Just took a walk down the driveway for a look-see. We probably have received around ten centimetres so far. Hardly snowing at the moment.

The sheer size of the storms about to hit the prairies and Quebec is staggering:New Brunswick, Nova Scotia are involved and PEI will soon be involved but alas east of Quebec is seldom in the thoughts of Westerners but they show well on the RADAR shot.

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia are involved and PEI will soon be involved but alas east of Quebec is seldom in the thoughts of Westerners but they show well on the RADAR shot.

We who have a son living there know full well what is going on. A weather thread is a very poor choice to take a shot at a westerner, but then again why am I not surprised? You've done that to me several times in other threads in just the past couple of days. I suggest you adjust your attitude a peg or two above juvenile.

A quiet and cloudy morning -- no snow or wind yet, but both are in the forecast. We shall see.

Morning Dr. G., our snow has stopped falling for the moment but the wind has whipped it into good sized drifts. At -9° the wind chill sits at a chilly -22° with a high of -8° little will change as the day wears on.

Morning Dr. G., our snow has stopped falling for the moment but the wind has whipped it into good sized drifts. At -9° the wind chill sits at a chilly -22° with a high of -8° little will change as the day wears on.

Good luck, Sinc. At those temps, it would seem that the snow won't be heavy, but with those winds, it will be whipped about all over the place. If you have to drive, drive carefully. Paix, mon ami.

Toronto dodged the storm bullet completely. It was windy and wet but no snow and at times, the sun came out.

Pending snowstorms do make good news though and there was much back pedalling yesterday.

It stopped snowing in the wee hours. Very still and quiet out there and it looks pretty. Might see if I can take some shots in the woods before this afternoon's predicted wind gusts blows the snow off the trees. We have been through worse storms for sure; I guess what made this one special is that it was the first full-on storm we have had this season. Overall this Winter has been strangely mild and uneventful so far.

We who have a son living there know full well what is going on. A weather thread is a very poor choice to take a shot at a westerner, but then again why am I not surprised? You've done that to me several times in other threads in just the past couple of days. I suggest you adjust your attitude a peg or two above juvenile.To the juvenile level expressed in the sentiment "West wants in?"

Quick shot of our street corner. Snowing again albeit fairly lightly. I'll not be taking my Nikon into the woods methinks.

Nice! :clap:

No snow here, but it is quite windy and rainy.

Quick shot of our street corner. Snowing again albeit fairly lightly. I'll not be taking my Nikon into the woods methinks.

Really nice shot, Doug. :clap:

0C with a light freezing drizzle falling, which will turn into snow and ice pellets. Only a few inches are forecast to fall, so no major shoveling here.

Nice shot from TheDoug. You just know that sign was thinking: 'Why don't they listen to what I am trying to say?'

Here in SW AB we got a bit more than the predicted flurry but nothing close to being snowed in. Been stuck at -4°C for the past 12 hours or so. Looks like a couple more days of light snow, then with some luck, one day with perfect temps for cross country skiing.

Quick shot of our street corner. Snowing again albeit fairly lightly. I'll not be taking my Nikon into the woods methinks.

Be-yoo-tiful!

I'm sure that what what we were supposed to get. I must admit, regardless of it's beauty, I'm glad we were spared. The hound came in from our morning jaunt with dry paws and the floor is wonderfully free of water, mud and grit.

Be-yoo-tiful!

I'm sure that what what we were supposed to get. I must admit, regardless of it's beauty, I'm glad we were spared. The hound came in from our morning jaunt with dry paws and the floor is wonderfully free of water, mud and grit.

As the old saying goes, mrj, "Cleanliness is next to godliness" ........... but a dry hound in winter is next to impossible.

The freezing drizzle has changed to heavy snow, so we are now in the process of getting our 5-10cm of snow. Not much wind, so it is coming straight down.

The snow continues to come down here with about a foot on the ground overnight. No point in getting out the snow blower until it quits as I'm not going to do it twice.

We had a few inches of snow, covered by an inch of ice pellets and then coated by some sleet. A big mess. Trying to shovel it is like trying to make a snowman out of a slushy. So, I just push it into the garden and let it melt there at some point.

0C so it might not freeze just yet.

Not raining yet. We had a little snow yesterday morning, but then it rained.

Snow and sleet stopped, and now there is just a light drizzle and +1C.

we are still windy here but no snow and no rain in sight

Snow and sleet stopped, and now there is just a light drizzle and +1C.

Watch your footing Dr.G., sounds like the perfect conditions for ice.

Watch your footing Dr.G., sounds like the perfect conditions for ice.

Yes, especially when we get a few inches of fresh snow to cover it over during the night. We shall see. Paix, mon ami.

27 and mixed sun. The wet season has held off this year. :D

27 and mixed sun. The wet season has held off this year. :D

God protect them when the dry season hits. I would assume that they need some moisture to get through those dry spells. Bon chance, mon ami.

Six inches since last night. Our predicted flurries have morphed into a snowfall warning, so maybe the worst is over. Even so it is still coming at a pretty good clip.

I like the -5°C temp as it is keeping the snow fairly light and powdery.

Six inches since last night. Our predicted flurries have morphed into a snowfall warning, so maybe the worst is over. Even so it is still coming at a pretty good clip.

I like the -5°C temp as it is keeping the snow fairly light and powdery.

Good to hear that this snow is "light and powdery". At least it won't cause too much grief/pain shoveling it out of your driveway. Bonne chance, mon ami.

We now prepare for the second dump. Now that the winds have come full circle, what we got last night and today will now come at us from the north east instead of the wet. Here we go again.

We now prepare for the second dump. Now that the winds have come full circle, what we got last night and today will now come at us from the north east instead of the wet. Here we go again.

Ditto.

Beginning to look like this may be the big one!

Clear skies and 70km/h winds, but with the rain there is no drifting of snow. +3C helps as well.

In St.John's, we call "the big one" any storm that will dump 50-75cm of snow in a 24 hour period, usually whipped about by 100km/h winds. I recall one such storm when we received about 125cm of snow in a 40 hour period with strong winds. The drifts went up to my second story window. There were neighbors that had to call us to dig out their front doors since they were trapped inside their homes. In that storm, my driveway had chest deep snow. A neighbor started to dig, with his three daughters, from the street, as I started off from my front door (which was on the second level). We connected about four hours later. Luckily, we have not had anything more that 40cm of snow in a 24 hour period in the past 7 years here in St. John's.

-13° this morning and the snow has finally stopped. For now. Forecasters say it will start up again today and dump more of the white stuff on us. Friday night and Saturday we got 20 cm f the stuff, more than the entire winter to date combined. The wind continues to drift the snow and make driving hazardous and with a high of our current temperature, the wind hills will remain in the mid minus twenties.

