Is Canada's W*I*N*T*E*R back???

This winter was predicted to be relatively mild in much of Canada, with above-normal Arctic temperatures, on average, with only occasional very cold periods.


Roselaine's
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I see the newspaper weather report is predicting snow later in the week for Clagry. There is hope yet!

Fancy I'm not gonna comment. ;)

Well now Canada I have moved north of you I'm now in Alaska. Quite a bit of snow here on Kodiak Island but I doubt that the melt will reach you guys in MB. I'm sending the gulf of alaska straight at you on the end of next week. Get ready.

What a awesome view! Ü What are you doing up there Soferdig?

What a beautiful picture Soferdig! Thanks for sharing.

We have the following general forecast Pam:

Today: snow -4/-14, Tues: snow -2/-6, Wed: rain/snow +1/-5, Thurs: rain/snow +3/-2, Fri: snow -1/-8, Sat: snow -9/-13, Sun: some sun -6/-12.

Snow....what a surprise!

LOLOL.........Ginny you should move out West! ;)

I used to live in Victoria (about 2 years), then in Port MacNeill for a few months. I've missed it ever since I came back to Ontario.

Currently:
5°C / 41° F
Cloudy/Windy
Low: -6°C

So when are you moving back??? ;)


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I'm just working I do part time veterinary work all around the NW and Alaska. This 2 weeks are in Kodiak AK. I'll be back in Montana in 2 weeks. Its fun working when the gardening is all done.

We finally got cold weather in Ottawa for Winterlude, our annual winter festival. The canal is open for skating (60,000 last weekend) and the snow sculptures are in great shape. Bright sunny days at -5, cold clear nights to -15. Snow coming later in the week.

Last two weeks were so warm I had to shovel snow over my Royal Fern (transplanted in October) to make sure it didn't freeze. Good thing I did.

I'll probably never move back Pam - my life is here now. All of my and my DH's family, my friends of many years. I'll certainly be more than happy to visit there occassionally though. My DH has never been there and apparently he has family there too. Maybe sometime next year we'll go out for a vacation.

Soferdig even in gardening season that sounds like fun (except for those NASTY northern summer flying pests;).

Never!!!! I'll never give up hoping for a balmy zone 8 climate - it's jes gonna hafta be in Ontario :-)

Lilypon, that's a good idea. Maybe I'll set out with my camera. It's supposed to snow later today and tomorrow it's supposed to go above freezing which is NOT good for the ice sculptures. Afraid that I didn't get out on the weekend, but as Andy said, it was picture perfect for Winterlude. Keep you fingers crossed. There's one more weekend left in the Festival. Sure hope it's not like the first which was a washout.

Ann

A travelling locum vet. What a neat idea.

Only in USA or have you been to Oz and other exciting places? Loved your photo

Inanda

Of course I see the fairies - doesn't everyone? (pssssssst! They ride squirrels when they think nobody's looking you know.)

Whatever is in the water in your area Ginny, I'd sure like to have some so I can seeing squirrel-riding fairies too, lmbo!!!!

It's hard to catch them at it 'cause it's considered "undignified" - but ever so much fun :-)

There's proof. Snow days can make you crazy.

Actually, it's the coffee :-)

lololol..........psssssssssst Ginny maybe you should drink just a little bit less??? :0

Ginny,

Am sure that is caused by Kicking Horse coffee.

The other Ginny in BC digging roses that need a back hoe.

LOL Ginny, I've actually tried that Kicking Horse coffee - and it sure does kick!

Pam, how on earth would I see the fairies if I cut down on my caffiene? They're so small they move quicker than my eyes could normally follow them - ohhhhhhhhhhhh! Is that why you guys can't see the fairies and I can - 'cause I'm flitting around at the speed of light and you're not?

http://skywriting.net/inspirational/humor/coffee_addict.html

You're A Coffee Addict If:


You Know You Are Addicted To Coffee If ....

