on repeat when heading out for the clean-up.

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Well since late this afternoon, we been having snow and are in for up to 30 cm of the white stuff. The temperature is currently -6º C with a low of -9º C tonight. On the morrow we shall see how much snow fell. Fire up the iPod with Megan Smith's It Snowed (last night) on repeat when heading out for the clean-up.

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Bonne chance, mon ami. We have had about 200cm of snow since January 1st, but most of this have come in the past few weeks. Still, that sort of depth of snow is hard to clear. Do you have a snowblower?

Wow!!! This is a rough combo -- :eek::eek::(

Fredericton and Southern York County
9:43 PM AST Saturday 11 February 2012
Winter storm warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County continued

Total snowfall between 15 and 30 cm expected by Sunday morning with blowing snow.


Fredericton and Southern York County
9:43 PM AST Saturday 11 February 2012
Wind chill warning for
Fredericton and Southern York County continued

A cold airmass will invade the province Sunday night. Wind chill values of minus 35 or colder are expected Monday morning.

For St.John's, the predicted 50-75mm of rain for all of Sunday has been lowered to 45mm, but the forecasted 120km/h wind gusts have been increased to 130+km/h. During Hurricane Igor, the strongest gust to hit St.John's was 131km/h .............. before it tore off the anemometer atop the Science Building.

Pouring rain ........... being driven horizontally from the south south east with winds gusting up to 95km/h. This is just the start with heavy rain being blasted with wind gusts of at least 130km/h later this morning. :(

Still, it is +4C so at least it is not freezing rain.

+5C and the wind has gotten stronger and the rain heavier. By now, we would have had over 30cm of snow and drifts well over two meters high. Luckily, one does not have to shovel rain .............. just check to make sure the basement is dry.

-9° here this morning and the winds have lessoned to a breeze. A sunny high of 6° today will make for a nice Sunday afternoon.

+6C now and the wind and the rain are now really ramping up their fury.

Woke up this morning to the sound of . . . rain. Not driving rain, freezing rain, or Purple Rain. Just rain.

Again.

^

At least you don't have to shovel it. ;)

Up 3° here to -6° now, so we may get to put a + sign in front of that by afternoon.

Really hope EC is wrong again. Tomorrow they call for the dreaded frizzle followed by snow as the temps drop. That combo has cost more than one life over the years, not to mention all the broken hips. Will be sure to have food on hand so I can wait it out indoors.

Bonne chance, mon ami. We have had about 200cm of snow since January 1st, but most of this have come in the past few weeks. Still, that sort of depth of snow is hard to clear. Do you have a snowblower?We've had much less snow but more rain and freezing rain/ice pellets/snow storms.

I do have a small 6 Hp Ariens snow blower with a 24" cut that throws snow (with the wind) all the way across the yard with a 70 foot frontage. Without the wind it can through snow 10 feet in the air and 30 feet down range.

This time last year we had to rake snow of the roof for all that had fallen and ended up raking snow off the roof three times. I did not have a snowblower last year and had to shovel a place for the roof snow and then shovel the roof snow into that place to get it out of the way well by the third time anyway.

I also have engaged a man to plow the driveway with a (farm) tractor (that never saw a farm) and snow blower attached on back of the tractor for the heavy stuff, at the end of the driveway, that the town snowplow places there, and down the driveway or (as a popular NB expression would have it) "dooryard" to the car.

It was fairly bright outside with the full sun on the new snow -10º C (with a wind chill -19º C}) The snow was fairly light but packed by the wind. Bundled up it didn't seem that cold.

At least you don't have to shovel it. ;)
Shovelling is such a rare event around here that I actually kind of like it. Yes, snow is more work, but it's also much better for the soul.

We've had much less snow but more rain and freezing rain/ice pellets/snow storms.

I do have a small 6 Hp Ariens snow blower with a 24" cut that throws snow (with the wind) all the way across the yard with a 70 foot frontage. Without the wind it can through snow 10 feet in the air and 30 feet down range.

This time last year we had to rake snow of the roof for all that had fallen and ended up raking snow off the roof three times. I did not have a snowblower last year and had to shovel a place for the roof snow and then shovel the roof snow into that place to get it out of the way well by the third time anyway.

I also have engaged a man to plow the driveway with a (farm) tractor (that never saw a farm) and snow blower attached on back of the tractor for the heavy stuff, at the end of the driveway, that the town snowplow places there, and down the driveway or (as a popular NB expression would have it) "dooryard" to the car.

