Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Yesterday was a messy day here with flurries for most of the daytime hours and some strong winds throughout the evening.There was no accumulation here as the temps were a couple of degrees above freezing.Other parts of NS were not so lucky.
From this morning's Chronicle Herald:
'The infamous Cobequid Pass, a rolling stretch of highway in northern Nova Scotia, was closed for about an hour Tuesday as a spring snowstorm descended on the Maritimes, creating an infuriating traffic jam that left more than 150 vehicles stranded.

Just after 2 p.m., amid whiteout conditions, about 15 vehicles were reportedly stuck in the ditch as tractor-trailers spun their wheels on the unplowed westbound lanes near Glenholme.

The lanes were reopened to traffic about an hour later, but the leftover mess — a 10-kilometre line of vehicles — wasn’t clear until 4 p.m.'


Overnight the wind died out and the sky cleared.Today and the rest of the week are forecast to be mild with no precip expected.

The high on my thermometer yesterday was +3°C.
Currently:
-2°C
Clear
Wind is light Northerly.

The forecast:
Today
Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind north 40 km/h gusting to 60. High plus 5. UV index 3 or moderate.

Tonight
Clear. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 7.

Thursday
Sunny. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 6.

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