+2C with cloudy skies and very windy. Luckily, we are just having off and on flurries. Out on the west coast of NL they experienced heavy snow of 30+cm and wind gusts that were clocked at 162km/h. I will take our light snow/ice pellets, sleet and rain over that any time of the year.

Still +2C but with stronger winds which have blown away our clouds, leaving sunshine and blue skies ........... and no snow falling from the sky.

We're going the wrong way as we dropped to -16°. Perhaps EC's forecast of snow will result in none as is the norm with their predictions of late. We can always hope.

We're going the wrong way as we dropped to -16°. Perhaps EC's forecast of snow will result in none as is the norm with their predictions of late. We can always hope.

Go for the opposite of what EC forecasts, Sinc ............. it's nearly a sure bet. We should be at 0C with flurries and strong winds, but we are at +3 with lots of sunshine ......... and very strong winds. So, hopefully, EC will mess up your forecast and give you folks sunshine and no snow.

Six more inches overnight. Brings the total to over six feet for the season. Roughly on a par with this time two and three years ago. Way behind last years ten feet. Looks like the cool temps will continue at least until tomorrow. Currently -15°C. Gotta love winter in SW AB.

Six more inches overnight. Brings the total to over six feet for the season. Roughly on a par with this time two and three years ago. Way behind last years ten feet. Looks like the cool temps will continue at least until tomorrow. Currently -15°C. Gotta love winter in SW AB.

This is amazing, since you have had more snow this winter than we have had here in St.John's (we are just under 6 feet for the season, which is about 10 feet less than we have normally had at this time of Feb., and about 5 feet less than we have gotten the past three winters).

In three weeks we have lost about 2+ feet of snow due to rain. The first pic was taken on Feb.6th, and the second pic was taken today. In the past, we have had our dogs walk over the fence just behind the half-casks with the snow just making a solid path for them to wander into my neighbor's back yard.

A quiet morning, with the sun trying to shine and -2C temps.

A unique forecast from Environment Canada for St.John's for the next week -- no snow and sunshine, and bitterly cold temps going down as low as -16C. For us, that is frigid since the windchill is not factored into those temps. Should set some records for cold temps. We shall see. Also, going into March with about 6 feet of total snowfall since November has not happened since they began to keep detailed records for St.John's back in the 1880's.

-22° here this morning and very windy, with a wind chill of -30° and a high today of -4°

my, my

3C this morning with partly cloudy skies and only a 20% chance of precipitation today.........we shall see if the mixed precipitation they are predicting for Wednesday happens

A beautiful morning, with 0C temps and lots of sunshine.

Clear blue skies and -26°C here in SW AB. Once again EC misses by almost 10°.

Beautiful clear skies and calm this morning, with the temperature just hovering around freezing. Our weekend was very windy, so I'll be spending some time cleaning up fallen limbs and branches in the yard.

The end of a sunny day here in St.John's. Still 0C as the sun slowly sets in the western skies.

Brief sunny periods this afternoon, but a cold wind has held temperatures to -10°, far from EC's call of -4°. Wind chills still near the -20° level.

-1C with clear skies. Might be a good night for stargazing? We shall see.

We suddenly got some snow squalls off of the Atlantic drop about 5cm of snow here this evening, ruining stargazing. It is now clear again outside, but I shall wait until tomorrow to see Venus and Jupiter in the western sky.

-6°C but those clear skies are promising it will get a lot colder.

Sunshine

A beautiful sunrise this morning, but with a very cold -9C. Clear skies always mean cold for us here in St.John's, but it also means no snow to shovel.

Partial cloud cover at -16° with a -24° wind chill and a high today of -4°.

-5C with lots of sunshine and no wind. The sun actually has a bit of warmth to it even in these cold temps. With very cold temps expected, meaning no snow, for the next day or so, this means that St.John's will finish the month of Feb. with only a total snowfall from Nov. until the end of Feb. of six feet. This has never happened in St.John's since they started to keep detailed records back in teh 1880's. In my 35 years in St. John's, the least amount of snow we had in one winter was 11 feet.

Three hours later with the sun shining brightly and we haven't moved a single degree, stuck at -16°.

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Must be a white out in Moncton. Bonne chance, BigDL.

-4C in the shade, but beautiful sunshine still all other places.

Must be a white out in Moncton. Bonne chance, BigDL.

No Dr. G., it is simply an ongoing pattern of juvenile harassment against me by BigDL:

No Dr. G., it is simply an ongoing pattern of juvenile harassment against me by BigDL:

Oh. I just saw the period and thought maybe it was because Moncton, NB was hit hard yesterday with lots of snow.

Still -5C with lots of sunshine, but I think that this is our high for the day. Going down to a cold (for us) -9C tonight.

A beautiful sunset forming in the western skies. The end of a fine sunny day.

Must be a white out in Moncton. Bonne chance, BigDL.Thanks for your concern Dr.G. I have a brother who would have literally said "praise Jesus, he for once got to a point quickly." :)

I had some fumble fingers (as I was having a certain part of my anatomy blistered by my wife) and was not outside snowblowing. She had an appointment with a financial adviser and time was growing short. Therefore she need the car cleared and the driveway cleaned.

Apparently I was getting blistered elsewhere as well. A harmless fiction, I suppose, still I never been the protagonist in someone else's ripping good yarn that I've known of. :D

As anyone can now see my brother's point.

We had some winter last night. The snow amounted to 10 to 15 cm, enough to move and the wind was out of the North around 30 to 40 Km/h rather than the usual North-East (when we have this much snow.) The snow was fairly light and dry.

The temperature presently is -6ºC and a windchill of -15º C, with a low tonight of -14º C predicted and the winds staying strong. Good night to light the fire, me thinks.

Thanks for your concern Dr.G. I have a brother who would have literally said "praise Jesus, he for once got to a point quickly." :)

I had some fumble fingers (as I was having a certain part of my anatomy blistered by my wife) and was not outside snowblowing. She had an appointment with a financial adviser and time was growing short. Therefore she need the car cleared and the driveway cleaned.

Apparently I was getting blistered elsewhere as well. A harmless fiction, I suppose, still I never been the protagonist in someone else's ripping good yarn that I've known of. :D

As anyone can now see my brother's point.

We had some winter last night. The snow amounted to 10 to 15 cm, enough to move and the wind was out of the North around 30 to 40 Km/h rather than the usual North-East (when we have this much snow.) The snow was fairly light and dry.

The temperature presently is -6ºC and a windchill of -15º C, with a low tonight of -14º C predicted and the winds staying strong. Good night to light the fire, me thinks.