It was fairly bright outside with the full sun on the new snow -10º C (with a wind chill -19º C}) The snow was fairly light but packed by the wind. Bundled up it didn't seem that cold.

I do my own roof clearing, even though I am afraid of heights. I thought I was going to have to do it again this year, but today's rain has washed away most of the snow on the roof.

Bonne chance, mon ami.

+7C with a driving rain, but the winds have died down to about 75km/h now.

We're on the plus side now at 1°, but will we get to 6°?

It hit +8C about a half hour ago. Now we are down to +7C with the wind and rain once again picking up speed and volume.

I do my own roof clearing, even though I am afraid of heights. I thought I was going to have to do it again this year, but today's rain has washed away most of the snow on the roof.

Bonne chance, mon ami. Good to hear the rain came in a timely manner. Rain and snow eating fog are the homeowner's best friend.

Marc do you climb to clear the roof and do you shovel it off?

We have a bungalow and I am able to use a "roof rake" attached to aluminium poles to rake the snow off the roof. I do this from the ground or at worst standing on boards on top of the snow banks.

-5° this morning with a high of 5° today under partial cloud. Nice indeed for mid February.

Good to hear the rain came in a timely manner. Rain and snow eating fog are the homeowner's best friend.

Marc do you climb to clear the roof and do you shovel it off?

We have a bungalow and I am able to use a "roof rake" attached to aluminium poles to rake the snow off the roof. I do this from the ground or at worst standing on boards on top of the snow banks.

BigDL, I go out a second floor window and go along the roof. If I keep my back to the side of the house I am about five feet from the ledge, so I don't have to look down.

We had a total of 65mm of rain yesterday with winds that clocked in at 129km/h. Amazing how much snow it took away. We still have a few feet on the ground, but this took at least a foot of snow from everywhere.

Currently sunny and +1C with no wind.

We had a total of 65mm of rain yesterday with winds that clocked in at 129km/h. Amazing how much snow it took away. We still have a few feet on the ground, but this took at least a foot of snow from everywhere.

Currently sunny and +1C with no wind.I would think the rains would "settle" the snow as well as make it icy. In the spring the melt will be slower as a result.

Sunny with a -21º C with wind chill of -34º C temperature. Heading for a balmy? -12º C high temperature.

I would think the rains would "settle the snow as well but make it icy as well. In the spring the melt will be slower as a result.

Sadly, all too true. Still, according to the weather station at Memorial University, which is about a kilometer from where I sit in my house, there was a recorded 81mm of rain and a gust of wind at 140km/h, along with +8C temps. That is far more than the official EC reading. Temps are going down to -3C today, which will start this freeze. Still, all that rain would have resulted in about 70cm of snow, whipped about by hurricane force winds. I'll take the rain.

How are you faring with your snow and cold?

North Atlantic Nor' Easters do not receive the attention for their distractive potential as do hurricanes. The Nor' Easters can have roughly the same level of power. Alas until the story is, dealing with volumes of snow, little attention is paid to the power of such storms.

Halifax had greater precipitation that fell as rain. Moncton had over 30 cm of snow from the same storm. Halifax's temperatures went quickly from +C temperatures to below freezing and all that wet turned to ice in short order.

Thankfully Moncton cooled sooner and our rain/freezing rain changed quickly to fluffy dryer snow. Much easier to deal with. The winds here drove the snow into a firm pack.

North Atlantic Nor' Easters do not receive the attention for their distractive potential as do hurricanes. The Nor' Easters can have roughly the same level of power. Alas until the story is, dealing with volumes of snow, little attention is paid to the power of such storms.

Halifax had greater precipitation that fell as rain. Moncton had over 30 cm of snow from the same storm. Halifax's temperatures went quickly from +C temperatures to below freezing and all that wet turned to ice in short order.

Thankfully Moncton cooled sooner and our rain/freezing rain changed quickly to fluffy dryer snow. Much easier to deal with. The winds here drove the snow into a firm pack.

I think that Moncton is trying to quietly take away Environment Canada's rating of St.John's as the Canadian city with the worst overall weather year round. You might have had a rougher winter than us, but just wait until Spring ............ which we don't get.

Seriously, I have lived here in St.John's for 35 years and I still am not used to these North Atlantic Nor' Easters. Paix, mon ami.

I think that Moncton is trying to quietly take away Environment Canada's rating of St.John's as the Canadian city with the worst overall weather year round. You might have had a rougher winter than us, but just wait until Spring ............ which we don't get.

