Thursday, January 1, 2009

Thursday Jan 1,2009 - Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone.
What a way to start '09..we had a major snowstorm last night.
Yesterday was a fairly nice day with temps just slightly below freezing and the occasional bit of sunshine.Conditions rapidly deteriorated in the early evening when the snow began.The rate of snowfall was quite high and the roads were covered quite quickly.
It has stopped snowing now but the wind is quite strong and is blowing the snow around a lot.
Total snowfall here is about 15cms but some drifts are quite higher.
This looks like a good day to stay inside.

The high on my thermometer yesterday was -2°C.
Currently(9:00AM):
-10°C
Overcast
Wind is strong NW

The forecast:
Blizzard warning in effect.
Today
Day: Flurries at times heavy. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Blowing snow. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming northwest 50 gusting to 80 this morning. Temperature falling to minus 7 this afternoon.
Night: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Clearing overnight. Local blowing snow. Wind northwest 50 km/h. Low minus 8.
Friday
Sunny. Increasing cloudiness in the evening then 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light in the evening. High minus 1.

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