What Is The Weather Today? (No Mercury Jockeying!)

[Nicko999]

25C with a humidex of 27 and mainly sunny. Spectacular!

Low of 13C this morning.

The warmspot was L'Assomption, QC at 26.9C.

[SignalHillHiker]

Thus far the experience of our horrid forecast has been much better than expected. Today is supposed to be a great one and then transition back to well below 10C with no sun for a while.

So, laundry is already out. That bamboo-like weed thing is growing like a foot per day. And the clouds are really wispy and pretty today.

[jamincan]

We have our first heat warning of the year in Kitchener. Temperatures aren't that extreme (into the low 30s), but reading the warning, I guess they figure people haven't acclimated to it yet. https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?on38#1614490302122022576202205290503ws1171cwto

Confusingly, Environment Canada shows 30% chance of precipitation today in Kitchener, but when you view the hourly forecast, it shows nil chance all day, not even clouds.

[TownGuy]

Originally Posted by jamincan

We have our first heat warning of the year in Kitchener. Temperatures aren't that extreme (into the low 30s), but reading the warning, I guess they figure people haven't acclimated to it yet. https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?on38#1614490302122022576202205290503ws1171cwto

Confusingly, Environment Canada shows 30% chance of precipitation today in Kitchener, but when you view the hourly forecast, it shows nil chance all day, not even clouds.

They effed up. We had a 0% chance of rain this morning. It rained. They have now updated the morning forecast to a 60% chance of showers, but the hourly still says 0%.

[Tancredi]

but the natural landscape is spectacular :tuo:

Originally Posted by TownGuy

More of what you don't like, today. Sunny and 23.

[Tancredi]

WOW !!! Spring explosion in St John's

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

[DieselXL]

Heat warning in effect here today
32C degress with a humidex of 39C

definitely wasn't paying close enough attention to the forecast and completely missed the warning for yesterday as well. Walked a round of golf and forgot sun screen.
at least i'm evenly roasted and toasted

[DieselXL]

Originally Posted by jamincan

We have our first heat warning of the year in Kitchener. Temperatures aren't that extreme (into the low 30s), but reading the warning, I guess they figure people haven't acclimated to it yet. https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?on38#1614490302122022576202205290503ws1171cwto

Confusingly, Environment Canada shows 30% chance of precipitation today in Kitchener, but when you view the hourly forecast, it shows nil chance all day, not even clouds.

that 30% chance could just be from the humidity.
afternoon storms always seem to pop up with this kind of weather and they're just covering there behinds by throwing out the arbitrary percentage

[Marty_Mcfly]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

So, laundry is already out. That bamboo-like weed thing is growing like a foot per day. And the clouds are really wispy and pretty today.

Good 'ol Japanese knotweed. That stuff is nearly impossible to get rid of, and will take over ever square inch of your yard if not kept maintained. Thank god I've only ever seen it downtown here in the city. I'd probably just sell my house if it were to pop up in my yard lol.

Currently sunny and 18 at just before 10am. Northeasterly seabreezes will likely start this afternoon, so I wouldn't expect it to get too much warmer than it is right now. Back to trash NL spring weather tomorrow though.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by Marty_Mcfly

Good 'ol Japanese knotweed. That stuff is nearly impossible to get rid of, and will take over ever square inch of your yard if not kept maintained. Thank god I've only ever seen it downtown here in the city. I'd probably just sell my house if it were to pop up in my yard lol.

... .

An invasive species that should be eradicated, where possible. It often takes several years, iinm.

[Marty_Mcfly]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

An invasive species that should be eradicated, where possible. It often takes several years, iinm.

And even the most aggressive eradication techniques may not work. It's especially tough here when it's hard to dig further than 8 inches into the ground lol.

We were really good at picking the most invasive things to plant. This city is full of Norway Maple, Sycamore Maple, Silver Poplar, and I guess someone downtown once upon a time thought Japanese knotweed was a good idea too...

[Tancredi]

I wish I had your problem! Here in Palermo the problem is not the grass but that due to the drought and the high summer temperatures even the old trees could die. Here in June the grass dies almost everywhere

Originally Posted by Marty_Mcfly

Good 'ol Japanese knotweed. That stuff is nearly impossible to get rid of, and will take over ever square inch of your yard if not kept maintained. Thank god I've only ever seen it downtown here in the city. I'd probably just sell my house if it were to pop up in my yard lol.

Currently sunny and 18 at just before 10am. Northeasterly seabreezes will likely start this afternoon, so I wouldn't expect it to get too much warmer than it is right now. Back to trash NL spring weather tomorrow though.

[Arrdeeharharharbour]

Fantastic day to visit the Halifax Public Gardens yesterday. Temps were in the mid to high 20's depending on where you were in the city and full-on sunshine. Expecting pretty much the same today though showers are forecast for the overnight. We had lots of tourists wandering around the downtown due to a crusie ship visit. Hot spot in NS right now is Bedford basin at 21.1.

