What Is The Weather Today II (No Mercury Jockeying)

[megadude]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Oh yeah? Nothing feels deader to me than a snowless, leafless brown and grey winter landscape. November is pretty depressing for this reason. At least a bit of snow lightens things up.

I will admit, Wednesday morning here was pretty with the fresh snow. Especially since it had nice clean lines. Just on rooves, cars and grass. Then nothing on the sidewalk and roads. The convenient kind of snow. Of course, not good for winter sports and activities with it being moist and all.

But much of it for me is psychological. I know it's prettier but it's also associated with being freezing. And having to brush off the car. And shoveling. And narrowing your street and all the other inconveniences. Also don't like the sound of walking on it when on a hard surface. But actually like the sound and feel when walking on it when it's on the lawn for some reason. Tancredi would like walking on the crunchy sounding snow since he's into ASMR.

[megadude]

Originally Posted by drew

There is nothing quite like a calm, crisp, cold evening at the cottage in the dead of winter. It is absolutely quiet. No insects buzzing, leaves in the trees to rustle, and layer of sound insulating snow on the ground - just total silence.

Definitely lots of people love silence in nature. For me, it's too eerie. Of course, I'm not used to it though. I prefer some ambient sound. I don't like all the power tools going and boats out on the lake going out fer a rip and dude bros blasting music but I like some background noise.

A few years ago we did Christmas in the Kawarthas on Buckhorn lake. Super quiet. BIL's FIL is from Mississauga and he spent hours just sitting at the fire, listening to nothing but that crackling of the wood bark popping. And he ran a bar for a living and helped run the German social club at the Hansa Haus in Mississauga. That's some serious ASMR. As pleasant as that is, I still would like some background noise. Even if snowmobiles zipping across the lake, just as long as it's well in the distance. Like how for so many years I could only sleep with the ceiling fan on. But I don't need that anymore.

Here's the snow at the cottage. And then the beach 150m away is just sand. Goes to show how forests insulate. Keep the snow that has fallen cold or keep the warmth from the sun in the summer time lingering.

In that fire is two pieces of cedar(?) that we picked up from around the corner at home a couple of weeks ago. Every time we pass by someone that has put out freshly chopped wood on the curb we are very tempted to pick up the juicy pieces and throw in a fire. I thought we were going to keep it tucked away under the deck until May but wife went with her mom this weekend so they were put to good use now.

And damn, my MIL must be the mushroom whisperer. I had no idea mushrooms would be growing this time of the year. I'm wondering if she gets them under pine trees where the ground was protected from snow. My wife has to make at least one recipe a week that involves mushrooms since we have tonnes of it in dehydrated form. You should see how much is at my MIL's house. It's basically the fungi equivalent of Bubba and his shrimp.

[Nicko999]

-4C with a wind chill of -10. Still cold, still crappy.

Low of -8C (wind chill of -13) last night.

The warmspot was Welland-Pelham, ON at 12.6C. We are literally 20 degrees colder than Southern Ontario at the moment. Madness.

Warmest low was Cape St James, BC at 5.3C

[mcminsen]

Beautiful day. Dry, cool and mostly sunny.

Friday's high at Vancouver Harbour was 7 C, the low was 2 C.





Downtown/Coal Harbour/Georgia Street, Vancouver, Dec.8 '23, my pics

[Tancredi]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Just wondering Tancredi, have you every experienced over a metre of snow on the ground (that you have to shovel), or temperatures less than -20C with windchills of -40, or a freezing rain event leading to power outages of several days, or, a full on blizzard with whiteout conditions????

A Canadian winter might not be as romantic as you believe.

You should spend a couple of weeks in January in the Italian Alps before you begin your immigration process.

True, I've never shoveled snow, I've never experienced temperatures this cold (except in a walk-in cooler), I've never seen freezing rain. But I'm sure I could get used to it very quickly.

The Alps are the mountain ranges of Italy best known abroad but in reality in my country there are also other mountains that have recorded enormous quantities of snow and very cold temperatures, they are the Apennines (even closer to Sicily) but less famous of the Alps

[Tancredi]

Originally Posted by megadude

Tancredi would like walking on the crunchy sounding snow since he's into ASMR.

yesssssssssssss

[Architype]

Originally Posted by megadude

...Tancredi would like walking on the crunchy sounding snow since he's into ASMR.

Living in Vancouver we only get to experience it once in awhile, and it's different depending on the temperature.

Walking in a Snow Forest - 1 Hour of Crunching Snow Sounds - Footsteps in a Snow for Relaxing
• Video Link

And you also get to feel each crunch, it's a multi-sensual experience.

[OldDartmouthMark]

Special Weather Statement from Environment Canada for Halifax:

4:42 AM AST Saturday 9 December 2023

Rain and strong winds are expected on Monday.

Maximum wind gusts: southerly 70 to 80 km/h except 100 km/h over exposed areas.

Location: Nova Scotia

Time span: Monday morning until late Monday evening.

Remarks: The strongest winds will occur over the western parts of the province from Monday morning until late Monday afternoon. Over eastern Nova Scotia, the strongest winds are expected from mid-afternoon Monday until late Monday evening.

