What Is The Weather Today II (No Mercury Jockeying)

[Airboy]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

It's not just that - generations of logging & replanting of denser, less diverse, and more pine-heavy forests (for the purposes of re-logging) have also made for less resilient forests. And then partly related to that, and partly related to the warming climate are the pine beetle infestations that ravaged large swathes of the interior and left dead, dry trees just waiting to go up in flames.

The good thing is that after a burn, a healthier & more resilient forest is able to grow in its place when left to recover naturally. Unfortunately, there's still a whole lot of forest that will burn before we get there. And the increasingly prolonged hot, dry weather will only exacerbate things in the years to come.

Jasper Wildfire basically took the forest back to what is was over 100 years ago.

One of the operations ongoing after the fire is the planting of more Aspen trees. These are more fire retardant and can protect communities. There is also work on removing a lot of trees and PB damaged trees.

You will probably see more controlled burns in the spring as well.

We had Fire safe do a check of our place in ST Albert they had no problem with the trees in the back of the yard, it was the pine and spruce near the house they wanted cut down. Well the last wind storm took one out.

As for weather currently 13, feels like fall today. 3 days of showers then a slight warming through the weekend. Like we need more rain.

June and July saw 587mm of rain. Normal for that time is 80mm. The smell of decaying vegetation is pervasive. Especially in the north end of Edmonton closer to the Sturgeon river flats.

[Arrdeeharharharbour]

Final APS by A.J. Forsythe, on Flickr


PXL_20260811_144722196 by A.J. Forsythe, on Flickr


It's 24.2 with the humidex being 30 on Bedford Basin as they celebrate the sixth and final arctic patrol ship to be built at the Halifax Shipyard.

Welcome back to Canada Flar! Your Iceland pics are fantastic. Thanks for posting!!

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by stefanYEG

We were camping in the Crowsnest Pass area last weekend/week and while the daytime highs were fine (anywhere from 22 to 36), the overnight lows were quite cool. We woke up to frost one morning, and I saw that Coleman had actually gone down to -1 overnight. This is not unusual for the Rockies, but I sometimes forget how cold it can get at night and had not even packed a jacket.

Back here in Edmonton, the weekend turned out pretty nice with temps only around 22-23, but noticeable humidity which made it feel a lot warmer. This week looks like garbage though. Way too cool for August, with high temps MAYBE reaching 20 all the way to the weekend before it warms up a bit. More rain too, which is absolutely not needed here.

Wow it’s already time for Nicko to start up his freeze list again.

[Nicko999]

Went up to 26C with a humidex of 30 in Tremblant. Mix of sun and clouds. Several showers on and off.

















Low of 16C which for the area is not too bad. MTL recorded a low below 20C for the first time in 5 days.
Very noticeable chill this evening, it's 14C at midnight. Hot tub came in handy.

The warmspot was Osoyoos, BC at 32.0C

Warmest low yesterday was Vineland, ON at 21.3C.

[giallo]

A bit of a reprieve from the terrible air quality in Kelowna today, but it'll be back to around 150-200AQI tomorrow, and throughout the week. Just brutal.

As an aside, here's some insane footage of a couple escaping the Summerland fires.

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[Calgarian]

It's crazy how common these videos are becoming!

[Calgarian]

Going to be very soggy today and tomorrow. Definitely much needed after such a hot and dry July!

[OldDartmouthMark]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

It's crazy how common these videos are becoming!

Sure is. It’s sad and somewhat astonishing how quickly we’ve moved from summer being the season of relaxation and travel to literally becoming fire season. There have always been forest fires but they were not as common and tended to be much less severe and encompassing. Seems like we’ve crossed the fine line of climate change and increased population that turns a significant part of Canada into a disaster area during most summers now.

High temperatures and dry summers used to be a bragging point on this forum, but now those exact conditions have switched up to become a source of anxiety.

[SignalHillHiker]

It's finally, painfully got.

[giallo]

Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark

High temperatures and dry summers used to be a bragging point on this forum, but now those exact conditions have switched up to become a source of anxiety.

This is where I've been for the past decade or so. I shake my head when people come on here bragging about record-breaking temperatures.

[Nicko999]

Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark

High temperatures and dry summers used to be a bragging point on this forum, but now those exact conditions have switched up to become a source of anxiety.

Only bragged by people in Western Canada. Us easterners knew this long before.

And honestly, it would have been fine because I've always said different people have different preferences but when the forests are so mismanaged, it makes bragging about dry heat moronic.*

*I obviously am referring to high 30's. Low to mid 30's is fine.

[giallo]

A sunny and slightly windy day in the city.

[Architype]

It's been another nice day in St. John's, some cloud and mist in the morning but nice in the afternoon, with the high around 23°C.

[LFC]

It was refreshing to have some fresh air, be able to see the mountains across the lake and have some blue sky for the first time in almost two weeks.


We've had a total of .5mm of rain since July 1, fingers crossed we get some moisture soon.

[Nicko999]

Back in Montreal... it was 25C (humidex of 29) and sunny when I arrived. Within an hour, it had clouded up and started raining until evening.

Low of 11C last night in Tremblant. Definitely a chilly one. Reminder of what's to come in about a month for MTL.

[stefanYEG]

Awful day today. It's currently 12, and it's overcast with rain coming and going. It will be this way all day, with a high of only 15 (!!!). It feels depressingly like summer is already slipping away. Thankfully, it gets slightly better tomorrow. The high will only be 20, but at least there's no rain in the forecast. The weekend should be okay, with full sun and highs in the mid-20s.

[SignalHillHiker]

Overcast morning but it's strong sun now. So strong it burns lol

[Airboy]

Funnel Cloud Warnings have been issued for the Edmonton Region.

And more scattered showers, August is shaping up like the last few months with lots of rain.

We are up to 31 mm for the month , average is 41, so we will probably surpass that as well.

June and July totals were over 580mm normal would have been 80mm.

[Nicko999]

Get ready people

Met4Cast - UK Weather
@Met4CastUK

No human alive has seen an El Niño event this strong. In fact, it’s possible that no human in history has seen an event this strong.

Forecasts continue to project a 3.5-4.0°C ‘Super El Nino’.

Temperatures in the east Pacific are now widely 5°C above average, peaking at 6°C.

https://x.com/Met4CastUK/status/2087513284379361758

Jeff Berardelli
@WeatherProf

Dumbfounded.
These Ocean Temps are WILD!
You are looking at surface ocean temperature departures from normal. The Tropical Eastern Pacific El Niño region is 8-12°F above normal. And we still have months of warming ahead of us! We have reached this intensity 3 full months ahead of any other El Niño on record. This episode is truly in another Universe. #elnino #elniño

https://x.com/WeatherProf/status/2088022926175940641

[Nicko999]

26C with a humidex of 30 and mainly sunny. Very isolated pop up storms. Based on the radar, eastern end of the island got hit, nothing for downtown and YUL.

Low of 17C this morning. Good to be back in a place with mild nights.

The warmspot was Lillooet, BC at 34.8C.

Warmest low yesterday was Osoyoos, BC at 21.6C.