What Is The Weather Today II (No Mercury Jockeying) - Page 60

urbandreamer · #**1181** Posted **Jan 12, 2024, 11:03 PM**

Another grey overcast day in Toronto. It's getting windy and cold. After exploring York, I drove back along St Clair to Keele and hence to my favorite Galen Weston outlet for $1.88 pineapples and $4.88 4L milk:
https://imgur.com/a/BXrGEzk

manny_santos · #**1182** Posted **Jan 12, 2024, 11:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Some forecasts have Abbotsford potentially flirting with it's coldest temperature ever...

Portland, Oregon also has two nights forecast in the negative double digits now too...

Dallas, TX has a -12 in their forecast and potentially 3 days remaining below freezing.

oh boy, El Nino, the weather network, environment Canada, your all fired!

PS, nice pics, Giallo!

Austin, TX is forecast to get freezing rain on Monday.

That's gonna be a shitshow.

RHINO · #**1183** Posted **Jan 12, 2024, 11:51 PM**

It is a bone crushingly cold -22 in Kamloops with wind chills of -28 right now.
But hey.... its sunny lol.

manny_santos · #**1184** Posted **Jan 12, 2024, 11:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Snow covered palm trees in Vancouver. This perfectly encapsulates the schizophrenic personality of British California.

I saw some recently planted palm trees in New West this morning that were covered with Canadian Tire paper bags. I'm not sure if that will help them or not, but I guess it's worth a try!

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

I was in Surrey last night and there was no snow, no signs of snow, and sidewalks, roads, and cars were all bare. Burnaby and Coquitlam were ice and snow.

Surrey

surrey by snub_you, on Flickr

I was in that same area last night; looks like you were around Gateway Station, while I was one station away at Surrey Central. I took SkyTrain over there so I didn't have to deal with driving on the Pattullo Bridge, but aside from it being cold there was no snow, as your photo shows. Downtown New West had 1cm or less at that point, but even then the ice was enough to make walking treacherous and I saw one car struggling to climb a hill just north of Columbia St.

Metro-One · #**1185** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 12:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by manny_santos

Austin, TX is forecast to get freezing rain on Monday.

That's gonna be a shitshow.

Both Mobile and New Orleans have multiple freezing lows coming up this week.

Mobile forecasted at -7 and New Orleans at -5! That’s crazy cold for the Gulf of Mexico!

SpongeG · #**1186** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 1:48 AM**

I took transit to work today but none of the roads looked bad, i feel duped lol. Looks like a very cold weekend and no snow until a 60% on Tuesday.

Currently -11 with a real feel of -17. I saw a dude wearing shorts.

Xelebes · #**1187** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 2:43 AM**

Manned up at noon, put on my safeties and work-boots to go to the grocery store in -35°C weather with the ice fog rolling out. A comfy way to walk around in this kind of cold. Not expecting to get anything done tomorrow, braving the cold or not. I don't drive so this stuff if a bit more serious for me.

Metro-One · #**1188** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 3:41 AM**

Already -42 in Red Deer.

Fascinating how it is so much more extreme than Edmonton (-33) and Calgary (-31) which it sits between. Is that all due to urban heat islands?

This cold snap still makes me laugh. In the face of every long term prediction / projection for this year.

Forecast mild benign January… experience a cold snap for the ages!

Justanothermember · #**1189** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 3:53 AM**

EC forecast shows a high of -40C for Saturday and low of -51C for Saturday night/Sunday morning for Edmonton, excluding windchill. Crazy insane cold for any Canadian province.

Xelebes · #**1190** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 3:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Already -42 in Red Deer.

Fascinating how it is so much more extreme than Edmonton (-33) and Calgary (-31) which it sits between. Is that all due to urban heat islands?

This cold snap still makes me laugh. In the face of every long term prediction / projection for this year.

Forecast mild benign January… experience a cold snap for the ages!

It is currently -44°C in Edmonton International Airport and -33.4°C in Blatchford Field. As Blatchford Field builds up, the less useful the number is.

urbandreamer · #**1191** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 4:21 AM**

For a blissful hour or so Toronto got hit with a proper snowstorm, so naturally I had to walk in it. I started in Yorkville
https://imgur.com/a/IiSkGud
Passed by the infamous One at "Important Intersection Ahead"
https://imgur.com/a/x7poavn
Got my phone super wet on Yonge Street
https://imgur.com/a/pzCLp1o
Why didn't I think of going skating with my ex at NPS?!
https://imgur.com/a/c2QcsU3
By the time I got to West Queen West it was raining, and shockingly I was the only native wearing Wellies - so many idiots with only hoodies, jeans & sneakers on WTF
https://imgur.com/a/2WbifAe
Sorauren still looked seasonal
https://imgur.com/a/wUpjGzu
Roncesvalles and Bloor a sopping mess

The city was deserted and felt like a Monday night yikes, err awesome!
https://imgur.com/a/W4HaLHB
A fantastic night for a 13km walk listening to BBC Radio 1 ... btw did any of you ever listen to Annie Nightingale? (RIP)

Bcasey25raptor · #**1192** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 5:14 AM**

-12c in North Delta

So cold my central heating has failed, it's an icebox indoors, have to wear 3 layers of clothes just to not freeze

Nicko999 · #**1193** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 6:21 AM**

Beautiful winter day here.