At this time, total rainfall amounts are not expected to be significant. However, a period of heavy rain is possible during the strongest winds.

In addition, elevated water levels and large waves are expected along the Atlantic coast.

With a forecast high of +12°C, a lot of snow should disappear on Monday.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by Tancredi

True, I've never shoveled snow, I've never experienced temperatures this cold (except in a walk-in cooler), I've never seen freezing rain. But I'm sure I could get used to it very quickly.

The Alps are the mountain ranges of Italy best known abroad but in reality in my country there are also other mountains that have recorded enormous quantities of snow and very cold temperatures, they are the Apennines (even closer to Sicily) but less famous of the Alps

I am aware of snow in the Apennines too. In fact, I watched a train video just the other month incidentally showing an Apennine snowfall as the train passed through the region.

In ancient Roman times, the patrician class used to enjoy iced beverages, even well into the hot months of the summer, and ice cutters from the Apennine region made a good living supplying the imperial capital. They used to store ice in basements in their villas, insulated by a covering of hay.

[MonctonRad]

-5C and sunny in Moncton at 11 AM, going up to +1C this afternoon.

+8C tomorrow, and +13C on Monday. We have a similar weather statement for Monday in Moncton as in Halifax - high winds and heavy rain.

[Arrdeeharharharbour]

I've never been a fan of snow despite how pretty it might look when fresh. Snow means cold and it has always meant extra work. I'm looking forward to our imminent switch from below normal to above normal followed by more normal temps leading up to xmas. Our high at EC's Bedford Basin station yesterday was 3.1 and the low was -3.8 at 8 am this morning. YHZ was 0.2 / -6.8. The normal for YHZ is 3 / -6. We have managed to melt off a bit of snow this past week...


20231204_081853 by AJ Forsythe, on Flickr


20231209_103508 by AJ Forsythe, on Flickr

The puff above the tree is from the Tuff's Cove power generating station.



20231209_103444_HDR by AJ Forsythe, on Flickr


20231209_103456 by AJ Forsythe, on Flickr

This last pic is of another of our new arctic patrol vessels being floated into the basin for launch.

[Tancredi]

It's perfect for falling asleep quickly. You are lucky... here in Palermo we can experience it 1 time every 20 thousand years, that is when the new ice age arrives

Originally Posted by Architype

Living in Vancouver we only get to experience it once in awhile, and it's different depending on the temperature.

Walking in a Snow Forest - 1 Hour of Crunching Snow Sounds - Footsteps in a Snow for Relaxing
• Video Link

And you also get to feel each crunch, it's a multi-sensual experience.

[Tancredi]

I love Atlantic storms. I wish you would take videos from your beautiful terrace

Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark

Special Weather Statement from Environment Canada for Halifax:



With a forecast high of +12°C, a lot of snow should disappear on Monday.

[Tancredi]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

I am aware of snow in the Apennines too. In fact, I watched a train video just the other month incidentally showing an Apennine snowfall as the train passed through the region.

In ancient Roman times, the patrician class used to enjoy iced beverages, even well into the hot months of the summer, and ice cutters from the Apennine region made a good living supplying the imperial capital. They used to store ice in basements in their villas, insulated by a covering of hay.

Well done, you are very knowledgeable about Italy!! The ancient Romans knew how to enjoy life. In the Apennines there are areas where enormous quantities of snow fall. In general the Alps are very snowy especially in autumn and spring while the Apennines are very snowy in winter. Watch this video; it is the small town of Capracotta and is located in the southern Apennines, in Molise (we are at 1420 meters above sea level). Capracotta is famous because every winter several meters of snow fall --

https://youtu.be/JeUoWL_aYnI?si=WhkL2sqmACKmlNBt

[giallo]

Nice to see you out and about mcminsen. I hope you're feeling better.


Decent day yesterday. Brisk with some sun and cloud.

[flar]

It's 11 and partly sunny this morning. Could hit 15 later on with rain overnight.

The low was 8.7 and yesterday was cloudy with a high of 11.3.

[Nicko999]

Originally Posted by TownGuy

Didn't Montreal get screwed last winter also? I think I remember a long term anomaly that had a blue bubble smack over Montreal.

It wasn't specific to Montreal only but I remember seeing a map that showed that Eastern North America was one of the least rapidly warming region in the world. I think another region was western South America. If I find it again, I will post.

[OldDartmouthMark]

Originally Posted by Tancredi

I love Atlantic storms. I wish you would take videos from your beautiful terrace

I don't have a nice terrace (that would be Arrdee). All I have are some trees...

Temperature is +4°C currently, and it still feels cool and damp outside with all the remaining snow - I probably have roughly 15 cm on the ground at the moment, even though some has melted away.

Here are a few of my neighbours that I encountered today. They don't seem to mind the snow so much:

[SignalHillHiker]

Love it!

[Tancredi]

The contrast between the modern skyscraper and the Gothic style church (at least that's how it seems but maybe it's another style) is truly impressive. Vancouver is a fantastic city

Originally Posted by giallo

Nice to see you out and about mcminsen. I hope you're feeling better.


Decent day yesterday. Brisk with some sun and cloud.

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