Seriously, I have lived here in St.John's for 35 years and I still am not used to these North Atlantic Nor' Easters. Paix, mon ami.Here in South-Eastern NB well leave it to Saint John, Halifax, Sydney and St. John's to duke it out, for rainiest, foggiest and windiest city.

Here we can go from Winter to a season of poor sledding and then into summer but fall is the season for the best weather.

When it come to snow however we always seem to be the correct distance from the centre of the storm to take advantage of any snow available.

Here in South-Eastern NB well leave it to Saint John, Halifax, Sydney and St. John's to duke it out, for rainiest, foggiest and windiest city.

Here we can go from Winter to a season of poor sledding and then into summer but fall is the season for the best weather.

When it come to snow however we always seem to be the correct distance from the centre of the storm to take advantage of any snow available.

Well, according to Environment Canada, St.John's is the raniest, figgiest and windiest major city in Canada, along with setting the record for most snowfall in a major Canadian city for one winter 642cm (just over 21 feet).

North Atlantic Nor' Easters do not receive the attention for their distractive potential as do hurricanes. The Nor' Easters can have roughly the same level of power. Alas until the story is, dealing with volumes of snow, little attention is paid to the power of such storms.

Halifax had greater precipitation that fell as rain. Moncton had over 30 cm of snow from the same storm. Halifax's temperatures went quickly from +C temperatures to below freezing and all that wet turned to ice in short order.

Thankfully Moncton cooled sooner and our rain/freezing rain changed quickly to fluffy dryer snow. Much easier to deal with. The winds here drove the snow into a firm pack.
Further info on the last Nor' Easter from western Gulf of St. Lawrence

More than half of the residents of the Magdalen Islands are without electricity after a powerful winter storm.

High winds and freezing rain knocked down about 150 Hydro-Québec power poles, leaving 3,600 homes and businesses without power, said Helene Fauteux, a reporter with the community radio station, CFIM.

She said no one was injured, but it's predicted the temperature will drop to –17 C, with wind chills over the next day or so making it feel like –26 and –31.

Magdalen Island Power Outage (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/02/12/ns-magdalen-islands-power.html)

we've jumped 5°to 0° so should hit our high of 5° easily today. Flurries are now in the forecast for this morning.

Well, according to Environment Canada, St.John's is the raniest, figgiest and windiest major city in Canada, along with setting the record for most snowfall in a major Canadian city for one winter 642cm (just over 21 feet).If you were to retire to NB say Moncton or Fredericton, you may enjoy many sunny cold winter days but the season would be reminiscent of the stereotypical Winter.

You might have the same experience by merely moving westward to Grand Falls/Windsor area of NL.

You have to be built of stern stuff to live on the Eastern coasts/shores or near the North Atlantic in the Winter.

If you were to retire to NB say Moncton or Fredericton, you may enjoy many sunny cold winter days but the season would be reminiscent of the stereotypical Winter.

You might have the same experience by merely moving westward to Grand Falls/Windsor area of NL.

You have to be built of stern stuff to live on the Eastern coasts/shores or near the North Atlantic in the Winter.

We are thinking of retiring in a few years to Nova Scotia. We shall see.

The weather widget claims it was +7 here in Zacatecas this morning. I swear they got the + and the - mixed up... windy and friggin' chilly here. Bundled up with sweaters, hoodies, blankets and hot water bottles. The electric heater is on the floor, but we only run it for about 15 minutes at a time... the plug is getting unnaturally hot :(

Ah, México!

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We are thinking of retiring in a few years to Nova Scotia. We shall see.

You may like the Lunenburg area, Marc. Picturesque, close to Halifax, lots of amenities and a great summer festival region (the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Fest is one of my favourites). A friend of mine owns a great spa / fitness centre there with a salt-water pool... ;)

We are thinking of retiring in a few years to Nova Scotia. We shall see.We are considering a move to N.S. as well.

You may like the Lunenburg area, Marc. Picturesque, close to Halifax, lots of amenities and a great summer festival region (the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Fest is one of my favourites). A friend of mine owns a great spa / fitness centre there with a salt-water pool... ;)

We are checking out the Mahone Bay area and the Annapolis Valley area as well.

Stay warm, mi amigo.

We are considering a move to N.S. as well.

Would not mind having you as a neighbor, BigDL.

I just want to get away from the St.John's winters and lack of real spring. My wife wants to go to a place with a bit more sun. We figure that we can downsize once we retire and find a nice spot with better weather than we experience here in NL. We shall see.

-1C with sunshine and a bit of wind. A calm day compared to yesterday.