Grateful for the Great Lakes.

-4C and sunny.

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

The warmspot was Port Vineland, ON at 7.7C.

Warmest low was Burlington Piers, ON at 1.0C. Only 4 stations remained above freezing in the last 24 hours. Toronto (Island), Port Weller, Burlington Piers and Argentia, NL.

All BC stations remained below freezing throughout the day even the random little islands.

Vancouver recorded -13.4C last night... colder than anything Montreal has experienced so far.

mcminsen · #**1194** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 7:16 AM**

Clear, sunny, dry, cold.

The temperature on my balcony was about -3 C, which means it was probably about -8 C on the street below.
The hotel across the street finally closed their pool and put a cover on it.

Frosty Friday's high at Vancouver Harbour was -6 C, the low was -10 C.

Downtown Vancouver, Jan.12 '24, my pics

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False Creek Live Cam

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcjso92l9lw

LFC · #**1195** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 7:18 AM**

Holy sh��t it’s cold out! -28c and lake affect snow today. Was hoping maybe to go skiing but Big White shut down all their lifts, was -36c up there this morning…

Send help.

Got some incredible shots up and down the valley today for you guys.

Even got a sea smoke funnel on camera!

mcminsen · #**1196** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 7:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by LFC

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Even got a sea smoke funnel on camera!

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That is so cool! (pardon the expression

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Proof Sheet · #**1197** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 1:04 PM**

[QUOTE=urbandreamer;10119706]
By the time I got to West Queen West it was raining, and shockingly I was the only native wearing Wellies - so many idiots with only hoodies, jeans & sneakers on WTF
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I'm always amazed at how many people seem to be in denial that we have winter. I see many in Ottawa with what you describe and their sneakers look all beat up and ruined by salt etc. Their feet must be like prunes. I see many walking to high school in sneakers, no hat, no gloves, light coat and with ears bright red at -15 or so.

q12 · #**1198** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 1:22 PM**

Coldest Temperature of this Winter so far:

Halifax Stanfield International Airport -12.6 C.

St. John's International Airport -12.9 C.

Vancouver International Airport -13.4 C.

megadude · #**1199** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 1:38 PM**

[QUOTE=Proof Sheet;10119803]

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Originally Posted by urbandreamer

By the time I got to West Queen West it was raining, and shockingly I was the only native wearing Wellies - so many idiots with only hoodies, jeans & sneakers on WTF
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I'm always amazed at how many people seem to be in denial that we have winter. I see many in Ottawa with what you describe and their sneakers look all beat up and ruined by salt etc. Their feet must be like prunes. I see many walking to high school in sneakers, no hat, no gloves, light coat and with ears bright red at -15 or so.

When I drive by the HS on the way to drop my daughter off at her school, I too am amazed at the lack of preperation by so many teenagers. And I try to think back how I dressed back in the day and I can't recall. I'm sure it was more than a hoodie when it was winter. But I can't recall if I had proper boots or not. But I do know I wasn't rockin' white Jordans in the winter. I still don't understand why I see so many people, including adults, wearing white sneakers in the winter. And often they are expensive shoes.

When I was a teenager I could probably handle weather better though so I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't always have a scarf, toque and gloves on.

Once again, it snowed last night, like up to 3-4 cms and was sticking everywhere. Then the rain kicked in and it got up to 5 degrees between midnight and 5 am. I look outside this morning and everything is gone. I was going to put the kids on the sled at like 7pm to go get the mail but I said I'll wait till tomorrow. Sled and shovel still haven't been used this winter and I'm fine with that!

giallo · #**1200** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 2:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by LFC

Holy sh��t it’s cold out! -28c and lake affect snow today. Was hoping maybe to go skiing but Big White shut down all their lifts, was -36c up there this morning…

Send help.

Weather temperatures are so messed up these days. I lived in Kelowna for nineteen years, and the coldest temperature I remember was -18c in grade achool. The past three years have seen temps below -20c.

I worry about the region's future as a wine producer. Those extreme temperatures last year destroyed so many vines. Some were over 50 years old.

Vancouver is similar. I never remember getting negative double digits here. Yet here we are, three years in a row.