What's the weather where you are?

[Aya]

I post some pictures of what it looked like in our neighborhood after we were hit by ice storm last Sunday morning. We had no power for 40 hours. As you can see, trees were all iced and some branches fell on the streets blocked the roads.
We had a quite bit of snow on Christmas day so now the outside is more white - ice + snow.

Here are some pictures. (the first one is the picture of our backyard.)

 

[Aya]

few more pictures:

 

[SMM]

I thought they were reporting the worst winter in living memory or something like that at the beginning of the season... What happened? In fact, by my reckoning this winter has been rather mild compared to last.

It is rather strange, especially over the last couple of days: Strong gales and heavy rain alternating in quick succession with sunshine: Is this April?

But there are more storms coming and thousands are still out of electricity:

_http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25517504

M.T.

Same thing happening in Wales, UK. We had hailstorms that lasted for about half an hour yesterday before a brief period of sunshine.

 

[Jacques]

Indeed. Here is an interesting website which keeps track on snowfalls through the province and the averages. Maybe your area is included in there.

_http://www.climat-quebec.qc.ca/htdocs/data_dyna/page/fr/Tableau_Precip_Saison/Tableau_Precip_Saison.html

Thanks for the link. My city is there and we have already received 21 cm more than the average.

 

[Meager1]

More storms headed into the Northeast tonight.
Up to 14 inches of snow and then bitter cold to follow.

 

[Skyalmian]

From: _http://cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-deep-freeze-as-cold-as-uninhabited-planet-1.2479967

Winnipeg deep freeze as cold as uninhabited planet

Parts of Manitoba hit -53 C, colder than Mars 2:28

In terms of astonishing weather facts, it doesn't get much more impressive than being as cold as a distant planet for a day.

The Manitoba Museum is reporting Winnipeg's temperatures on Tuesday were actually as cold as the surface of Mars.

According to the Curiosity Rover, Mars reached a maximum temperature of -29 C on Tuesday, a temperature Winnipeg only reached shortly before 3 p.m.

The deep freeze over much of Southern Manitoba prompted extreme wind chill warnings in the area and most of the north.

In Winnipeg, the daytime high temperature for Tuesday was only expected to reach –31 C, but the windchill made it feel more like –40 to –50. That means exposed skin can freeze in less than five minutes.

On Monday, it got as warm as –28 C.

In the northern half of the province, in places like Thompson, Nelson House, Lynn Lake, Leaf Rapids and Churchill, the wind chills on Tuesday made it feel like –48 to –53.

The entire province was under an extreme wind chill warning on Monday, but it was later lifted in the central portion of Manitoba as well as the southwest and southeast corners.

Some outdoor New Year's Eve activities cancelled

While many of the outdoor New Year's Eve activities planned at The Forks will go on as planned tonight, at least one has been cancelled.

"The only thing we've had to cancel is the horse-drawn wagon rides, scheduled from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. It's just too cold for that," said Clare MacKay of The Forks. "Everything else we've been able to proceed with, and we have a lot of stuff that happens inside."

The Forks is hosting crafts for kids, a number of bands and fireworks at 10 p.m. Festivities begin at 5 p.m.

Newcomer not dissuaded by cold

A 16-year-old girl from Nigeria hasn't been dissuaded by Winnipeg's other-worldly cold. Lynda Okeke-Okoli arrived in Winnipeg just 48 hours ago to attend high school here.

It wasn't exactly a warm welcome for the teen, with temperatures hovering below -30 C.

"I was just like, ‘God help me!' I said, ‘God, please help me. I don't know how I'm going to handle this!'" she said.

She said even advice from her dad hadn't prepared her for the weather. Despite that, plans to stick out in Winnipeg.

Cold, but not the coldest

It's cold but not enough for a record.

The historical mark for this day in history is a rattling –37.8 C, set in 1967.

Environment Canada meteorologist Dale Marciski said the coldest December on record for Winnipeg was set in 1879, with an average temperature of –26 C.

This December's average temperature so far is close to –21 C. That is only about the fifth coldest ever.

The three coldest Decembers for Winnipeg are:

1879: –26.0 C
1872: –22.6​ C
2000: –22.0 C​
1876: –21.8
1893: –21.4

 

[Deleted member 8431]

God it's cold!

We're in the afternoon and the temperature is currently -25°C (-37°C with wind factor).