Would not mind having you as a neighbor, BigDL.

I just want to get away from the St.John's winters and lack of real spring. My wife wants to go to a place with a bit more sun. We figure that we can downsize once we retire and find a nice spot with better weather than we experience here in NL. We shall see.If you want a change up from St. John's weather I would lean toward "down in the valley" as the south shore may provide more rain than snow, the clouds and fog will be as thick as St. John's. I grew up at the beginnings of the South Shore (Chebucto Peninsula) and that may colour my view though.

The Valley or near the North Shore of N.S. (or near CubaMark's home town) will provide far more snow than the South Shore but will also produce a heck of lot more sunshine. For a place about 100 miles wide, Nova Scotia has many micro climates with varying amounts of sunshine, precipitation, fog and overcast.

If you want a change up from St. John's weather I would lean toward "down in the valley" as the south shore may provide more rain than snow, the clouds and fog will be as thick as St. John's. I grew up at the beginnings of the South Shore (Chebucto Peninsula) and that may colour my view though.

The Valley or near the North Shore of N.S. (or near CubaMark's home town) will provide far more snow than the South Shore but will also produce a heck of lot more sunshine. For a place about 100 miles wide, Nova Scotia has many micro climates with varying amounts of sunshine, precipitation, fog and overcast.

Thanks for the weather info for NS, BigDL. It won't happen for another few years, so there is no rush.

Currently -2C and cloudy at 4PM High Tea time here in St.John's.

Currently -2C and cloudy at 4PM High Tea time here in St.John's.:eek: I remember a time on television's Smother's Brothers Show that had a segment entitled "Share a little tea with Goldie."

Using High and Tea consecutively reminds me of Goldie's use of the double entenre to get by the censors. :)

:eek: I remember a time on television's Smother's Brothers Show that had a segment entitled "Share a little tea with Goldie."

Using High and Tea consecutively reminds me of Goldie's use of the double entenre to get by the censors. :)

No, BigDL, 4PM is just that, 4PM High Tea. I was introduced to it way back in 1977 when I first came to NL by a friend who was from England. While I am in no way a monarchist, I like the idea, and still do.

A cold -6C with clear skies overhead.

ECs predicted dusting of snow started about 3 hours ago. So far 3 inches and rising. Looks like sore muscles as a Valentines gift.

-3C with a light snow falling. Only about an inch or so ( so far ), so nothing major to shovel.

-10° and calm this morning as we head towards a sunny high of 0° today.

-1C with flurries for today - not sure about accumulation yet though

Very sunny and -2C temps. A fine day in the making.

SW AB is a bit on the col side at -14°C. Nice clear blue skies.:) Yeah and about four inches of fairly tightly packed snow.:rolleyes:

Have been looking at photos from Romania where they have fifteen feet of snow on the ground in places and it's crazy cold as well. Does make me more than a little grateful for an unusually mild winter here.

SW AB is a bit on the col side at -14°C. Nice clear blue skies.:) Yeah and about four inches of fairly tightly packed snow.:rolleyes:

Have been looking at photos from Romania where they have fifteen feet of snow on the ground in places and it's crazy cold as well. Does make me more than a little grateful for an unusually mild winter here.

Saw those photographs as well, eMacMan. It does put things into perspective, even here in St.John's.

-4° in bright sunshine and calm winds as we near the noon hour.

Sunny and -1C with no wind as we approach 4PM.

A cold night with clear skies and a -5C temp.

Stopped raining some time during the morning, and hasn't rained since (must be several hours now).

-10° with a windchill of -20° this morning on the way to a high of 3° today.

-6C but with a beautiful sunny sky and no wind.

Environment Canada is forcasting about an inch of snow this evening, followed by an inch of freezing rain and rain. Of course, since an inch of rain is a foot of snow, if they are wrong, we shall wake up to heavy snow to shovel tomorrow morning. We shall see.

Sunny and 0C right now. A quiet day.

Since dawn, we've dropped two degrees to -12°.

+2C and still sunny. The calm before the storm?

0C and the storm is on our doorstep.

Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador - Radar Imagery - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WTP)

The monster has entered the house.

Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador - Radar Imagery - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WTP)

A couple of inches of snow is now being covered with some freezing rain, which will then be washed away by a coupld of inches of rain. What a mess outside.

mess around here too - freezing rain (thankfully not too much) last night and now we are getting rain - temperatures are sitting at 0C

-10° this morning with a wind chill of -20° although we will warm up to 2° by mid-afternoon.