1. You grind Your coffee beans in Your mouth.
2. You sleep with Your eyes open.
3. You have to watch videos in fast-forward.
4. The only time You're standing still is during an earthquake.
5. You can take a picture of Yourself from ten feet away without using the timer.
6. You've worn out Your third pair of tennis shoes this week.
7. Your eyes stay open when You sneeze.
8. You chew on other people's fingernails.
9. The nurse needs a scientific calculator to take Your pulse.
10. You're so jittery that people use Your hands to blend their margaritas.
11. You can type sixty words per minute with Your feet.
12. You can jump-start Your car without cables.
13. You don't sweat, You percolate.
14. You run twenty miles on Your treadmill before You realize it's not plugged in.
15. You forget to unwrap candy bars before eating them.
16. You've built a miniature city out of little plastic stirrers.
17. People get dizzy just watching You.
18. Instant coffee takes too long.
19. You channel surf faster without a remote.
20. You have a picture of Your coffee mug on Your coffee mug.
21. You can outlast the Energizer bunny.
22. You short out motion detectors.
23. You don't even wait for the water to boil anymore.
24. Your nervous twitch registers on the Richter scale.
25. You help Your dog chase its tail.
26. You soak Your dentures in coffee overnight.
27. Your first-aid kit contains two pints of coffee with an I.V. hookup.
28. You ski uphill.
29. You get a speeding ticket even when You're parked.
30. You answer the door before people knock.
31. You haven't blinked since the last lunar eclipse.

LOL yep that could be the reason. ;) Will make sure we talk very, very softly to you. :S

I think I'm gonna need all the coffee I can get on Saturday night. The low is supposed to be -17. Today the high is +2 with +4 promised for tomorrow.

I really have never liked February much. Maybe we could just cancel February due to lack of interest and move on to March - please, please, pretty please!?

It can't last too long...........just think we're half way through February.
Current Conditions
Updated: 9:00 AM CST on February 15, 2006
Observed At: Moose Jaw, CA
Elevation: 1893 ft / 577 m
[Low Drifting Snow]
1 °F / -17 °C
Low Drifting Snow Showers
Windchill: -18 °F / -28 °C
Humidity: 61%
Dew Point: -9 °F / -23 °C
Wind: 16 mph / 26 km/h from the West

Hide under the covers Canada.......... :S


Alberta
Wind chill warning for Bonnyville-St. Paul-Cold Lake-Lac La Biche
Wind chill warning for Fort Chipewyan-Wood Buffalo National Park
Wind chill warning for Fort McMurray-Fort MacKay
Wind chill warning for Lloydminster-Wainwright-Vermilion-Provost
Wind chill warning for Wabasca-Peerless Lake-Gift Lake-Cadotte Lake

British Columbia
Wind chill warning for Yoho-Kootenay Parks

Manitoba
Wind chill warning for Brochet
Wind chill warning for Gillam
Wind chill warning for Lynn Lake-Leaf Rapids-Pukatawagan
Wind chill warning for Shamattawa
Wind chill warning for Tadoule Lake

Northwest Territories
Blizzard warning for Paulatuk

Nunavut
Blizzard warning for Repulse Bay

Ontario
Freezing rain warning for Algonquin
Freezing rain warning for Bancroft - Bon Echo
Freezing rain warning for Barrie - Orillia - Midland
Freezing rain warning for Belleville - Quinte - Northumberland
Freezing rain warning for Brockville - Leeds and Grenville
Freezing rain warning for Burks Falls - Bayfield Inlet
Winter storm watch for Chapleau - Gogama
Freezing rain warning for City of Hamilton
Freezing rain warning for City of Ottawa
Freezing rain warning for City of Toronto
Freezing rain warning for Cornwall - Morrisburg
Freezing rain warning for Dufferin - Innisfil
Winter storm watch for Elliot Lake - Ranger Lake
Freezing rain warning for Gatineau
Winter storm watch for Greater Sudbury and Vicinity
Freezing rain warning for Grey - Bruce
Freezing rain warning for Haliburton
Freezing rain warning for Halton - Peel
Freezing rain warning for Huron - Perth
Freezing rain warning for Kingston - Prince Edward
Winter storm watch for Kirkland Lake - New Liskeard - Temagami
Freezing rain warning for London - Middlesex
Winter storm watch for Manitoulin - Northshore - Killarney
Freezing rain warning for Niagara
Winter storm watch for North Bay - West Nipissing
Freezing rain warning for Oxford - Brant
Freezing rain warning for Parry Sound - Muskoka - Huntsville
Freezing rain warning for Peterborough - Kawartha Lakes
Freezing rain warning for Prescott and Russell
Freezing rain warning for Renfrew - Pembroke - Barry's Bay
Freezing rain warning for Sarnia - Lambton
Winter storm watch for Sault Ste Marie - Superior East
Freezing rain warning for Smiths Falls - Lanark - Sharbot Lake
Freezing rain warning for Stirling - Tweed - South Frontenac
Freezing rain warning for Waterloo - Wellington
Freezing rain warning for York - Durham