Good to hear that you are OK, BigDL. We have been spared your snow, but are experiencing your cold. Temps will plunge to -12C overnight, which is cold for us.

Hope this finds you well. Paix, mon ami.

Sunny, blue sky, temperature hovering just around +7°c, light wind from the south. Beautiful day here on the left coast.

We've been doing yard cleanup today - hauling away old fence boards, downed branches, etc. Rain forecast for later in the week, so gotta make hay while the sun's shining. The garden centres are open, so it must be time to dig up the garden and plant something. (Crocus are up, and down the street our neighbour's cherry tree is in blossom.)

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The temperature presently is -6ºC and a windchill of -15º C, with a low tonight of -14º C predicted and the winds staying strong. Good night to light the fire, me thinks.

An evening in front of a cheery fire is certainly good for the soul. Just about to bring in a load of fire wood so the wife and I can do the same.

After four days I can finally get the car past the end of the driveway so had best stock up on food. Looks like another system may roll into SW AB tomorrow.

An evening in front of a cheery fire is certainly good for the soul. Just about to bring in a load of fire wood so the wife and I can do the same.

After four days I can finally get the car past the end of the driveway so had best stock up on food. Looks like another system may roll into SW AB tomorrow.

Love those sorts of "cheery" fires, eMacMan, especially on a cold day when you have been outside for a few hours. Bonne chance, mon ami.

Thanks for your concern Dr.G. I have a brother who would have literally said "praise Jesus, he for once got to a point quickly." :)

Apparently I was getting blistered elsewhere as well. A harmless fiction, I suppose, still I never been the protagonist in someone else's ripping good yarn that I've known of. :D


And if you believe that fairy tale Dr, G., ask him why this:

my, my

-22° here this morning and very windy, with a wind chill of -30° and a high today of -4°Mighty cold where I live, but sure it's a dry cold, that can kill you more pleasantly than the down home cold according to my sister in law.

And if you believe that fairy tale Dr, G., ask him why this:

All I saw was the period. :confused:

Mighty cold where I live, but sure it's a dry cold, that can kill you more pleasantly than the down home cold according to my sister in law.

A dry cold -6C here, BigDL .............. going down to a very dry cold -12C overnight.

Mighty cold where I live, but sure it's a dry cold, that can kill you more pleasantly than the down home cold according to my sister in law.

OK BigDL, for once and for all what the hell is your game? This always was a calm and pleasant thread that exchanged weather info. You continue to 'quote' me for no reason, offer snide "my, my" comments. This is juvenile behaviour and most unwelcome. What possible reason can you have for doing this other than to harass me?

Just so everyone knows, for the foreseeable future, I shall post here at Ehmac, until Mr. Mayor tell me differently.

If a mod or the Mayor would like to contact me I should be pleased to hear from them.

Just so everyone knows I can only control me. Others may feel differently but others are out of my jurisdiction.

If citizens are embarrassed by this turn of events, all I can say is I did not have any control over this situation.

-11º C and clear skies.

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Well, that leaves me to wonder, are you OK?

once again they are calling for a mixed bag of precipitation - rain/snow/possible thunderstorms - but we shall see what we get

currently sitting at -1C with a windchill of -5C

There's a winter storm warning for MTL and environs tonight through tomorrow. Yay.

A cold and cloudy morning, with temps currently at -7C but no snow. A strange way to end Feb. ...................... although I am NOT complaining.

Sunny -14º C winds are up a bit so the windchill is -21º C. The sun must be warm this time of year as the high for today may go to- -4º C

Spring is about three weeks away, but in this end of the country that means little.



I am free to post as I will, I am not here to conform to the will of anyone...well...yeah...the Mayor

A chilling -20° this morning and thankfully no wind with a cool high of only -9° as winter hangs on.

we are currently sitting at 0C with snow flurries and winds of 35km/h - supposed to change to rain sometime this afternoon

Is that snow I see threatening to cover the brown lawns and piles of dried leaves?

Shoo!

Sunny -14º C winds are up a bit so the windchill is -21º C. The sun must be warm this time of year as the high for today may go to- -4º C

Spring is about three weeks away, but in this end of the country that means little.



I am free to post as I will, I am not here to conform to the will of anyone...well...yeah...the Mayor

-6C with a windchill of -16C here in St.John's. Sadly, here too the arrival of spring means little. :(

Is that snow I see threatening to cover the brown lawns and piles of dried leaves?

Shoo!

Snow in Toronto?????????????? Must be an optical illusion.

The forecast keeps calling for rain, but this morning is dry and clear again here in our little patch of paradise. About +3°C as the sun is rising. (However it apparently snowed in Vancouver overnight.)

Around here the Pasque flowers (Mountain Crocus) are the first signs of life. Typically start peeking out in early to mid May. After that we got more snow...:eek:

-5C but in full sunshine. Not a bad day to end Feb.

Snow and rain here in Woodstock, ON... got to love winter!!

One comment - enviroment Canada was calling for "freezing rain" in Woodstock, ON... they were completely wrong. Anyone else experienced this?

The sun has broken through, but it remains cold at -16°, thankfully without any wind to make it worse.

Still very sunny with a cold -5C that is very dry. My wife tells me that this is the typical weather for AB.

-6C with a beautiful setting sun taking place. Our local CBC Radio One meteorologist has forecast that tomorrow will be our coldest day in three years in terms of our high for the day .................. only -10C. My wife loves the dry cold and sunshine, and laughs at me when I get all bundled up as if I was going to man a dog team in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Of course, she does not have to take our dogs outside. XX)

Dr.G.: Anything from freezing to -10°C in Alberta is 'light jacket' weather if the sun is shining and the wind isn't blowing. Just put on a pair of gloves and a hat, stay in the sun and out of the wind, and you're set.

Blue sky overhead here, pleasant +5°C, not much of a wind. One neighbour has put out some of her bedding plants. We're expecting to hear a lawn mower anytime now from one of our 'lawn obsessed' neighbours. (The kind that water too much, fertilize too much, and mow too much.) We let God water & fertilize, and we 'swath' whenever we're in danger of losing small children or animals in the growth. It's fun to go out in the back, behind our barn, and find spots where deer have bedded down for the night in the tall grass.

I am trying to "Think Warm" (rather than "different"). With a forecasted -13C and -22C windchills, it will be the coldest temps here in St.John's for March 1st since 1964. I would rather have snow than this sort of cold. :(

My wife, who has no problem with this cold, ribs me by saying "Well, you chose to come here to St.John's from the state of Geogia". :-(

Presently -7º C in South-East of NB we're headed for a cool clear evening with -15º C for the Low.