+1C with some rain falling. Actually, a quiet day.

Still +1C and still raining. A dull day.

We've reached our forecast high of 2° over the noon hours and should go a few degrees higher by late afternoon.

+2C but still raining. The forecast is for the rain to finally stop by tomorrow afternoon. We shall see.

Finally stopped raining this morning. In the past day and a half, we received about two inches of rain. Now, with +4C temps, the fog has settled in. I love fog. So, all is quiet early this morning with no sound and no wind or rain or snow or hail or sleet.

we have lost most of our snow due to the rain and the warmer temperatures........but if TWN is to be believed then we will get about 1-3 cm more of the white stuff tonight currently sitting at -1C with partly cloudy skies

-5° this morning with a sunny high of 5° for a pleasant afternoon.

So far this month, we have received about three feet of snow and about four inches of rain. Usually, by this time in Feb., the snow is drifting over our six foot fence. Today, there is only about two feet of snow on the ground in my back yard.

+3C with the fog finally lifting.

Some freezing rain mixed with ice pellets and snow ending this evening ........... then, some sun tomorrow ............ and snow on Sunday.

It's raining. Hard.

-1C with a light snow falling.

Still -1C, but the snow has stopped. A quiet morning.

Currently 8°, but the high is up for grabs today. The Weather Network says -3°, EC says 0° and the Weather Channel call it 2°. We shall see.

Currently 8°, but the high is up for grabs today. The Weather Network says -3°, EC says 0° and the Weather Channel call it 2°. We shall see.

+8C and it could go higher?!?! May the weather forecasts be as far off (on the positive side) for all of us in Canada.

Currently a dull and quiet 0C here in St.John's.

It's raining, with some wind.

Foggy and 0C.

Damp cold -- about 3C, wet, windy, and the kind of cold that gets down into the bones!!

-3° and the temperature is beginning to fall, making poor old EC wrong again. One of my readers did a week long comparison of Accu Weather versus EC. Accu weather was the clear winner in accuracy by a very wide margin.

0C with a damp cold here as well. Snow and sleet are on the way. :(

Once again, the wolves are at the door.

Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador - Radar Imagery - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WTP)

-3° and the temperature is beginning to fall, making poor old EC wrong again. One of my readers did a week long comparison of Accu Weather versus EC. Accu weather was the clear winner in accuracy by a very wide margin.

I would agree, at least as far as what we actually get in the way of rain and snow here in St.John's. I use EC's radar, which is quite accurate, but as for their forecasted amounts of snow or rain, they are WAY off, especially the past two years.

Heavy snow is falling. So much for EC's forecast for light snow flurries for us. Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador - Radar Imagery - Environment Canada (http://weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WTP)

Ah, so EC is at it in your end of the country as well. :D

Ah, so EC is at it in your end of the country as well. :D

Yes. Good radar ............ rotten forecasts.

Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador - Radar Imagery - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WTP)

-7° here this morning with flurries in the forecast and a high today of 2°.

We received about four inches of snow, an inch of ice pellets and some freezing rain to top it all off. Now, it is being recoated with some snow which is being driven by strong winds. :( 0C so the snow will be wet and heavy.

It's raining. I don't usually post temperatures, because I don't need to. If it's February and it's raining (it is, and it is), it's between +4 and +10, day or night.

0C and the bit of sun we had is now gone in the midst of a whiteout snow squall.

-3° and it has been snowing all morning with about a cm on the ground. Nothing to even shovel, perhaps sweep.

Light snow falling but being whipped about by 65km/h winds. -1C this evening.

Very light dusty snow being blown about by wind gusts up to 80km/h.

It stopped raining, and the skies cleared a bit. Temperatures will drop tonight, unless another system moves in.

A nice sunrise about 15 minutes ago. Partly sunny and -2C this morning.

-10° with flurries in the forecast again today and a high of 1°.

EC seems to be awake today. The partly cloudy forecast has been revised to reflect but not deflect the currently falling snow. Temps holding in at -5°C so if it keeps coming there may be some decent Nordic skiing over the next couple of days.

EC's flurries today are showing up a bright sunshine at -9°. As an aside, other forecasters are issuing dire warnings of near -40° lows by Sunday and Monday.

-1C under sunny skies as our winds have died down.

I think EC has let bilingualism go a bit to far. I have no problem with being able to find the web page in English or in French but this is a bit ridiculous.

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I think EC has let bilingualism go a bit to far. I have no problem with being able to find the web page in English or in French but this is a bit ridiculous.