Saskatchewan
Wind chill warning for Battlefords-Unity-Maidstone-St Walburg
Wind chill warning for City of Regina
Wind chill warning for City of Saskatoon
Wind chill warning for Cree Lake-Key Lake
Wind chill warning for Fort Qu'Appelle-Indian Head-Lumsden-Pilot Butte
Wind chill warning for Humboldt-Wynyard-Wadena-Lanigan-Foam Lake
Wind chill warning for Ile a la Crosse-Buffalo Narrows-Beauval
Wind chill warning for Kamsack-Canora-Preeceville
Wind chill warning for Kindersley-Rosetown-Biggar-Wilkie-Macklin
Wind chill warning for La Loche-Clearwater River Provincial Park-Cluff Lake
Wind chill warning for Martensville-Warman-Rosthern-Delisle-Wakaw
Wind chill warning for Meadow Lake-Big River-Green Lake-Pierceland
Wind chill warning for Melfort-Tisdale-Nipawin-Carrot River
Wind chill warning for Moosomin-Grenfell-Kipling-Wawota
Wind chill warning for Outlook-Watrous-Hanley-Imperial-Dinsmore
Wind chill warning for Prince Albert-Shellbrook-Spriritwood-Duck Lake
Wind chill warning for Southend-Brabant Lake-Kinoosao
Wind chill warning for Wollaston Lake-Collins Bay
Wind chill warning for Yorkton-Melville-Esterhazy

Well I am sending the Gulf of Alaska to you now. We are suffering in 48 F and light rain falling. The Japanese current is pleasantly bathing us in intermittent sun then rain then sun again. Things are getting quite green now. I hope you don't get cold down there in the South. LOL.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/bronx_cheer/raspberry.au :b :)

Got the message after I had to download updates. LOL. My wife is hard at work saving my Japanese Maples by covering them with snow and straw. I am worried what is happening down in Kalispell. Oh well the plants just get hardier.
Picture is game room here at the mansion. Grizzley keeps me company watching tv with the others.

;)

Yep your DW will be kept busy...........

Boy I'm glad I'm in the warm north. Its good to be near the artic circle.
I just got off ordering wild flower seeds to start covering my 2 acres of meadow. I'm excited. All love the dry unkept useless soil that I have in my sunny meadow. I got them from American Meadows.

It gets even better..........WINDCHILL MAP :)~

So do you feel like you have many eyes watching you???

Notice how my area of southern Ontario (yellow in the first map, dark green in the second) is in the +10 range in both maps? AND....the freezing rain has (so far - fingers crossed) completely missed us. Unfortunately, the snow did not. Went outside at 4:00 a.m. and it looked as though it had just started snowing. Went back out at 4:45 a.m. and we had at least 4 inches.

Temp is supposed to rise to +8 today, keep rising to +9 overnight, then drop rapidly to -5 by tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow night's low is forecast to be -19. Snow squalls for Saturday. Over the next couple days we're in for a real mixed bag. Precipitation amounts and types are anybody's guess.

--Ginny

And just what on earth are you doing up at 4am Ginny? Lol
We got hit with snow this morning that turned into freezing rain on our drive into work. All in all, not too bad though....hovering around 0 degrees.

Erynne

I have to get up at 4am Erynne. I live in Blyth now, but I still work in London. So I'm up at 4, out the door at about 5:20, and arrive at work by about 6:35. Why so early? 'Cause my DH has to be at work by 7am, and he works all the way across town from me. And also 'cause we only have one winter-worthy car - my car is a little sports job. Goes real fast, but doesn't handle worth a darn on snowy roads :-) --Ginny

Happy to see your reply Ginny I was about to check Ontario's directories for the nearest Coffee Anonymous Group for you. ;)

No wonder you hate snow when you have to drive those distances every day. :S

Hey Fancy.........How much did ya get????

Calgary, Alberta (TextWeather: CAL)
-26°C
Overcast. Light snow.


FEELS LIKE -38°C
WIND NE 19 km/h
GUSTS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 69%
DEWPOINT -30°C
PRESSURE 104.20 kPa
VISIBILITY 16 km
CEILING 4600 ft

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