The wood stove is all fired up and it's toasty warm inside tonight.

Presently -7º C in South-East of NB we're headed for a cool clear evening with -15º C for the Low.

The wood stove is all fired up and it's toasty warm inside tonight.

-7C here as well, BigDL. Going down to -13C with a windchill of -22C, which is hinging on the extreme for us, especially for March 1st. The wood stove is just now dying down, since I don't go to sleep with a fire going. Bonne chance, mon ami.

-10° with a low of -11° tonight and the same high tomorrow and another dump of snow tonight and tomorrow, accumulations to 10 cm after our 20 cm dump just a week ago. Sure glad I have a meeting on the south side of Edmonton tomorrow afternoon, some 30 km through the heart of the city. Why does this always happen when one has to travel?

-10° with a low of -11° tonight and the same high tomorrow and another dump of snow tonight and tomorrow, accumulations to 10 cm after our 20 cm dump just a week ago. Sure glad I have a meeting on the south side of Edmonton tomorrow afternoon, some 30 km through the heart of the city. Why does this always happen when one has to travel?

The alternative is not traveling between October and May.

We sit at our high for the day of -10° with snow the order of the day.

I was outside with my dogs for 5 minutes and I am frozen. -13C with a -22C windchill this morning and it may warm up to -11C as our high for the day. Coldest March 1st since 1964 here in St.John's. I am NOT a cold weather person.

Beautiful sunrise forming in the eastern sky right now, so it shall be a nice day with no snow.

+1 and raining, going up to 7 tomorrow.

I am NOT a cold weather person.

Beautiful sunrise forming in the eastern sky right now, so it shall be a nice day with no snow.

Wish we could say the same about no snow Dr. G.:

Wish we could say the same about no snow Dr. G.:

Those temps look tempting. Of course, flurries there are not the same as flurries here. Still, once today's cold spell leaves the high that is keeping out the lows will also leave, opening the way to our typical March snowstorms and ice storms. We shall see.

Currently, -9C with beautiful sunshine.

A brisk sunny day here at the moment on the left coast - bright blue sky overhead right now. However there are dark clouds to the north, south, east and west of us, so it depends on the wind as to how long the sun will be shining on us here. We had frost overnight, but none of the precipitation they keep promising us, so far.

-10º C with a low tonight of -18º C with a low (Ontario's yesterday news) skimming close by. The air feels very damp and the cold get to the marrow of my bones. Only flurries predicted.

-11C but that shall be our low for the night. Going up to a balmy -3C with sunshine tomorrow. Light flurries are falling, but it is so cold the snow is like dust.

-12° at dusk and falling to a low of -20° tonight. Current wind chill sits at -20°.

-20° this morning with clear skies and a high today of 0°.

A cloudy day with snow flurries, but this means the cold snap has broken. Currently we are experiencing flurries and -5C temps. Hopefully, this is the last of the bitterly cold days of March. We shall see.

Next stop, Sheila's Brush.

The Legend of Sheila's Brush - The Weather Network (http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3&stormfile=sheilasbrush_marsixteen_16_03_2010)

-4C with the snow coming down far heavier than EC forecasted for us. Surprise Surprise Surprise - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_1Pw1xm9U)

0 overcast and going to 7 this afternoon

Cloudy and -2C this afternoon. A quiet day.

Cloudy and -3C. A dull day ............. but one does not have to shovel dull.

-5° at mid day and we are struggling to try and make our high of 3° without the sunshine.

Currently it's -6º C with a projected low -10º C. Snow and slop from the sky over night and tomorrow ending in rain with temperatures rising to +2ºC on Saturday.

A bit of snow tonight in MTL and environs, maybe freezing rain tomorrow morning with a bit of straight rain to follow, and high wind gusts (80km/h) as we are brushed by the edge of the system that generated those deadly tornadoes in the U.S.

-2C and cloudy. A calm night with nothing major on the horizon until next week.

We've climbed up to -2° and will sag to -6° overnight, but up to 4° tomorrow.

A cloudy -6° this morning with flurries in the forecast. Accumulations up to 5 cm possible with a high today of 4°.

-1C and cloudy. A quiet day so far.

Here comes the Chinook!:)

+2C and partly sunny now as we approach noon.

Sunrise shows frost on the roofs of the houses, but it's currently +4°C, very calm, with clear blue sky overhead, and only the sounds of the ravens in the back yard.

The weather forecasters keep telling us we're going to have some form of precipitation, but it keeps falling elsewhere but not here. I'm okay with this.

Everyone knows it's windy...

Everyone knows it's windy...

Somehow, I keep making some sort of "Association" with this post, Doug. Maybe it's because we are under a wind warning with 100km/h expected overnight???? We shall see.

Paix, mon ami.

0C with a light snow falling gently out of the sky. Nothing major to shovel, for which I am pleased.

Well it's plus 2º C with a (low?) high temperature tonight of plus 7º C which EC points out is an unusual trend. We mostly missed the snow forecasted and are now getting the promised rains.

Mid afternoon and bright sunshine (EC's version of day long flurries) at 2°.

Drizzle early this morning, but just overcast since. Mild this afternoon, 10C, or above.

0C and the light snow flurries shall soon turn to rain. The winds are starting to pick up, with gusts getting to 70km/h on the way to just over 100km/h. Rain is forecast for overnight. We shall see.

-4° this morning with a forecast high of 4°. EC calls for flurries again today which should guarantee some sunshine.

Roaring winds and blasting rain against the house woke me up at about 4AM. Now, a few hours later, the winds have "died" down to 82km/h and there is now just a blasting drizzle against the house. Still, it's +4C so there is nothing to shovel.

+7C with a bit of sunshine. Later tonight we are expecting freezing rain, ice pellets and then about 10-15cm of snow.

Was speaking to a local meteorologist who takes care of the weather station atop the Chem-Physics Building here at Memorial University (less than 1km from where I now sit). He said that the reason why we only have had about 6 feet of snow this winter rather than our normal 12-15 feet by this point, was due to the fact that we have had 12 inches of rain since Jan.1st. An inch of rain is a foot of snow, so there went our 12 feet of snow. Not complaining, mind you, since we would be dealing with 18 feet of snow by now if there was no rain and just snow. Still, to be able to walk around Churchill Park, which is near my house, and be able to walk on bare ground rather than a few feet of snow, is amazing.

Strange winter for us here in St.John's, NL.

No wind. No rain. No freezing rain. No snow. No ice pellets. And that's a good thing.

Sunny with a bit of high thin clouds here & there. -5 degrees, rather pleasant.