Pretty sure the power lines are supraconducting by now.

Will apparently get ''milder'' on the weekend and plunge back afterwards.

I am wondering how you cope.

Well, I can always tell myself that it's still well above the absolute zero. ;D

Actually it's hard to cope. When there is no wind, I can tolerate it quite well but on a windy day, it is a killer (and there is quite always some wind here). I try to stay inside as much as possible and plan to do my casual shopping on ''warmer days'' (which are pretty much non-existent so far).

I sure as heck wouldn't mind a bit of global warming now.

 

[miguel angel]

God it's cold!

We're in the afternoon and the temperature is currently -25°C (-37°C with wind factor).

I am wondering how you cope.

Well, I can always tell myself that it's still well above the absolute zero. ;D

Cool ! (Pun intended) ;D

 

[MrEightFive]

Very rare absolutely snowless, warm and dry New Year holidays in Moscow. Would not everyone say 'global warming'?..

 

[denekin]

Reporting from the East Slope of the Cascades of Washington State, almost in Canada:
We are basically in a winter drought here. By now we should have two feet of snow. We don't have an inch. Temperatures have been very erratic since October. We've had brutal cold snaps, down to -5* F. Today we're just above freezing with drizzle. This is High Desert Country, only 11-16 inches of precipitation a year, most of it in the form of snow between October and February. So our present conditions are worrisome.

 

[Lindenlea]

Just heard on the news tonight that 2013 has been one of the hottest years on record in Australia.

I can believe it as we have seen a few places hitting almost 50C last year, Sydney had 37C on 2nd January and the outer suburbs were hotter than that. The map was showing the whole country as red except for a few coastal spots.

Thank goodness today was cooler.

 

[Keit]

Very rare absolutely snowless, warm and dry New Year holidays in Moscow. Would not everyone say 'global warming'?..

I think 100 million people in 22 states across the US who are experiencing ice storms and heavy snow would say otherwise. ;) UK and Ireland coastal areas are also being heavily flooded. One has just look at the maps of the previous Ice Age to understand what's going on.
_http://www.iceagenow.com/Ice-Age_Maps.htm

Having said that, Belarus also experiences almost snowless and warm January at the moment. On Sunday we are supposed to get +7°C here! Apparently, the temperatures are 5-11°С higher than the average for this period. For the past month there were also constant jumps of temperature from -3°C to +3°C, sometimes even within several hours.

 

[Nancy2feathers]

Snow and wind started here in New York last night. Major highways shut down. This morning woke up to about 6 inches and very windy causing snow to drift and roads icy. Snow has stopped but still very windy. Temp outside the kitchen window is at 0 degrees F. Weather channel says -10 degrees F with windchill factor.

We have been blessed by our woodstove keeping us warm and toasty. It has paid for itself by not relying on the oil furnace to run so much. :)

Hope everyone can be somewhere where they can stay warm!

 

[KJN]

Just checked into the weather channel which had a report on finding 2 hikers in the Great Smoky Mountains near Lake Fontana Dam. Tobacco House is south/adjacent to Lake Fontana. Wind chill was listed at -20F. Terrain looked very white.

Meanwhile, here in So. California, we are in extreme drought. Only a few inches of rain this past year. Typically we would have had several modest rainstorms by now with an increase in Jan and Feb. Hillsides would have been green and reservoirs increasing their water load. Our lakes and reservoirs are AT MOST 1/4 full. Everything that doesn't get watered is dry, dead and gone, unless it is a hearty tree or shrub that is drought- tolerable. Water tables are way off mark and there are media feuds between city folk and the vineyards for water use and allocation. Like a desert w/o any foreseeable relief at the moment. Traveling in N. Cal last fall showed similar effects.

 

[MrEightFive]

I think 100 million people in 22 states across the US who are experiencing ice storms and heavy snow would say otherwise. ;)

Well, of course I meant from uninformed 'ordinary man' viewpoint. This warm is indeed unprecedented.

On Sunday we are supposed to get +7°C here! Apparently, the temperatures are 5-11°С higher than the average for this period.

We will get +5°C by Jan 7 if forecast is correct. And in such case it will be highest recorded temp. for this time of year.

One has just look at the maps of the previous Ice Age to understand what's going on.
_http://www.iceagenow.com/Ice-Age_Maps.htm

Very interesting! According to maps Moscow may be affected by glaciation. It's good.