Three warnings: blowing snow, flash freeze and wind, all at once
 

I haven't posted for a couple of days due to illness. Now I'm up and
running in time to report an abrupt weather change in southern
Ontario, much like what Colin experienced in Montreal in 1988. Rapid
winter weather change is a hallmark of the Canadian climate.

Yesterday morning we had a freezing rain warning as rain fell with a
temperature of minus 2C. Eventually the temperature rose to plus 4C,
so the warning was dropped. The weather remained rainy and plus 4C
until nearly 7 am today, when a sharp cold came through bringing with
it wind gusts of 100 km/h, whiteouts in heavy snowsqualls and a rapid
freeze of melting snow and rainwater on roadways. From 7:00 am to noon
the temperature fell from plus 3C to minus 8C with a minus 20C
windchill. This is nothing like the Canadian Prairies where it has
been minus 40C without the windchill, but it is cold enough.

Bob

Three warnings: blowing snow, flash freeze and wind, all at once
 

"mittens" schreef in bericht
...
:I haven't posted for a couple of days due to illness. Now I'm up and
: running in time to report an abrupt weather change in southern
: Ontario, much like what Colin experienced in Montreal in 1988. Rapid
: winter weather change is a hallmark of the Canadian climate.
:
: Yesterday morning we had a freezing rain warning as rain fell with a
: temperature of minus 2C. Eventually the temperature rose to plus 4C,
: so the warning was dropped. The weather remained rainy and plus 4C
: until nearly 7 am today, when a sharp cold came through bringing with
: it wind gusts of 100 km/h, whiteouts in heavy snowsqualls and a rapid
: freeze of melting snow and rainwater on roadways. From 7:00 am to noon
: the temperature fell from plus 3C to minus 8C with a minus 20C
: windchill. This is nothing like the Canadian Prairies where it has
: been minus 40C without the windchill, but it is cold enough.

Funnily enough I had just noticed this and was going to post about it !

Even more dramatic in Toronto
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/CYYZ.html

Cold front that passed through Brussels today was feeble in comparison.

Colin Youngs
Brussels

Three warnings: blowing snow, flash freeze and wind, all at once
 

On Jan 30, 2:37*pm, "Colin Youngs" wrote:
"mittens" schreef in ...
:I haven't posted for a couple of days due to illness. Now I'm up and
: running in time to report an abrupt weather change in southern
: Ontario, much like what Colin experienced in Montreal in 1988. Rapid
: winter weather change is a hallmark of the Canadian climate.
:
: Yesterday morning we had a freezing rain warning as rain fell with a
: temperature of minus 2C. Eventually the temperature rose to plus 4C,
: so the warning was dropped. The weather remained rainy and plus 4C
: until nearly 7 am today, when a sharp cold came through bringing with
: it wind gusts of 100 km/h, whiteouts in heavy snowsqualls and a rapid
: freeze of melting snow and rainwater on roadways. From 7:00 am to noon
: the temperature fell from plus 3C to minus 8C with a minus 20C
: windchill. This is nothing like the Canadian Prairies where it has
: been minus 40C without the windchill, but it is cold enough.

Funnily enough I had just noticed this and was going to post about it !

Even more dramatic in Torontohttp://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/CYYZ.html

Cold front that passed through Brussels today was feeble in comparison.

Colin Youngs
Brussels

Yes, Colin, the weather changes rapidly here in the winter. In
contrast, the summer can have the same weather (sunshine and similar
temperatures) day after day.
Unless you are truly a snow lover, there is much more to do if you
vacation here in the summer.

Bob

Three warnings: blowing snow, flash freeze and wind, all at once
 

"mittens" wrote in message
...
I haven't posted for a couple of days due to illness. Now I'm up and
running in time to report an abrupt weather change in southern
Ontario, much like what Colin experienced in Montreal in 1988. Rapid
winter weather change is a hallmark of the Canadian climate.

Yesterday morning we had a freezing rain warning as rain fell with a
temperature of minus 2C. Eventually the temperature rose to plus 4C,
so the warning was dropped. The weather remained rainy and plus 4C
until nearly 7 am today, when a sharp cold came through bringing with
it wind gusts of 100 km/h, whiteouts in heavy snowsqualls and a rapid
freeze of melting snow and rainwater on roadways. From 7:00 am to noon
the temperature fell from plus 3C to minus 8C with a minus 20C
windchill. This is nothing like the Canadian Prairies where it has
been minus 40C without the windchill, but it is cold enough.

Bob
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When I saw the title I thought it was referring to UKMO warnings for
Scotland on Friday ;-)
Dave

Three warnings: blowing snow, flash freeze and wind, all at once
 

When I saw the title I thought it was referring to UKMO warnings for
Scotland on Friday ;-)
Dave

Judging by many of the charts floating around, these warnings could well
suit many places in Scotland tomorrow.
70kt mean forecast by the GFS over a very large area of the ocean just North
West of Scotland... Uncomfortably close.
I think we might well be looking at temporary severe blizzard conditions
even in the central lowlands. Now that is worrying!
Any experts care to comment on the knife-edge at this stage?

Alex.

Three warnings: blowing snow, flash freeze and wind, all at once
 

"Alex Stephens Jr" wrote in message
...
When I saw the title I thought it was referring to UKMO warnings for
Scotland on Friday ;-)
Dave

Judging by many of the charts floating around, these warnings could well
suit many places in Scotland tomorrow.
70kt mean forecast by the GFS over a very large area of the ocean just
North West of Scotland... Uncomfortably close.
I think we might well be looking at temporary severe blizzard conditions
even in the central lowlands. Now that is worrying!
Any experts care to comment on the knife-edge at this stage?

Alex.
--------------------------
Not an expert opinion, but I don't think you're on a knife edge somehow. I
think your own assesment may well be right.
Dave

Three warnings: blowing snow, flash freeze and wind, all at once
 

On 30 Jan, 19:31, mittens wrote:
I haven't posted for a couple of days due to illness. Now I'm up and
running in time to report an abrupt weather change in southern
Ontario, much like what Colin experienced in Montreal in 1988. Rapid
winter weather change is a hallmark of the Canadian climate.

Yesterday morning we had a freezing rain warning as rain fell with a
temperature of minus 2C. Eventually the temperature rose to plus 4C,
so the warning was dropped. The weather remained rainy and plus 4C
until nearly 7 am today, when a sharp cold came through bringing with
it wind gusts of 100 km/h, whiteouts in heavy snowsqualls and a rapid
freeze of melting snow and rainwater on roadways. From 7:00 am to noon
the temperature fell from plus 3C to minus 8C with a minus 20C
windchill. This is nothing like the Canadian Prairies where it has
been minus 40C without the windchill, but it is cold enough.

Bob

Hi, Bob,
Pleased you're better. I thought someone else had been posting from
Copley when I read the header (;0))
Ken
Copley, Teesdale