They're predicting 10 or 11 degrees with sun for MTL and environs this Wednesday. And I have that day off. :)

Cloudy and +6C as we await Shelia's Brush tonight ............. two weeks early.

TPBM has experienced a true Sheila's Bruch ice storm around mid-March.

Isn't Shelia's Brush closer to St. Patrick's day, Dr. G.?

Isn't Shelia's Brush closer to St. Patrick's day, Dr. G.?

It's supposed to be, but it can come anytime in early March until the end of March. These are the times when we may get ice storms that knock out power for days on end. We shall see.

Currently +5C and mild ............ the calm before the storm?

-4° with little change as the high for today is -2°. EC is calling for snow accumulations of up to 10 cm.

We had about 8cm of snow and ice pellets overnight. Now, we are getting some freezing rain to coat it all off. Yuk.

-14º threatening to go to the plus version of that by mid week.

Oh what a long strange trip it's been.

+1C with freezing rain falling this morning on top of our snow. Yuk.

We've now dropped to -5° and our forecast high of -2° has been lowered to -3°.

+1C with freezing rain falling this morning on top of our snow. Yuk.

If that freezes you'll be surrounded by mini glaciers. Be careful out there Dr.G.!

If that freezes you'll be surrounded by mini glaciers. Be careful out there Dr.G.!

True. There is now just a light drizzle and +2C, but it's going down to -6C overnight. Trying to convince my dogs that it is not too bad out back in the wet snow. Wish me luck.

All of a sudden we are into a snow squall. Temps fell from +4 to just under +2 within minutes and the snow suddenly appeared. Near white out conditions outside of my window.

A huge system is moving in and a heavy snowfall warning has been issued for our area with 20 cm in the forecast.

A huge system is moving in and a heavy snowfall warning has been issued for our area with 20 cm in the forecast.

Same here, but for this time tomorrow. :eek::-(

Warnings
St. John's and vicinity
3:47 PM NST Monday 05 March 2012
Blizzard warning for
St. John's and vicinity issued


Blizzard conditions will develop over Southeastern Newfoundland Tuesday night. Snowfall accumulations near 35 centimetres are expected by Wednesday morning with strong northerly winds gusting up to 100 km/h resulting in blowing snow with near-zero visibilities.

Rained all night. Turned to snow about 10 am but is just warm enough to melt rather than accumulate. Should get quite a bit colder tonight, so if snow continues as expected, we should see several inches tomorrow morning overlaying a thick layer of ice.

Windy and -1C. Truly the calm before the storm.

The winds have died down and now it is -1C with light snow.

up to -7 right now

A quiet -1C right now. Tonight and tomorrow, however, shall be another story. It is expected that by noon tomorrow, St.John's will be pounded with 30-40cm of snow whipped about by winds of 100-120km/h. Hopefully, things will shut down at the close of work at 5PM and not open until this time on Thursday to allow for the cleanup of all the drifting snow. We shall see. :(

Well, EC got it wrong again with their forecast of 20 cm of snow for our area. Other areas of the province though did get that much and more. High winds with blowing snow and more expected today have caused the RCMP to warn that no travel is advised unless in an emergency due to zero visibility. Average highway speeds on the QE II to Calgary are 40 kph. Currently -9° and with a high of -7°, little improvement as the day progresses.

Well, EC got it wrong again with their forecast of 20 cm of snow for our area. Other areas of the province though did get that much and more. High winds with blowing snow and more expected today have caused the RCMP to warn that no travel is advised unless in an emergency due to zero visibility. Average highway speeds on the QE II to Calgary are 40 kph. Currently -9° and with a high of -7°, little improvement as the day progresses.

I am hoping that EC gets it right for today and tomorrow for St.John's. They are calling for 30cm of snow in a 18 hour period, with winds gusting up to 120km/h. The European forecasts out of Iceland (since our weather tracks to them) has us getting 45+cm of snow over a 20 hour period whipped about by 120km/h winds.

I know that EC has been way off in their long range forecasts for Canada, but one would think that they could get a forecast for a 24-48 hour period correct, be it AB or NL.

Luckily, for you folks in the prairies, the Weather Network is forecasting Spring-like weather for AB, SK and MB starting on Thursday. Kudos to you folks -- you beat the calendar to get to Spring.

Currently, +2C and sunny. Everyone in my neighborhood is out shoveling the snow in their driveways further back into their gardens to make room for the snow that is coming this evening.

EC blew it further to the southwest as well. The early morning rain did not clear but rather turned to snow which melted on contact throughout the day. Temps dropped overnight so there should be a good layer of ice. Meanwhile that predicted 2 inches of overnight snow cloned itself twice leaving me with 8 inches of shoveling today, plus the stuff that continues falling.

EC blew it further to the southwest as well. The early morning rain did not clear but rather turned to snow which melted on contact throughout the day. Temps dropped overnight so there should be a good layer of ice. Meanwhile that predicted 2 inches of overnight snow cloned itself twice leaving me with 8 inches of shoveling today, plus the stuff that continues falling.

I shall be feeling your pain soon, eMacMan. Shovel carefully, mon ami. Bonne chance.

Got off very lucky today. Quad mounted snow angel and his blade did the heavy lifting. Leaving me with relatively minor clean-up.:)

Got off very lucky today. Quad mounted snow angel and his blade did the heavy lifting. Leaving me with relatively minor clean-up.:)

Good for you, eMacMan. Snow "angels" are great. :clap:

The wolves are at the door as we await our blizzard. They are still calling for 30cm by dawn, and then another 10-15cm by sunset on Wed. Sadly, we are getting rain on Friday, so we can't wait long to clear away this mess, especially the drifting caused by the 120km/h winds. :(

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

Take heart Dr. G., EC's prediction of more snow here today turned into brilliant sunshine.

Take heart Dr. G., EC's prediction of more snow here today turned into brilliant sunshine.

Well, EC or no EC, we have a yellow dagger coming right at us. It is just starting to snow now, four hours earlier than EC forecasted, so the European model may be correct with 40+cm of snow by sunset tomorrow. We shall see. It is the wind gusts over 120km/h that I fear more than the heavy snow. XX)

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

Heavy rain and high winds here on the westcoast yesterday and overnight turned back into a beautiful sunny, blue sky, with a light breeze today. Absolutely gorgeous day. Husband spent the afternoon picking up next winter's kindling. (branches knocked out of the trees in last night's storm)

Bright orange sunrise, cold -14º C with a windchill of -22º C.