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[Architype]

^ Nice photos, I loved the Public Gardens when I lived in Halifax.

Originally Posted by Tancredi

I wish I had your problem! Here in Palermo the problem is not the grass but that due to the drought and the high summer temperatures even the old trees could die. Here in June the grass dies almost everywhere

Grass dies in Vancouver almost every summer too but stays green all winter; this part of Canada has a more Mediterranean climate in summer, but you would not think so from the weather now. We just had some warm sunny days, and now it will be cloud and rain, but it often changes unexpectedly and we get some sunny breaks.

[SignalHillHiker]

Originally Posted by Marty_Mcfly

Good 'ol Japanese knotweed. That stuff is nearly impossible to get rid of, and will take over ever square inch of your yard if not kept maintained. Thank god I've only ever seen it downtown here in the city. I'd probably just sell my house if it were to pop up in my yard lol.

Currently sunny and 18 at just before 10am. Northeasterly seabreezes will likely start this afternoon, so I wouldn't expect it to get too much warmer than it is right now. Back to trash NL spring weather tomorrow though.

I’ve seen it everywhere, especially alongside highways throughout the province. At my grandmother’s house in Creston South there’s proper bamboo (I think). It looks like knotweed and grows/dies every year in the same way but the leaves are as big as elephant ears and the plants grow easily twice my height.

[Marty_Mcfly]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I’ve seen it everywhere, especially alongside highways throughout the province. At my grandmother’s house in Creston South there’s proper bamboo (I think). It looks like knotweed and grows/dies every year in the same way but the leaves are as big as elephant ears and the plants grow easily twice my height.

Here in the city. Outside the city its everywhere. If it resembles bamboo it's Japanese knotweed.

[Tancredi]

I saw many photos and videos of the Halifax public garden. It is really beautiful and very well cared for. Your photos confirm the beauty of your park.

Originally Posted by Arrdeeharharharbour

Fantastic day to visit the Halifax Public Gardens yesterday. Temps were in the mid to high 20's depending on where you were in the city and full-on sunshine. Expecting pretty much the same today though showers are forecast for the overnight. We had lots of tourists wandering around the downtown due to a crusie ship visit. Hot spot in NS right now is Bedford basin at 21.1.

[Architype]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I’ve seen it everywhere, especially alongside highways throughout the province. At my grandmother’s house in Creston South there’s proper bamboo (I think). It looks like knotweed and grows/dies every year in the same way but the leaves are as big as elephant ears and the plants grow easily twice my height.

There are definitely invasive species in Nfld.. Here is a photo I took while on a hike near Cow Head in western NL.
I am still not sure what this is, maybe it is something like hogweed.

[Tancredi]

From my point of view (that of those who live in Sicily) it is truly incredible that in a city like Vancouver the grass dies in the summer. A Canadian city where between June and August about 130mm of precipitation is recorded, in Palermo we stop at about 30mm in total, and the average maximum temperatures of the hottest month of the year do not go beyond 23 ', in Palermo we go up to 30- 31 ', while the lows stop around 18', in Palermo it does not drop below 23-24 '. I believe that if, by magic, in Palermo there were a summer with the temperatures and rains of Vancouver, the grass would not die. So I think that in Vancouver the grass dies in the summer because it is a different, less resistant grass than the one that grows in Southern Italy. A grass, that of Vancouver, which needs more water and lower temperatures to survive than that which grows in Sicily.

Sorry for the grammar errors

Originally Posted by Architype

^ Nice photos, I loved the Public Gardens when I lived in Halifax.



Grass dies in Vancouver almost every summer too but stays green all winter; this part of Canada has a more Mediterranean climate in summer, but you would not think so from the weather now. We just had some warm sunny days, and now it will be cloud and rain, but it often changes unexpectedly and we get some sunny breaks.

[Architype]

Originally Posted by Tancredi

From my point of view (that of those who live in Sicily) it is truly incredible that in a city like Vancouver the grass dies in the summer. A Canadian city where between June and August about 130mm of precipitation is recorded, in Palermo we stop at about 30mm in total, and the average maximum temperatures of the hottest month of the year do not go beyond 23 ', in Palermo we go up to 30- 31 ', while the lows stop around 18', in Palermo it does not drop below 23-24 '. I believe that if, by magic, in Palermo there were a summer with the temperatures and rains of Vancouver, the grass would not die. So I think that in Vancouver the grass dies in the summer because it is a different, less resistant grass than the one that grows in Southern Italy. A grass, that of Vancouver, which needs more water and lower temperatures to survive than that which grows in Sicily.

Sorry for the grammar errors

Interesting, I don't know about the types of grasses, but in 2021 we had a drought of over 50 days (I think), and those conditions are common in summer here. In July it seldom rains and the grass turns yellow - or dies - but in June and August there is usually some rain. "On average, July is the driest month with 35 mm." Climate change seems to bring more rain in winter and longer drought in summer; I have lived here a since the 80s and I think it is somewhat normal, but getting more extreme.