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Now, if they could just get their forecasts accurate .............. in either official language.

Our local CBC meteorologist, who has a degree in meteorology, has checked through the records for St.John's dating back to the 1920s. He said that June 11th is usually the last day we can expect a snowfall of over 10cm of snow. So, that is the day he is setting for when Winter will end in St.John's this year. We shall see.

Light snow flurries and -2C right now.

Dry most of the day, but raining now.

A chilly -4C with light snow falling. A quiet day.

Robins are everywhere, and the birds are singing. The squirrel's are playing....is it really spring in February? How freaking weird is that?

Seems like it's been spring off an on for months now.

-7° this morning on the way to a high of 6° today. Yesterday afternoon we were serenaded by warblers and robins back for an apparently early spring. Trouble is it will be in the -30°s by the weekend so they are in for a shock.

Still -4C and still light snow as we approach 1PM. EC's forecast for sun is not going to happen, I fear. Surprise, surprise, surprise. :(

Still -4C, but the snow has stopped and we now have some nice sunshine.

Half blown Chinook here in SW AB. Winds gusting to about 60KPH and temps in the +5°C range.

Raining, supposed to get windy tonight. Then, more rain.

A cold -5C with clear skies.

Overcast, wet, and damp-cold today., much like yesterday. More of the same, but with strong west winds coming in for tomorrow. And colder as the week moves on. Typical SW BC coast damp-cold winter stuff. But there's no shovelling involved.

But there's no shovelling involved.

Nope, just snorkelling.

Beautiful sunrise this morning. Currently, -7C with sunny blue skies.

-3° this morning with flurries and a high today of 4°. We've got more snow in the past three days than since January first.

-2C now as we approach noon, with beautiful sunshine and sunny blue skies.

Well, EC's flurry forecast is a bust as usual today, not a flake in sight.

Up to +1C now, with sunny skies. A great day .............. the calm before the storm?

Well, EC's flurry forecast is a bust as usual today, not a flake in sight.

We are getting Don's flakes and several hours early, at least according to EC. As the temp is close to +5°C it turns to slush as it hits the ground.:ptptptptp

We are getting Don's flakes and several hours early, at least according to EC. As the temp is close to +5°C it turns to slush as it hits the ground.:ptptptptp

Doesn't your area of AB need the moisture?

Doesn't your area of AB need the moisture?

It would be very welcome if I did not have to drive in the stuff today.

It would be very welcome if I did not have to drive in the stuff today.

Good point. I watched grass fires in Lethbridge, AB on the Weather Network the other day.

Good point. I watched grass fires in Lethbridge, AB on the Weather Network the other day.

Footage was probably from several weeks ago. In the meantime temp has dropped into the minus range and we have about 3 inches on the ground with no let-up in sight. Cancelled the appointment and will just sit back and enjoy!

Despite the predicted 2cm. snowfall, this could be really heavy as we only have the three day emergency food supply on hand. EC is still calling for temps to hang around +5°C. If they are as accurate with that guess as they were on the snowfall amounts, we may spend a couple of hours enjoying the fire this evening.

Footage was probably from several weeks ago. In the meantime temp has dropped into the minus range and we have about 3 inches on the ground with no let-up in sight. Cancelled the appointment and will just sit back and enjoy!

Despite the predicted 2cm. snowfall, this could be really heavy as we only have the three day emergency food supply on hand. EC is still calling for temps to hang around +5°C. If they are as accurate with that guess as they were on the snowfall amounts, we may spend a couple of hours enjoying the fire this evening.

Well, the clip was aired on Tuesday and they said it was from the Lethbridge area on Monday. Still, you are living in that area, so you should know.

Just heard the forecast from our CBC meteorologist, who has a degree in meteorology and has been far more accurate than Environ. Can. or The Weather Network in the short-term forecasts (up to 72 hours). We are going to get 10-15cm of snow and ice pellets followed by freezing rain tonight, 10-15cm of snow followed by freezing rain on Thursday night, and 10-15cm of snow on Friday night. Guess who is going to go out and get some extra gas for his snowblower today??? This will put us near the 7 foot mark for total snowfall in the winter, which is less than half of what we normally get by this time in Feb. Back in 2001, we passed the 19 foot mark on this day, on the way for a record snowfall (for a major Canadian city) of over 21 feet of snow.

We shall see.

EC's flurries have now turned into bright sunshine and 1°,

-1C and once again, the wolves are at the doorstep. :(

Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador - Radar Imagery - Environment Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WTP)

Clear, bright, and sunny out here .. about 8C, but with the breeze, doesn't feel quite that mild. Change coming overnight, with strong winds to bring it in, so they say.

