What Is The Weather Today II (No Mercury Jockeying)

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by Nicko999

At 6PM: Shoal Lake, MB has a dewpoint of 26.9C. Warmest recorded this year in the country. Nearby Brandon with 25C+ dewpoints as well so the reading looks plausible.
If only they could have transferred some of that extra humidity to Jasper ☹️

we can use it in northern mb badly lakes are droping again specialy here around lynn lake MCFN


that dewpoint sounds insane

[Nicko999]

Holy shit...

Seeing Brandon, MB with a dewpoint of 27.4C at 8PM. New highest such reading this year. And at what time.

[LFC]

Absolutely gut wrenching seeing Jasper last night. Brought out quite a bit of anxiety from myself after what we had gone through last year, being chased out of our homes and spending days not knowing if our homes were spared. Unfortunately some jasper residence aren't fairing as well as we did.


Some good news, Fairmont Jasper Lodge has survived for the most part, along with a fair bit of the eastern town core.






As for Kelowna today, it felt like a Fall day with a high of 20c. we had an hour of straight downpour and it was absolutely fantastic this morning, and again this afternoon while a thunderstorm rolled through. Lots of strikes around the valley so we will have a lot of eyes watching for any fire starts.

[Nicko999]

It definitely was a very coolish July day.

22C with a mix of sun and clouds (I would say more clouds than sun). Drizzly at moments. Even proper rain at around 10AM. Breezy as well. I did wear a t-shirt but it was borderline.

Low of 20C this morning. It actually felt milder as the wind was calmer.

The warmspot was Weyburn, SK at 39.1C.

Warmest low was La Ronge, SK at 21.7C.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

I cannot wait for our Premier and the PM to use this event over the coming weeks for political statements...

Danielle Smith seemed almost human talking about it:

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[Tancredi]

I am very sorry for the fire that destroyed a good part of the city of Jasper. A hug from Italy, from a person like me who loves Canada so much. Unfortunately, in the coming years these catastrophes will be more and more numerous and serious. I believe that it is necessary for all governments in the world to prepare (and coordinate) long-term plans to fight fires. I fear that these fires are often caused voluntarily by humans and that they are aided by increasingly higher temperatures and increasingly longer periods of drought.

[SignalHillHiker]

Hydrangeas are very blue this year.













It's a cool day here. 17 at my place.

[mcminsen]

Sunny, dry, warm.

Thursday's high at Vancouver Harbour was 22 C (23 C w/Humidex), the low was 15 C.





Davie Street, Downtown Vancouver, July 26 '24, my pics

[MonctonRad]

20C and partly cloudy in Moncton at 10 AM. A few showers or thundershowers today, then wall to wall sunshine for the next seven days, with temperatures averaging about 28-30C for highs.

[Harrison]

It's a huge relief that most of Jasper and JPL are still standing, from the reports I've read, but the fact that 30-50% of the town is gone is still shocking. The Feds and Province need to step up with considerable funding to get the area back on its feet after this.

[SignalHillHiker]

Some rain, "finally" (relative). Walked around the block to enjoy it.









Looking down from more than halfway up the hill always plays with my mind. I know how much of the city is between that burgundy house near centre and the harbour, and it doesn't look like it could possibly fit

[Airboy]

Originally Posted by Harrison

It's a huge relief that most of Jasper and JPL are still standing, from the reports I've read, but the fact that 30-50% of the town is gone is still shocking. The Feds and Province need to step up with considerable funding to get the area back on its feet after this.

Looks like a good portion of the far west side is gone. But spots throughout are also gone. The church that burnt was close to the middle. My Library Project, is still not mentioned so hopefully that survived. There are some older hotels and a coupler of restaurants gone but it appears most of the main business area is intaketed. If they didn't loose power they have a chance of a quicker recovery. The cleaning crews may be already heading in. From my McMurray run everything has to be cleaned. They were cleaning inside cupboards as well. Sute wis carcinogenic so they was ALL services down. Mechanical systems have special clean procedures as well. Ceiling tiles are all removed and replaced. So look at a month or more before we start to see anything reopen. All depends when it is deemed safe for remediation crews to head in. Hell we went in to MM for damage assessment and there were fires still burning along the roads as we drove up.

Expect the highway to open first but heavy protection services in the area and lots of fencing. No one aloud into town without a pass. Gasup in Hinton or Valemont while driving. Parks will be busy keeping people moving through the park without stopping.

[Airboy]

a lot cooler and light rain today. much needed relief.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Danielle Smith seemed almost human talking about it:

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Agreed. I actually felt a moment of solidarity. Then the UCP blamed the Feds and conveniently forgot about how they defunded the early fire detection posts in their budget. They also made no mention of Climate Change exacerbating the situation. To be fair though, I don't think anything could have stopped that firestorm with 100M flames moving 15 meters / minute.

[O-tacular]

The ticker at the bottom of the press conference mentioned the tornado south of Montreal. Sounds like it hit Brossard the same day as Jasper was destroyed. It toppled a semi and damaged some properties, thankfully no one seems to have been hurt. I did wonder though, if the Roman centurions of the mafia mansion survived the storm?

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Tancredi

I am very sorry for the fire that destroyed a good part of the city of Jasper. A hug from Italy, from a person like me who loves Canada so much. Unfortunately, in the coming years these catastrophes will be more and more numerous and serious. I believe that it is necessary for all governments in the world to prepare (and coordinate) long-term plans to fight fires. I fear that these fires are often caused voluntarily by humans and that they are aided by increasingly higher temperatures and increasingly longer periods of drought.

Thank you. From an Albertan who is still reeling from this. I hope the same thing doesn't ever happen to Banff.

[Airboy]

So just got flood warnings on my App. Athabasca flood warnings north of Westlock and In the upper Peace region,

All other basins are showing Water shortages including the North Sask. which is 175cms down from the normal 250cms at this time of year.

[VantageHD]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Agreed. I actually felt a moment of solidarity. Then the UCP blamed the Feds and conveniently forgot about how they defunded the early fire detection posts in their budget. They also made no mention of Climate Change exacerbating the situation. To be fair though, I don't think anything could have stopped that firestorm with 100M flames moving 15 meters / minute.

It is the feds jurisdiction, so why wouldn't it be their fault? They did nothing about the beetle kill that is the reason this fire was so catastrophic. They made no mention of climate change because they're not in a brainwashed cult. The climate change fanatics are insufferable during this time of year. People lost their homes and you all you nut jobs care about is spinning a narrative.

[SignalHillHiker]

And that narrative is we have to expect these things, and find ways to prevent or mitigate the damage they will inevitably cause if we take no action. It's not just about the over-arching goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it's also frontline work that accepts fires like these will happen and wants to fund efforts to better prepare communities to protect themselves.

[Denscity]

Yesterday in Castlegar BC just 26.1C. A nice change and the downpour was welcomed. So cold compared to the last few weeks that it almost felt like next season. Our forecast looks like September as well:

26 28 30 28 26 30 31

Average high for July so far 35.0C