Unreal is the scene I woke up to this morning. I have been outside for two hours trying to clear a path for my dogs, who usually get up at about 6AM. Opened the back door to find a waist deep drift against the door and running about six feet. I pushed my way outside and started to dig a path. It is like a scene out of Lawrence of Arabia, with drifting dunes of snow. It is not snow flakes as much as small bits of snow that pack together tightly and form drifts around anything in their path. Wind gusts of over 120km/h are not helping any. So far, we have had about 30cm of snow, with another 10cm or so by this afternoon. Winds are supposed to die down to about 70km/h by noon, so that will help a bit.

In my 35 years I have seen worse snow, in terms of more snow falling (e.g., 83cm in 30 hours) and stronger winds (e.g., 130km/h), but this storm is in the top five of my "hit list" of reasons to leave St.John's. Someday ...................

Paix, mes amis.

-7° this morning and a pleasant day ahead with a spring-like high of 5° and rising to 9° by Friday.

Unreal is the scene I woke up to this morning. I have been outside for two hours trying to clear a path for my dogs, who usually get up at about 6AM. Opened the back door to find a waist deep drift against the door and running about six feet. I pushed my way outside and started to dig a path. It is like a scene out of Lawrence of Arabia, with drifting dunes of snow. It is not snow flakes as much as small bits of snow that pack together tightly and form drifts around anything in their path. Wind gusts of over 120km/h are not helping any. So far, we have had about 30cm of snow, with another 10cm or so by this afternoon. Winds are supposed to die down to about 70km/h by noon, so that will help a bit.

In my 35 years I have seen worse snow, in terms of more snow falling (e.g., 83cm in 30 hours) and stronger winds (e.g., 130km/h), but this storm is in the top five of my "hit list" of reasons to leave St.John's. Someday ...................

Paix, mes amis.

It's a storm like that, here in South-East NB in 1992, that prompted me to remove "storm doors" that open outward from the house. The back and front doors were drifted shut. Had there been a case of fire, windows would have been the only available exits from the house.

I feel your pain. NL and especially the Avalon seems to have found the winter that many Canadians seemed to have missed this year. Hopefully the weather will be the best kind from here on out.

Good Luck with the snow tasks ahead.

It's a storm like that, here in South-East NB in 1992, that prompted me to remove "storm doors" that open outward from the house. The back and front doors were drifted shut. Had there been a case of fire, windows would have been the only available exits from the house.

I feel your pain. NL and especially the Avalon seems to have found the winter that many Canadians seemed to have missed this year. Hopefully the weather will be the best kind from here on out.

Good Luck with the snow tasks ahead.

That is exactly why I removed my storm doors as well, BigDL. Having to climb out a window was not what I wanted to do.

The Weather Network weather person last night said, almost gleefully, that the Avalon was going to get "the worst storm of the winter for Canada". That is a distinction I could do without. Still, most of St. John's is closed down to allow this storm to blow out. Everything is off the road to let the plows do their work, but the wind just fills in the areas that are plowed. So, it's a good day to stay indoors. At some point, however, one must venture outside and face the waist to chest high drifts. We shall see.

Paix, mon ami.

Dr. G., "the grass is always greener", I know, but I am feeling pretty darn nostalgic for a good snowstorm to play in right about now. This mountain desert is really wearing me down... :(

Unreal is the scene I woke up to this morning. I have been outside for two hours trying to clear a path for my dogs, who usually get up at about 6AM. Opened the back door to find a waist deep drift against the door and running about six feet. I pushed my way outside and started to dig a path. It is like a scene out of Lawrence of Arabia, with drifting dunes of snow. It is not snow flakes as much as small bits of snow that pack together tightly and form drifts around anything in their path. Wind gusts of over 120km/h are not helping any. So far, we have had about 30cm of snow, with another 10cm or so by this afternoon. Winds are supposed to die down to about 70km/h by noon, so that will help a bit.

In my 35 years I have seen worse snow, in terms of more snow falling (e.g., 83cm in 30 hours) and stronger winds (e.g., 130km/h), but this storm is in the top five of my "hit list" of reasons to leave St.John's. Someday ...................

Paix, mes amis.

That's a bad one for sure. Is this storm dragging a second one behind it?

Do you keep that snow blower in the main entry or do you have to shovel your way out to it?

If we don't hear from you for a spell, I think we can safely conclude either you or your ISP is powerless to communicate.

it's cloudier now but the temperature has risen quite a bit -2º C and chance of going on the plus side this afternoon.

Dr. G., "the grass is always greener", I know, but I am feeling pretty darn nostalgic for a good snowstorm to play in right about now. This mountain desert is really wearing me down... :(

Trade you a week there for a week here, CM. Interested???

That's a bad one for sure. Is this storm dragging a second one behind it?

Do you keep that snow blower in the main entry or do you have to shovel your way out to it?

If we don't hear from you for a spell, I think we can safely conclude either you or your ISP is powerless to communicate.

No second storm is in the forecast, eMacMan.
I keep the snow blower in the garage to protect it from the snow. I have to shovel my way to get to the garage door, but then I just start it up and off I go. My neighbor left his outside under a tarp, but the drift went right over it.

No power problems at this part of St.John's, but some lost power due to branches coming down onto power and phone lines.

Paix, mon ami.

A big beautiful full moon is rising in the eastern sky.

South-Eastern NB has a temperature of plus 4 heading for a predicted high of plus 13 tomorrow. Remaining dark tonight and getting lighter around dawn.

Some fine weather ahead for us with highs in the 6° to 11° range for the next five days. Much melting took place today.

Some fine weather ahead for us with highs in the 6° to 11° range for the next five days. Much melting took place today.

According to the Weather Network, Spring has come to AB. It is going to be even warmer in Calgary.

-6C with clear skies, a full moon, and lots of stars and a few planets to help make it a beautiful night.

26 and raining but for all you with clear skies - have an eye to the north Big solar storm = fine aurora borealis

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Trade you a week there for a week here, CM. Interested???

As I've stated on many occasions - I'd go back to Newfoundland in a heartbeat. As for your visit here... sure, we have a spare bedroom too! And we're doxie-friendly. Just be sure to pack your doggie bullet-proof vests... :yikes:

As I've stated on many occasions - I'd go back to Newfoundland in a heartbeat. As for your visit here... sure, we have a spare bedroom too! And we're doxie-friendly. Just be sure to pack your doggie bullet-proof vests... :yikes:

Sounds good. If you come here, dress warmly and bring your snow shoes. Actually, the Canadian government just put out a travel advisory for all Canadians going to Mexico, and especially for northern Mexico. All this week the CBC is having a series on Mexico and the drug trafficing gangs down there. Sounds scary.

Maybe I had best to just stay here in St.John's for a few more years before I retire. Paix, mon ami.

-2C with a beautiful sunrise just now forming in the eastern skies.

Dr. G., "the grass is always greener", I know, but I am feeling pretty darn nostalgic for a good snowstorm to play in right about now. This mountain desert is really wearing me down... :(

Snowstorms are nice to play in when you are a child, but yesterday someone in my neighborhood had a heart attack shoveling out his front door and the ambulance got stuck in a snow drift on the way to help him. This picture, from CBC.ca, was taken about five blocks from my home.

-6° this morning with a pleasant high today of 7° and warmer tomorrow. We'll take it. ;)

+1C going up to about +6C. Anything is better than what we got yesterday.

Snowstorms are nice to play in when you are a child, but yesterday someone in my neighborhood had a heart attack shoveling out his front door and the ambulance got stuck in a snow drift on the way to help him. This picture, from CBC.ca, was taken about five blocks from my home.

Looks like the predicted Chinook has arrived even if it is a day late.:)

A windy +5C with a bit of sun.

South-East NB has hit plus 13º C sunny and windy. My wife turned the heat off and opened windows to air out the house. It is comfortable sitting the house with the windows open.

Very lovely day indeed.

Dr.G. hopefully this snow melter is headed your way with those desired effects.

South-East NB has hit plus 13º C sunny and windy. My wife turned the heat off and opened windows to air out the house. It is comfortable sitting the house with the windows open.

Very lovely day indeed.

Dr.G. hopefully this snow melter is headed your way with those desired effects.

Rain and +7C tomorrow, and then record setting cold temps for the next 4 days (at least) to freeze everything rock solid. We shall see.

A cloudy +4C. A quiet night.

Cloudy, windy and +8C this morning, with some rain on the way.

+5º C and raining and the winds are calm.

A warm 0° this morning and depending on which forecast you believe, our high will get to either 6°, 8° or 10° with EC coming up the middle of those figures.

Partly sunny with strong winds and an above average +11C.

Lovely mid 20s out in the very early morning but comes the wet

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Sunny and +13C at 1PM. Hard to believe that a two days ago we were in the midst of a raging blizzard, today some of that snow is melting, and in two days we will be setting record cold temps with a possible -20C windchill. Strange weather.

Full blown Chinook here in SW AB. Blowing in with a redundant high wind warning and double digit highs.

If EC is correct this one may hang around for awhile.:)

Full blown Chinook here in SW AB. Blowing in with a redundant high wind warning and double digit highs.

If EC is correct this one may hang around for awhile.:)

According to The Weather Network, this is the onset of Spring for the prairies. No more frigid temps or snow. Hopefully, there will be enough moisture for spring planting.

According to The Weather Network, this is the onset of Spring for the prairies. No more frigid temps or snow. Hopefully, there will be enough moisture for spring planting.

Right, and an entire day may go by with nary an MP uttering even a single lie.:D

Realistically we may have up to four more weeks of winter on tap. May come a week at a time. Last week may even hit strike June.

Seriously this has been a pleasantly mild winter and if it does not stay that way, it is nice to know that spring is closing in fast.

Right, and an entire day may go by with nary an MP uttering even a single lie.:D

Realistically we may have up to four more weeks of winter on tap. May come a week at a time. Last week may even hit strike June.

Seriously this has been a pleasantly mild winter and if it does not stay that way, it is nice to know that spring is closing in fast.

eMacMan, don't shoot the messanger. Their forecasts for the prairie provinces and east up to Nova Scotia is based on the fact that lows will come down from Greenland and stall over NL. Thus, this blocks cold temps from hitting you folks from AB to NS. The last time this happened there were record high temps in ON in June and NL had an average high of 10C in the month of June. We shall see.

Still, it is +14C and windy, but I still have my windows open in hopes of getting some fresh air into the house. Paix, mon ami.

It is 12° here now and time to head out and open up the motor home for a couple of hours to see how things wintered.

Well it was a potpourri day here rain, snow, clouds clear and sunny. If you didn't like the weather you just had to wait a few minutes and your favourite weather might happen along.

presently +2º C and clear.

Wet, dismal, and damp-cold here. About 6-7C, but feels much cooler. More of the same on-the-menu (according to forecasts) for the next several days. West coast winter, eh!!

+9C but with even stronger winds. About an hour ago, the weather station at Memorial University, less than 1/2 km from where I sit at home, registered a wind gust of 147km/h. This was stronger than the wind gusts of Hurricane Hugo that hit us a couple of years ago.

The winds have finally died down to about 50km/h and it is now a nice night outside, with clouds and +7C temps.

+1C right now, but we are under a winter storm watch so snow is in our near future. :(

-4° this morning and we're going to try and put a plus in front of that number for a high today.

-6º C Brilliant sun with a windchill of -12º C

0C with a light snow falling. Only a few inches are down so far, so no major shoveling.

Went out and shoveled for the first time today. We have had about five inches of light snow, that is gently falling down. No wind and -1C temps make this an easy task.

The Chinook continues today with temp currently +7°C and rising. High will almost certainly hit double digits again.

Yesterday the gusty visitor really lived up to its name. The 6 inches of snow that was on the roof two days ago is long gone and snow banks are looking rather battered and bruised.

Yesterday at this time, it was +14C and partly sunny. Now, it is -1C and have been snowing all day since about 5AM. Still, the snow is light and easily pushed aside into the garden. Of course, EC said we might get 5-10cm, but the 10cm mark was passed by noon. We are closer to 15cm right now.

We've already surpassed our forecast high at 5° in bright sunshine before noon. I would not be surprised to see us break into double digits again today. Yesterday at 12.5°, we broke a warm record from back in 1944.

We've already surpassed our forecast high at 5° in bright sunshine before noon. I would not be surprised to see us break into double digits again today. Yesterday at 12.5°, we broke a warm record from back in 1944.

Interesting. Our temps yesterday of 14C broke a record set in 1954 and today's snowfall set a record set in 1964. Something must be in the works about the number "4".

-3C with clearing skies, which means colder temps for us but no snow.

A very cold -6C with a light snow falling. A quiet morning.

-5° this morning and another nice day in store at 6° today.

Sunny now and -1C. A nice afternoon.

3° over the noon hour with our high now revised to 8° today.

-2C with clear blue skies and full sunshine. The sun is just now starting to set .............. one of the joys of DST .............. sunset after 630PM.

seriously wet and 25 - lots of reading little mcycling.

Was just watching The Weather Network. The person on air gleefully informed Canada that at least for the next 10 days, spring-like temps were coming to all of Canada .............. except for the eastern part of NL, who could expect below average temps and more snow. :(

-5C and a light snow falling. We should have about 5+cm before it ends sometime today. We shall see.

2° this morning and another nice sunny day with a high of 5°.

0C with a light snow still falling. Environment Canada says that there is a high down from Greenland that is stalled just east of NL. This is causing a low to stall over us, and causing sunny warm weather for the rest of Canada, except some rain in BC. So, thank the folks from Greenland for your nice weather for the next week or so.

Bright and sunny plus 10º C. Were leaving spring like conditions and heading back to winter for the rest of the week.

Going down to -7º C tonight with a predicted 10 to 15 cm of snow tomorrow. The low is suppose to stall over the Maritimes and provide snow for Wednesday and into Thursday.

Poor sledding season was nice while it lasted.

6° in bright sun and water running everywhere. Nice.

0C with continued flurries. We have had about 10cm of snow come in slight amounts all day. It is like water torture ............. with more to come. :( Going into the deep freeze tomorrow, with -10C temps and a chance to get down to -20C with the windchill, which will set a record for cold weather in mid-March.

0C with clear skies here in St.John's.

A beuatiful sunrise is forming in the eastern skies just now. Sun is not quite up, but the skies are turning a brilliant red and orange.

"Red sky in the morning," sitting here waiting for the storm.

We current are under a weather warning Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick
4:42 AM ADT Tuesday 13 March 2012

Freezing rain warning for Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick issued Freezing rain, snow, freezing drizzle, and ice pellets are expected tonight and Wednesday as a warm front tracks across the region.

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

A warm front will approach the Maritimes today to lie south of Nova Scotia tonight. Mixed precipitation associated with this feature will move into New Brunswick this morning and afternoon. Significant snowfall is expected over Northern New Brunswick north of the front with amounts in some places exceeding 15 cm in 12 hours. The situation will be exacerbated as a new low forms over New England and mixed precipitation continues into Wednesday. While not exceeding warning criteria, many areas in New Brunswick could see over 25 cm of snow by the end of Wednesday.

Near the rain-snow boundary over the southern half of New Brunswick, extended periods of freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and ice pellets are possible as the front moves slowly across the region.

Presently -2º C cloudy with light winds.

0° this morning and another day filled with sun, running water and a high of 6°. Our snow is disappearing quickly.

Light rain this AM. On top of the leftover fresh snow=ice.

-5C as we approach noon, going down to -10C with a record setting windchill of -20C. On and off snow assures us of snow on the ground until at least early May. :(

-5C was our high for the day. Currently -6C with a -18C windchill. I have had the wood stove going all day.

After a brutally cold night, it is now -6C with clear skies as the sun is starting to rise in the eastern sky.

Cloudy/dark as in darker than usual for the time of day. We have freezing rain/freezing drizzle. It's -3º C presently so salt may work on the driveway and walkways. Not much snow but the snow fell first and the freezing precipitation fell after.

The EC graphic for the perception is unusual to me. It is a cloud with the representation of a thermometer a 0º and ice cycles falling from the cloud.

This is the first time I have noticed this graphic.

Cloudy/dark as in darker than usual for the time of day. We have freezing rain/freezing drizzle. It's -3º C presently so salt may work on the driveway and walkways. Not much snow but the snow fell first and the freezing precipitation fell after.

The EC graphic for the perception is unusual to me. It is a cloud with the representation of a thermometer a 0º and ice cycles falling from the cloud.

This is the first time I have noticed this graphic.

This is normal weather for us, BigDL, but our current very cold and sunny days in mid-March is almost unheard of in the Land of Sheila's Brush. Stay safe, mon ami.

-4° here now and headed up to 6° today, similar to yesterday. A brutally cold north wind made yesterday very uncomfortable and wind chills were severe. Hopefully that wind dies down today.

+3 @ 7 am

BIt of snow this AM. Probably just a cool down in anticipation of the annual St. Paddy's Blizzard

-2C with beautiful sunshine. Actually, a fine day here in St.John's.

Anyone remember??? Back on March 14, 1993 a harsh winter storm moved into central and eastern Canada. St.John's got 63cm of snow from the 14th to the 15th.

A dry cold -5C this evening, with a sky full of stars and planets.

Anyone remember??? Back on March 14, 1993 a harsh winter storm moved into central and eastern Canada. St.John's got 63cm of snow from the 14th to the 15th. No, I do not recall that storm but I do recall many rough winters of heavy snow falls in the far east.

For heavy snowfalls I will never forget a snow storm some 13 months earlier.

WeatherNetwork Video report available here (http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3%26stormfile=look_back_at_a_wi cked_winter_300112)

One of the strongest snowstorms on record moved into the Maritimes on January 30, 1992.
The low pressure system deepened quickly and moved across the east coast dumping heavy snow across most of Atlantic Canada.
The brunt of the storm hit on February 1, when 83 centimetres fell in Moncton, still the highest single day record.
In total, the storm dropped over 160 cm of snow on the city.

No, I do not recall that storm but I do recall many rough winters of heavy snow falls in the far east.

For heavy snowfalls I will never forget a snow storm some 13 months earlier.

WeatherNetwork Video report available here (http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3%26stormfile=look_back_at_a_wi cked_winter_300112)

I recall that storm as well, BigDL. I was a single father with two children, and when the storm hit us in St.John's, it left about 75cm of snow in about two days. However, the winds were what caused the most problems. I had a Dodge Caravan parked in my driveway, and the drift covered it totally. I had to ask neighbors to help me clear out my driveway. Took us nearly six hours with six of us working at it. XX)

I recall that storm as well, BigDL. I was a single father with two children, and when the storm hit us in St.John's, it left about 75cm of snow in about two days. However, the winds were what caused the most problems. I had a Dodge Caravan parked in my driveway, and the drift covered it totally. I had to ask neighbors to help me clear out my driveway. Took us nearly six hours with six of us working at it. XX)That's funny at that time we had a light blue Plymouth Voyager.

I couldn't see the walls of our bungalow and the snow drifted more than 8 ft high from the house to the street solid all the way across the front yard. The van was covered with a couple feet of snow.

That's funny at that time we had a light blue Plymouth Voyager.

I couldn't see the walls of our bungalow and the snow drifted more than 8 ft high from the house to the street solid all the way across the front yard. The van was covered with a couple feet of snow.

Both cars were exactly alike, so you have a sense of the size that was totally covered up by a massive snow drift.

It is the wind that plays havoc with snow here in St.John's. A snowfall of 25cm, when whipped about by 100km/h winds, can drift up and cover someone's front door totally.

Another beautiful sunrise forming in the eastern skies again this morning. Freezing rain and snow is on the plate for tonight an into tomorrow, but for now, it is just clear and cold.

-3° this morning and we are in for a lovely dat as we break into double digit highs at 11° today.