The first flakes of snow are now falling, three hours earlier than EC had forecast. Thus, looks like 15cm of snow to be topped off by some ice pellets and then coated with freezing rain by morning.

After a night of 10cm of snow, ice pellets and then sleet, it is now sunny and +4C here in St.John's .............. which is also known (at least for today) as "Slush City".

-3° and only getting up to 0° today. Snow again for day three in a row and more forecast daily for the next four days with accumulations up to 10 cm.

I must have just escaped - I was in Saskatoon on Tuesday, and the snow started falling there just as my plane was departing, after enjoying a clear cool day in the area. (It was pouring rain when I left Abbotsford that morning, so I enjoyed the prairie sunshine.) Flew through Edmonton International Tuesday evening and it was clear there as well.

Beautiful gorgeous absolutely fantastic spring day out here on the west coast yesterday, blue sky and sunny and calm, with temperatures around 10°C and a very 'springlike' feel to the air. I'm hoping for a repeat here today, although the long term weather forecast does call for overnight temperatures around freezing later in the week, and perhaps some rain over the weekend.

Skies cleared overnight. That low of -17°C was way lower than ECs prediction of -8°C.

Looks looks sunshine today.:) EC is predicting winter weather over the next few days so maybe we have seen the worst of it.

+5C with lots of sunshine at about 1PM here in St.John's. It is so nice I have opened up some windows to let in some fresh air.

-3° and only getting up to 0° today. Snow again for day three in a row and more forecast daily for the next four days with accumulations up to 10 cm.

:eek::eek::eek:

Good thing you are not in Toronto, Sinc. Those sorts of accumulations would bring the GTA to a standstill. :D

Still sunny and +4C. It has been a fine day.

We sit at -1° with a pretty big snow squall approaching us from the west:

Cloudy and +2C. A quiet evening.

currently sitting at 0C but........according to "The Weather Network"..............

Summary
Snow is on the way.

Details
A low pressure system over Illinois this afternoon is forecast to track northeastward across the Lower Great Lakes tonight. Snow in advance of this system will spread into Southwestern Ontario this evening, the greater Toronto area overnight, and reach Eastern Ontario by Friday morning. Total snowfall accumulations of about 15 cm are expected for many locales along a swath from Sarnia to Cornwall. The snow will taper off from west to east Friday afternoon and evening.

The weather today was awesome!

Tomorrow there may be some poor weather on its way.

We are now forecast for high winds 10 cm of snow and blizzard conditions tomorrow evening and all day Saturday.

The weather today was awesome!

Hi msreyes, welcome to ehMac. Just a suggestion, but your weather comments would be so much better if you put your LOCATION in your avatar area like the rest of us. ;)

Otherwise, they mean little here.

Big snowstorm on the way. Like much of Ontario, La Belle Province is under a snowfall warning from east to west. Seems that eastern QC (Gaspé etc.) will bear the brunt with up to 30 cm. on the way. My area north of MTL has 15 to 25 cm. predicted. Oh well, we have had a very easy Winter so far. Glad I have a day off today.

We are now forecast for high winds 10 cm of snow and blizzard conditions tomorrow evening and all day Saturday.

Yes, that was on the news here in St.John's. Seems some 125 Newfoundland and Labrador workers in Fort Mac are being seconded to do snow cleanup and removal in Edmonton and Calgary, paid for by the province of NL. It's our way of saying thanks for all the help AB provided to NL during our hard times.

Had about 5cm of snow overnight, topped off by freezing drizzle. It is now +3C so it is all turning to slush. No real shoveling to do, just pushing.

we were supposed to get about 10 cm overnight but we barely have any snow........we shall see what happens today they are still calling for 10-15cm in the Hamilton area

According to this CBC report, the snow will be right across the country today:

Snow expected across the country - Canada - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/24/big-snow-weather.html?cmp=rss)

Currently -7° on the way to -4° with a heavy snowfall warning in effect here.

How unexpected ... snow in Canada in February. Who woulda thought? ;)

According to this CBC report, the snow will be right across the country today:

Snow expected across the country - Canada - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/24/big-snow-weather.html?cmp=rss)

Currently -7° on the way to -4° with a heavy snowfall warning in effect here.

Here in SW AB we've got blue skies and -17°C. Flurries predicted for later in the afternoon.

Partly sunny and +4C as we approach noon. All the snow and sleet from overnight has now melted away. 5cm is again forecast for overnight and 5-10cm is forecast for Saturday, but these are just flurries for us. When we hit 30cm or more that is when we get our "heavy snowfall" warnings. Still, I am not complaining. Sadly, when the rest of Canada is in springtime mode, with leaves out on the trees and grass to mow, we are still shoveling snow. :( C'est la vie.

+2C with fog rolling in off of the Atlantic.

EC's flurries all day are in fact sunshine and -8° temps at the noon hour. The TV weather guy though, says we are in for a full blown blizzard with high winds and 15 to 20 cm of snow beginning this evening and all day tomorrow. No travel on central Alberta highways is being advised for tonight or tomorrow.

EC's flurries all day are in fact sunshine and -8° temps at the noon hour. The TV weather guy though, says we are in for a full blown blizzard with high winds and 15 to 20 cm of snow beginning this evening and all day tomorrow. No travel on central Alberta highways is being advised for tonight or tomorrow.

Whiteouts in this sort of weather, with these winds and snow, makes driving even in the city difficult, and on the highways dangerous. The TV weather guy is wise to make these sorts of warnings. Paix, mon ami.

The weather network agrees:

Bracing for a powerful winter storm in the Prairies - The Weather Network (http://www.theweathernetwork.com/index.php?product=news&pagecontent=storm_watch_stories3&stormfile=Winter_returns_to_the_Prairies_22_02_201 2&eccode=WWCAAB0031F&warningdisplay=ec&warningtype=sw&placecode=caab0284?ref=activeweather_city&pbg=3108456_4)

The weather network agrees:

Bracing for a powerful winter storm in the Prairies - The Weather Network (http://www.theweathernetwork.com/index.php?product=news&pagecontent=storm_watch_stories3&stormfile=Winter_returns_to_the_Prairies_22_02_201 2&eccode=WWCAAB0031F&warningdisplay=ec&warningtype=sw&placecode=caab0284?ref=activeweather_city&pbg=3108456_4)

And the snow in St. Albert is not even white!!!

Photos & Videos: Active Weather - The Weather Network (http://www.theweathernetwork.com/your_weather/details/620/5747205/2/caab0103/plpcities/786/?ref=ugc_city_thumbs)

+2C but we are experiencing a sudden snow squall off of the Atlantic. Winds are only about 45km/h so there won't be major drifting. We will probable see about 5cm of snow when this is all done sometime this evening.

+4º C sunny and the calm before the storm. With 30 cm of snow in the forecast for NB in the next 24 hours or so and blizzards warnings for the north shore of the Province :eek: it shall be interesting times for sure. We shall hunker down for the big blow.

the storm we were supposed to get didn't happen - maybe something tonight as we do have quite the wind tonight about 60km/h

+4º C sunny and the calm before the storm. With 30 cm of snow in the forecast for NB in the next 24 hours or so and blizzards warnings for the north shore of the Province :eek: it shall be interesting times for sure. We shall hunker down for the big blow.

Now, this is what I call a "storm warning". Bonne chance, mon ami.

It's been snowing heavily here in QC since about 3:00 p.m. Very wet snow is clinging to trees and shrubs etc. and they look pretty. I'm glad I did our grocery shopping before the system moved in; I'll be spending a good part of tomorrow shovelling (like everyone else).

It's been snowing heavily here in QC since about 3:00 p.m. Very wet snow is clinging to trees and shrubs etc. and they look pretty. I'm glad I did our grocery shopping before the system moved in; I'll be spending a good part of tomorrow shovelling (like everyone else).

It's this wet sort of snow, combined with your high winds, that can bring down phone and power lines. Bonne chance, mon ami.

I'm not worried about our power lines etc. as everything is underground where I live but adjacent municipalities have traditional above-ground lines. It isn't windy here at the moment but we may get gusts of 40 km/h around midnight. Not enough to do damage on its own but if trees and lines are heavily laden there could be problems here and there. We will see...

I'm not worried about our power lines etc. as everything is underground where I live but adjacent municipalities have traditional above-ground lines. It isn't windy here at the moment but we may get gusts of 40 km/h around midnight. Not enough to do damage on its own but if trees and lines are heavily laden there could be problems here and there. We will see...

That is the problem where I live in the center of St.John's -- above ground power and phone lines and lots of tall old trees. When we get 30+cm of wet snow, driven from the northeast by 110+km/h winds, I always get ready for a blackout.

The sheer size of the storms about to hit the prairies and Quebec is staggering: