[SteelTown]

It's 32.4°C right now

http://geomedia.mcmaster.ca/muws/index.php

[PrairieGirl]

Sorry, most of that extra rain fall comes in the late afternoon thunderstorms, and this is not what has been happening. It's like Vancouver spring/fall here. rain rain rain rain all day, all night. And when it hasn't been raining, mostly over cast.

If this was a typical prairie summer, it would be sunny most of the day, and then a torrential storm in the late afternoon, followed by more sunny periods, and maybe another late night storm.
:yes:

And what this province has been getting is :sly: I'm positive my location has received twice its yearly average already (if not close to).

[north 42]

A nice hot 34c right now at 6:00pm. Humidity is a bit lower today compared to yesterday, and the winds are stronger too.

[Metro-One]

:yes:

And what this province has been getting is :sly: I'm positive my location has received twice its yearly average already (if not close to).

Where is your location?? Was looking at Regina's weather and they have not received that much rain, nothing compared to Alberta.

[PrairieGirl]

Where is your location?? Was looking at Regina's weather and they have not received that much rain, nothing compared to Alberta.

Our farm is near Briercrest. It has rec'd 10 inches of rain (and that was prior to the last couple of orange/red blotches going over it). Some of our neighbouring farmers there have replanted their crops 3 times now.....others have their land under 2 feet of water (as do we but that land wasn't planted this year).

Normally we'd be tickled pink to get 4 inches there by now.

I live in Moose Jaw....no idea what the amount has been here (not as much as the farm) but the clouds have been heavy black/grey for weeks now and the rain, in different forms, has been falling lots (not anywhere near as bad as at our farm though). Moose Jaw is normally protected by the Coteau Hills below us (which normally blocks rain over this city) and we have a similar aridity index to Amarillo, Texas.

Here the rain isn't widespread biblical flooding but if your location is under those colourful blotches you can kiss your crop goodbye (ours that was planted is on higher land).

[PrairieGirl]

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8958/briercrest.png

Our farm is just underneath that red maker.....the whole system shown keeps swirling around over and over and it often comes back up from the States, after leaving Alberta, under Moose Jaw or our farm.

The red/orange/yellow blotches keep going over our farm (and dropping their load there much to the dismay of the farmers there.

What is the difference between puppies and farmers?


When puppies whine they are cute. :P

[PrairieGirl]

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6582/swirl.png

over and over again (with thankfully some misses)

[Nicko999]

A dew point of 25c is crazy! Not seen often in Canada.

It is not rare... every year (at least once) we see 25C+ dewpoints in Ontario, Quebec. Manitoba doesn't get high dewpoints as often but they are prone to the same extremes like it was the case in 2007 when Carman recorded the highest dewpoint in Canadian history at 30.0C (and the highest humidex at 53).

28C+ dewpoints have previously been registered in Quebec and Ontario, so it really it's that rare.

EDIT: Speaking of 25C dewpoints...:haha::P

http://i50.tinypic.com/10dzceg.png

[codyLawrenceDylan14]

great day today! High: 27.1C
Condition: sunny

[Shinook]

Rain, rain and more rain in the Lethbridge-Med Hat area; same as it has been for months on end.

I didn't sign up for this crap weather when I moved to Alberta :yuck:

[PrairieGirl]

Rain, rain and more rain in the Lethbridge-Med Hat area; same as it has been for months on end.

I didn't sign up for this crap weather when I moved to Alberta :yuck:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2-4JyKLWOsI#!
Shinook something to hang onto : The great Hadley cell subsidence zone of the southewestern USA also leads to dry climates.

It amplifies the effect of lee rain-shadows. And places with the lowest aridity index are found in this region, east of the mountains.

Salt Lake City, Denver, Boise, Los Angeles and Amarillo all have an aridity index in the 0.2 to 0.5 range. The Canadian cities of Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw and surrounding areas fall in this range as well. Micro climates cause some variation - think oasis.

Another example would be very dry places that lie in large valleys surrounded by lush forests. Sacramento, Death Valley, Kelowna and Kamloops (in BC) for instance.

Those in the know say El Nino is in the works (may be moderate strength when all is said and done). So while I'd rather have Neutral we will (if the climate smartens up) have drier conditions next year (prolly more hail though :hell:)

[Metro-One]

:previous:yeah, we are still dealing with the dying end of La Nina. again, this June has been amazingly wet, cloudy and cool for western Canada, specifically BC and Alberta. Saskatchewan has been on the fence and Manitoba has been much more affected by the above normal weather in the east.

All the crops here in BC are very behind schedule now.

[PrairieGirl]

:previous:yeah, we are still dealing with the dying end of La Nina. again, this June has been amazingly wet, cloudy and cool for western Canada, specifically BC and Alberta. Saskatchewan has been on the fence and Manitoba has been much more affected by the above normal weather in the east.

All the crops here in BC are very behind schedule now.

Saskatchewan is not quite on the fence:



Winnipeg Free Press > Local > Continuing rain prompts flood watches
Local

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Continuing rain prompts flood watches

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 06/19/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 2 (including replies)



THE rains in western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan refuse to go away.

On Monday, the Manitoba government issued a flood watch for the Assiniboine River from St. Lazare to Brandon -- although officials hastened to add they are not concerned about flooding in the province's second-largest city.

"Turn the tap off," said Steve Topping, Manitoba's point man on flooding, said when asked about the situation late Monday.

Flooding continues along the Assiniboine River immediately downstream from the Shellmouth Dam, which is overflowing. So far, only farmland is affected.

Officials are concerned about flows at St. Lazare, where the water is nearly to the top of the riverbanks. Farther downstream at Miniota, the river is also rising, with flows measuring 4,400 cubic feet per second on Monday, compared to a river capacity of 5,300 cfs.

Topping said there is potential for flooding as far downstream as Virden, although the river has more capacity as it winds its way to Brandon.

Brian Kayes, director of emergency management for the City of Brandon, said the river there is still four feet from the top of its banks. But Assiniboine River levels are about 15 feet below their peak in 2011.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition June 19, 2012 B2


Moose Jaw River, the creek by our farm, etc. drain into that river.

[Metro-One]

:previous:You guys have had good rain, but BC and Alberta have not had a single decent high pressure warm spell yet this month, which is very unusual. All we have been able to gather is couple OK days strung together here and there.

Manitoba on the other hand has had some good decent summer stretches this month.

[PrairieGirl]

[IMG]http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9548/frickit.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/3/frickit.png/)
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/9053/craper.png
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4461/circling.png
Just so folks have a good idea of whats been happening on the prairies (I've collected a whole months worth of this). My daughter lives in Medicine Hat and we've shared the same weather. :sly:

It comes, it swirls all over Saskatchewan, 1/2 sometimes heads back to Alberta and some comes back over my city for a 2nd time before heading off to Manitoba.

I have never ever seen weather like this before.

[Nicko999]

23C with a humidex of 29C this morning.:tup:

It warmed up to 32C with a humidex of 40C under sunny conditions! The official temperature of 32.7C was enough to break the old record of 32.0C from 1988.:) Ottawa and Toronto broke records as well.

We had a severe t-storm watch but didn't get anything. Now the 8th consecutive with NO rain. Just to give you an idea, the last time Winnipeg had 2 straight days without rain was June 5-6. The non-watered grass is seriously starting to turn brown.

The Canadian warmspot was Ottawa at 35.0C... We finally have a new highest temperature in 2012.

St Catharines, Ontario (Niagara region) and Huntingdon, Quebec both broke the humidex record by climbing all the way to a 44C humidex today.

[PrairieGirl]

************
Will Dave Phillips of be right? (he blew the winter and spring forecast).
http://www.realagriculture.com/2012/06/realweatherwatch-warmer-than-normal-july-may-make-up-for-cold-wet-june-out-west/

RealWeatherWatch – Warmer Than Normal July May Make Up for Cold, Wet June Out West
June 15, 2012 By RealAgriculture News Team Leave a Comment

On average across the West, this spring has been cool and wet. There have been some warm days, but at this time of year they have been too few:( and too spread out to do any real good as far crop development comes.:hell: The rain, as usual has been both a blessing and a curse to producers in different parts of the west.:koko: In areas of Saskatchewan, the rainfall has been double the normal yearly precipitation :koko:, in areas of Southern Alberta, the rains have been very timely. In either case, what's needed now is sunshine and the heat that comes with it.

SEE MORE REALWEATHERWATCH.

According to David Phillips of Environment Canada, that heat may be on the way.:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: In this episode of the RealWeatherWatch David Phillips talks about what producers can expect as we head out of June and head into what farmers hope will be a hot and sunny July and August.:yes:

[rrskylar]

Rain, rain and more rain in the Lethbridge-Med Hat area; same as it has been for months on end.

I didn't sign up for this crap weather when I moved to Alberta :yuck:

It's been crappy and below normal (aside from a couple of days) for the past two months in S. Manitoba, looks like the weather will finally break and the sun and heat will return tomorrow. The crappy weather may be headed back to southern Alberta.;)

[freeweed]

It's been crappy and below normal (aside from a couple of days) for the past two months in S. Manitoba, looks like the weather will finally break and the sun and heat will return tomorrow. The crappy weather may be headed back to southern Alberta.;)

Thanks, you can keep your floods and mosquitoes, we don't want them. ;)

[Shinook]

Thanks, you can keep your floods and mosquitoes, we don't want them. ;)

There are mosquitoes all over the place in Southern Alberta right now, and some areas with a bit of flooding, so it's not like we are any better off than Manitoba right now. Really, it sucks all across the Prairies right now.

[rrskylar]

Thanks, you can keep your floods and mosquitoes, we don't want them. ;)

Don't you know our rock star city entomologist said NO MORE mosquitoes!

And on flooding the NDP govt.here has chosen to ignore the issue until it goes away.

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/userFiles/images/img4_1928.jpg

Winnipeg Jewish Review

[drew]

Don't you know our rock star city entomologist said NO MORE mosquitoes!

And on flooding the NDP govt.here has chosen to ignore the issue until it goes away.

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/userFiles/images/img4_1928.jpg

Winnipeg Jewish Review

Ha! After the rain we have had in southern Manitoba, us Winnipeggers are gonna get bent over by the mosquitoes. The swarms will be big enough that they'll probably start dragging away small animals and children...

I guess that's what we get for two years of relatively bug free summers...

[PrairieGirl]

No more please (well at least for a couple of weeks)

I checked and this insanity started May 18th (for all 3 prairie provinces) Up till then we were all under severe fire warnings.

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/6748/wetnmorewet.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/802/wetnmorewet.png/)

Captured May 23 (the above forecast)



Outside Moose Jaw (within city limits) back in May (may 23rd to be exact)...May 18th was when the planted field started flooding.
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/2268/may28th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/593/may28th.png/)
The above is normally a field without a hint of water in it.

[MolsonExport]

31C, a few clouds. third +30C day in a row.

[Calgarian]

This is one of the shittiest starts to Summer I can remember. Supposed to be nice today (23) then 6 straight days of rain. I really hope this Summer turns around, it's too short here on a good year...

[north 42]

Already 33c with a 40c humidex. I hope next weekend in Toronto is cooler, it's PRIDE, and I really don't want to melt out in the sun!

[CanadianCentaur]

Definitely not the best spring here weather-wise in Edmonton, and of course for the Prairies, for that matter!

But I'm glad in a way, because my condo will get uncomfortably hot even when the daytime high goes no higher than 21-23°C! And this is in a SE-facing condo! I often have to leave all my windows open 24/7 except when it storms outside or if I have to leave town overnight. I'll definitely try to get a portable air conditioner soon. That is, if they aren't sold out by then - they seem to be surprisingly popular here, despite our cooler summers compared to Ontario and Quebec, probably because there's many others in the same situation as I. I also know a few people in the Edmonton area who have central A/C installed in their homes.

[SteelTown]

It's 32.5°C right now. HOT!

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=186196&page=247

[MolsonExport]

31C, a few clouds. third +30C day in a row.

now 33C. Time for cold beer. :cheers:

[harls]

now 33C. Time for cold beer. :cheers:

You need 6 to catch up to me. ;)

[Nicko999]

Official low of 22.8C in Montreal yesterday, smashed the old record of 20.6C from 1953.:tup:

The mean temperature was 27.8C which was also a record (26.2C in 1953 was the old record).

[codyLawrenceDylan14]

an okay day. high of 22C

was cloudy at first, but then completely cleared.

[Nicko999]

24C with a humidex of 30C this morning.:)

It warmed up to 33C with a humidex of 41C under sunny conditions today.:cool: We were actually a lot warmer than Miami.:P
The storms missed us so we're now at 9 consecutive days without rain (12 of the last 13 days with no rain).

In 2001, we had a record breaking 30 consecutive days with no measurable rainfall between mid-July and mid-August and it's not a coincidence the biggest and longest heat wave ever recorded here happened that summer.

This dry spell happens a month earlier and already we see a pattern.

2 consecutive days above 30C
3 consecutive days above 28C
7 consecutive days above 25C
17 consecutive days above 20C

The Canadian warmspot was Markham, Ontario at 34.9C.

Huntingdon, Quebec recorded a humidex of 43C. They already have 4 40C+ humidex days this year.:)

[PrairieGirl]

Where is your location?? Was looking at Regina's weather and they have not received that much rain, nothing compared to Alberta.



Puts it all in perspective:

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8915/departurefromaverage.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/27/departurefromaverage.png/)

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/601/accumulatedprecip.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/405/accumulatedprecip.png/)

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/5724/amounts.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/805/amounts.png/)

I added up the rainfall totals for Moose Jaw and found we've had 6 inches since this insanity started (7 1/2 since April). Our farm, in total, has received 12.5 inches.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/1404/perceny.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/846/perceny.png/)

[Metro-One]

Cool maps, you can see how Regina has been spared from most of the heaviest rains.

[PrairieGirl]

Cool maps, you can see how Regina has been spared from most of the heaviest rains.

Yep and normally they are in a rainforest zone (in comparison to the rest of the Southern part of this province).

We NEED :hell:'s Heat

[Nicko999]

Official low of 23.8C yesterday. That breaks the old record of 22.8C from 1954.

Mean temperature was 28.6C which is another record. The previous mark was 27.0C in 1953. The 28.6C mean we recorded yesterday actually ties the all-time highest monthly mean temperature of June 29, 1959.:)

We didn't break the record high though.

[PrairieGirl]

:previous:You guys have had good rain, but BC and Alberta have not had a single decent high pressure warm spell yet this month, which is very unusual. All we have been able to gather is couple OK days strung together here and there.

Manitoba on the other hand has had some good decent summer stretches this month.

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2897/growing.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/196/growing.png/)

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2672/grow.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/641/grow.png/)

[PrairieGirl]

:runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway::

:gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::gaah::eeekk::

I was just told

"your going to hate the 18z GFS run at 117 hours from now, a powerful low that is quite large running across SK. It later bombs and merges with some other low pressure to create a monster low over eastern Canada!"

:Titanic:

[Nicko999]

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2672/grow.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/641/grow.png/)

Great map!:)

Extreme Southern Quebec area (including Montreal) and the corridor from Toronto and Windsor is really warmer than everyone else.

[Metro-One]

:previous:The area just west of Kamloops also seems to be a warm pocket, which makes sense, as Ashcroft has been showing, and as I long suspected, the Thompson valley west of Kamloops Lake and east of Spences Bridge really is the warmest area in BC.

[Nicko999]

23C this morning with a humidex of 29C. More awesome weather.:)

29C with a humidex of 33C and sunny! The cold front didn't bring any moisture.:(
Now 10 consecutive days without rain! We're pretty much in a drought right now.

The Canadian warmspot was Deschambault, Quebec at 32.2C.

[Metro-One]

Dude, 10 days without rain is not big deal. Hell, even Vancouver (and especially Victoria) have many stretches of 10 days or more without rain in July, August and September (hell, even this year with our crappy weather we went 14 days without rain in early May).

[RyeJay]

Dude, 10 days without rain is not big deal. Hell, even Vancouver (and especially Victoria) have many stretches of 10 days or more without rain in July, August and September (hell, even this year with our crappy weather we went 14 days without rain in early May).

Get used to more frequent, and longer, stretches of days without rain, concurrent with higher temperatures.

And to counter your claim: It's a big deal to farmers, a big deal to firefighters in various forested areas, a big deal to municipal water supplies, and a big deal for the localised ecologies containing living organism not acclimated to deal with events of drought, events of raging forest fires, to events of torrential rainfall and flash floods.

[PrairieGirl]

There are mosquitoes all over the place in Southern Alberta right now, and some areas with a bit of flooding, so it's not like we are any better off than Manitoba right now. Really, it sucks all across the Prairies right now.

Shinook if what I've been looking at comes to pass :yuck: you are really really really going to be unhappy soon!

(or me if it shifts back this way :sly:)

Will be contacting my daughter in Medicine Hat to get a sump pump (just in case).

Nick you however may :shrug: be very very very happy soon (if it doesn't carry that form of moisture that you are relatively unfamiliar with).

[codyLawrenceDylan14]

Great day! high of: 22.5C

condition: sunny

Humidex: 24C

yesterday there was a high of 21.5C

[Nicko999]

Dude, 10 days without rain is not big deal. Hell, even Vancouver (and especially Victoria) have many stretches of 10 days or more without rain in July, August and September (hell, even this year with our crappy weather we went 14 days without rain in early May).

With our humidity, 10 straight days of no rain is a big deal. A week without a t-storm or a rain shower during the summer doesn't happen often in Eastern Canada.

It might not be a big deal for Vancouver but I'm used to seeing brown grass in June.

[Shinook]

With our humidity, 10 straight days of no rain is a big deal. A week without a t-storm or a rain shower during the summer doesn't happen often in Eastern Canada.

It might not be a big deal for Vancouver but I'm used to seeing brown grass in June.

No, it really isn't a big deal no matter where you live in this country; you are just making it out to me. It just seems like you are quite hyperactive when it comes to the weather, where you seem passionate which is great (and I do appreciate the stats you post here), but you do tend to exaggerate quite a bit.

I don't mean to offend and I'm sorry if I did, but it's just something I've noticed about you on this thread.

[Shinook]

Still cloudy and showery in the Lethbridge-Med Hat areas of Southern Alberta. A good day to catch up on some office work :)

[PrairieGirl]

El Nino.....now how strong, and long lasting, will it be?
And will it do what I quoted below since La Nina sure didn't act like it should have.
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7158/elnino.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/163/elnino.png/)

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4793/elnino2.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/535/elnino2.png/)

In Canada and the northern US, the additional heat strengthens and alters the path of the JET STREAM - the high-altitude, fast-moving river of air that steers weather systems around the world. What happens to North American weather in the weeks following the onset of El Niño largely depends on whether the jet stream remains a single stream or splits in 2. A single jet stream curving north over BC then plunging south through the centre of the continent brings colder temperatures to the Great Lakes and eastern North America. At the same time, a high pressure system stalls over the Rocky Mountains, preventing moist Pacific air from moving inland. Mild, dry weather then dominates western Canada and the northwestern US. If the jet stream splits, its extreme northern branch tends to create storms in the Gulf of Alaska and warm temperatures in western Canada. The southern branch delivers more storms to California, Texas and Florida before moving up the east coast of North America.

It is difficult to predict what type of weather an El Niño will bring to North America, since each occurrence varies greatly in strength and impact. In the winter of 1982-83, very mild Pacific air penetrated eastward to the Great Lakes and beyond. Yet 6 years earlier, southern Ontario suffered a cold winter while the West experienced balmy temperatures during a weaker El Niño.

For people who depend on the weather for their livelihood, El Niño has both good and bad side effects. For BC salmon fishermen, it can be good news as Fraser River-bound sockeye opt for cooler waters, making them available to Canadian fishermen only. On the other hand, schools of hungry mackerel riding the El Niño wave may devour young sockeye stock. To Prairie farmers anxious to see soil moisture replenished, El Niño's usually snow-free winter is not welcome news. On the other hand, an El Niño year also correlates with a :sly:warmer, wetter spring:sly:, which increases spring wheat yields.

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/el-nino

[Nicko999]

No, it really isn't a big deal no matter where you live in this country; you are just making it out to me. It just seems like you are quite hyperactive when it comes to the weather, where you seem passionate which is great (and I do appreciate the stats you post here), but you do tend to exaggerate quite a bit.

http://www.climat-quebec.qc.ca/htdocs/data_fixe/page/en/p_suivi_climatologique/p_evenements_exceptionnels/ete2001_au17082001.pdf

Table 6 are the longest dry spells (1 mm or less) during the summer months. The table was created in 2001 so the 17 days long drought from August 31st to September 17th, 2009 is not there.

While not record breaking, it not every year we see such long dry spell.

I don't mean to offend and I'm sorry if I did, but it's just something I've noticed about you on this thread.

Ah, don't worry.:)

[Nicko999]

Gorgeous day!:) The A/C will have a few days off.:P

27C and sunny! We had a quick rainshower this morning that brough us 1.6 mm. Nice to get some moisture but we need way more.

Yesterday's low was 22.4C which once again breaks the old record of 21.9C from 1998.:tup:

The Canadian warmspot was Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories at 32.5C. The crazy weather is back up north.

[freeweed]

El Ninos are awesome. In the prairie provinces you're virtually guaranteed warmer winters with less snow, and that's about it in terms of effects. No matter which way the jetstream splits.

It's about time, too. While last winter wasn't horrible, Calgary has been the shits for winter for several years now. We need to get back to our virtually snowless winters.

[someone123]

I guess Vancouver is on its way to having one of the worst Junes ever. Our forecast up to July still has temperatures in the 15 degree range, lots of rain, and most importantly no days of full sun.

The stretch of cloudy weather here has been abysmal. A cloudy spring/summer here is a lot worse than in other places because of how little sunlight there is from about November onward.

[jlowry24]

Calgary hasn't been any better. Today has been yet another day of grey skies, showers, and temps in the mid-teens. I work in a basement and I feel like I've barely seen the sun all month. The annoying thing is that the long-range forecast always shows a stretch of mild, sunny weather coming in 4-5 days, but as we get closer it's inevitably changed to showers/thunderstorms and sub-20 highs.

[Metro-One]

:previous:It has been the exact same here. Yesterday, for example, showed wednesday and thursday becoming mainly sunny and warm. Today, the forecast has wednesday, thursday and friday being cloudy with showers and temps around 19 to 20, which I am sure will be reduced even further by the time those days get closer.

This is hands down, the worst June I can ever remember. Vancouver has been setting a lot of negative records the last few years, essentially stuck in the same funk cycle that you guys in Calgary have been.

[PrairieGirl]

El Ninos are awesome. In the prairie provinces you're virtually guaranteed warmer winters with less snow, and that's about it in terms of effects. No matter which way the jetstream splits..

I hope so because La Nina wasn't supposed to bring us a winter with no snow and no winter.

This is what we are *supposed* to be looking at on Thursday. GFS is becoming more certain of it at every release. Care to make a guess re it's effects?????
"GFS actually keeps showing powerful lows interacting right on SK for a long while after the high pressure moves away. Last night's GFS showed sub-980 mb pressure which is rare over the prairies. That could be either a tornado outbreak or heavy rain but I can assure you there won't be sunny skies during that!! Here is last night's image of the powerful low at 99 hours (now ~80 hours)":

http://i50.tinypic.com/2yxjjp0.png

:sly: :runaway::whatthefuck:Lowest pressure on earth.:whatthefuck::runaway: :sly:
:fireworks:

[PrairieGirl]

I'll trade locations with any of you (except Manitoba and points East...just in case).

[PrairieGirl]

oops

[Nicko999]

27C with a humidex of 29C and sunny early this afternoon before it clouded up. We had a some drizzle but that was it.

It felt cool this morning with a low of 14C.:P

The Canadian warmspot was Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories at 34.7C.:sly: Jeez, that's the almost the warmest temperature recorded in Canada this year.:koko:
http://i45.tinypic.com/2h320xy.png

[Metro-One]

:previous:Was watching Inuvik myself today, it was 32 (90) today, and tomorrow is suppose to be 30 as well (was 30 there yesterday too). Amazing for a town on the Mackenzie Delta. It most have the warmest summer in Canada for a place on the Arctic Ocean (maybe the world?).

[freeweed]

The annual shock and surprise in this thread at northern points being warm reminds me of being in the US, and the looks on people's faces when I tell them that yes, Canada does actually get summer, and yes, sometimes we even get HOT (like 100 degrees hot).

20-24 hours of sun, plus the jetstream doing what it does pushing warm air very far north, is gonna generate 30s in the arctic. Has all my life. I'd be a lot more worried when these places stop freezing in the winter (coming soon).

[Shinook]

The annual shock and surprise in this thread at northern points being warm reminds me of being in the US, and the looks on people's faces when I tell them that yes, Canada does actually get summer, and yes, sometimes we even get HOT (like 100 degrees hot).

20-24 hours of sun, plus the jetstream doing what it does pushing warm air very far north, is gonna generate 30s in the arctic. Has all my life. I'd be a lot more worried when these places stop freezing in the winter (coming soon).

Around here, that appears to be a Nicko999 thing, cause unless it favors Montreal or Huntingdon, it's hard for him to accept.

[Nicko999]

Around here, that appears to be a Nicko999 thing, cause unless it favors Montreal or Huntingdon, it's hard for him to accept.

35C north of the 66th parallel is crazy!!!

Inuvik was 32C yesterday like Metro said and their all-time warmest temperature is 32.8C (June 17, 1999).

So yeah, it IS an historic event.

[Calgarian]

Well I was looking forward to my trip to BC this weekend since it looks like summer is finally going to show up, however it looks like I may have to skip it now as there will be no way to get anywhere due to all the flooding washing out roads and the mud slides. Crazy spring in the west this year!

[Metro-One]

Yep, huge flooding problems in the BZC interior, they are dealing with incredibly abnormal amounts of precipitation this June. There were many flash floods on Saturday around Salmon Arm due to heavy down pours with thunderstorms.

Again in the extreme north today 30+ degree weather. What makes it so annoying for me is they are receiving a warmer june than the interior valleys of BC this year!

[Calgarian]

Yeah highway 1 in closed at Revelstoke and the 97 is closed between Sicamous and Mara Lake. I could take the #3, but that's a long drive from Calgary.

On the plus side the weather for Stampede looks good, should be an absolute shit show if the forecast holds true.

[Metro-One]

:previous:Yeah, looks like Calgary might actually get some good weather in a few days, I am hoping that BC's shit weather's days are numbered as well, but forecast keeps giving us cloudy and cool.

That said, Calgary first has to get through tomorrow, which has a rainfall warning of up to 40 mm currently forecasted!

[Calgarian]

:previous:Yeah, looks like Calgary might actually get some good weather in a few days, I am hoping that BC's shit weather's days are numbered as well, but forecast keeps giving us cloudy and cool.

That said, Calgary first has to get through tomorrow, which has a rainfall warning of up to 40 mm currently forecasted!

Yup, the rivers are going to Flood just in time for Stampede!

[PrairieGirl]

Storm chasers brace for severe weather in Saskatchewan
Global News : Monday, June 25, 2012 2:51 PM

The chances of severe weather hitting the southern part of Saskatchewan in the next few days are becoming possible.

According to a bulletin issued by the Prairie Arctic Storm Prediction Center (a subdivision of Environment Canada), there is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms developing Monday afternoon and evening over southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan.

It also says there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms Monday night over much of southern Saskatchewan.

But for Tuesday, PASPC forecaster Dave Carlsen says it looks even more volatile with a potential outbreak of severe weather on tap.

The details will depend on the overnight convection and moisture but Carlsen’s bulletin states that perhaps one or two ‘long track’ tornadoes look to be possible on Tuesday afternoon or evening.

According to storm chaser Greg Johnson, there is a real threat for the severe weather to hit major city centers

“The really scary part is the highest risk area anywhere right now is the Moose Jaw, Regina corridor so a very heavily populated area.” Johnson said.

PASPC also mentions in its bulletin that the most likely area for the strongest storms will be a 100 kilometre circle centered around Moose Jaw.

“The storm is not set up exactly the same but certainly the threat level were experiencing in Saskatchewan is the same as it was in JOPLIN, MISSOURI last year,” Johnson mentioned.

If you take pictures or video of any severe weather, and only if it safe to do so, send them to Global Ground Force.
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Storms expected for Regina Tuesday draw tornado chasers

Reported by Patrick Book

First Posted: Jun 25, 2012 3:46pm

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Tornado watchers are planning to amass in the Regina area ahead of some storm activity expected Tuesday.

Monday morning Environment Canada issues some thunderstorm watches for areas around Swift Current in Saskatchewan's southwest. That appears to be just the beginning, however, as storm chasers and the national forecaster both expect the torrential weather to pick up steam heading into Tuesday.

Storm chaser Greg Johnson plans to return to Saskatchewan later Monday to keep an eye on the action. He says a report from the weather service's Prairie Arctic Storm Prediction Center arm is cautioning that "long track" tornadoes could be seen.

"The potential for a tornado that could be on the ground for many, many miles, creating a damage path that can be upwards of a kilometre wide and possibly on the ground for upwards of an hour or more," he explained during a telephone interview from Medicine Hat Monday morning.

He says the conditions are comparable to what was seen in Joplin, Missouri before a series of massively-damaging storms last year. He adds that the potential is so great that fellow storm chasers from the southern United States are converging on the Regina area with the expectation they'll see some activity.

"It's a little bit off the charts, so to speak," said Johnson.

John Paul Cragg is Environment Canada's severe weather specialist for Saskatchewan. He concedes that any severe thunderstorm could potentially create tornadoes. He insists, however, that it's impossible to predict with any accuracy what will happen a full day from now.

"We're looking at computer models; they are fallible. There is a chance that they're giving the wrong information or placing the severe weather in the wrong place," said Cragg.

He says that's why Environment Canada issues its storm watches three to six hours before an event, to ensure it can predict the location and severity as accurately as possible. Tornado warnings are generally issued between 10 and 20 minutes ahead of a possible formation.

Cragg's adamant those alerts should be the only ones people focus on.

"We're the only official body that should be putting out warnings or watches,"said Cragg.

Still, Cragg says a general warning that storms could be on the way isn't a bad thing. He feels it's good for people to ensure they have a plan in place for what to do if severe weather strikes.

Edited by CJME's Karen Brownlee.

[Nicko999]

It felt like early October today.:(

20C and a mix of sun and clouds! It did cloud up this evening.

The Canadian warmspot was Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories at 34.6C.
Absolutely crazy weather up north, already the 5th consecutive 30C+ day in Fort Good Hope, quite possibly the longest streak in the country this year. Even Windsor hasn't had more than 3 straight days like that despite their warm spring.

Last Mountain, Saskatchewan recorded a humidex of 38C.

The record high dewpoint this year is Lagoon City, Ontario at 25.1C on June 20, 2012.

[rrskylar]

Nice sunny 27 today in the Peg, it was the warmest day since way back on June 7th (30). Forecast 30 with humidex at 38 tomorrow.

[codyLawrenceDylan14]

On the 24th the high was 26.1C and sunny

Yesterday the high was 23.5C

And Environment Canada today is forecasting a high of 18C but it is 11:30AM and the temperature is 20.3C. So hopefully it get's somewhat more warmer. :)

Note: Im feeling really bad for all of you people in the West.

[Shinook]

Pouring rain yet again in the Lethbridge-Med Hat areas of Alberta.

I'm starting to sound like a broken record.

Also a heavy rainfall warning for the SW Foothills.

[PrairieGirl]

Note: Im feeling really bad for all of you people in the West.

Thank you Cody as I am *really worried* re what today might bring (both here and everywhere)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2641/tornadorz.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/513/tornadorz.png/)

[Calgarian]

Overcast and cool today in Calgary. 85% humidity though, so it doesn't feel too bad out. Supposed to start raining this afternoon continuing into tomorrow morning, at least 25mm, probably much more.

[rrskylar]

26 with the humidex already at 33, going to be a sticky one today.

[CanadianCentaur]

Mostly overcast, but it's 22°C and muggy!

I now have a new AC unit, and it's up and running, as I'm testing it - it's been a little uncomfortable in my condo today.

[north 42]

27c and beautiful today, but another heat wave starting this week, with 8 days in a row forecasted to be 30c or higher, with a high of 35c on Thursday being the hottest of the days.

This year has been amazing weather wise here in the Windsor area, the only thing we aren't getting is any measurable rain to green up the grass, it's been very dry.

[rrskylar]

29 with humidex at 37 now, pretty muggy.

[Nicko999]

The annual shock and surprise in this thread at northern points being warm reminds me of being in the US

The heat up north has even made the news down south... it's basically never been that warm for that long there... ever.

Finally we are not alone. Yesterday I saw some tweets which led me to do some research about the heat that is gripping regions near and above the Arctic Circle! A region of the world that is usually noteworthy for the cold, is just baking right now. They have continuous sunshine, with no sunset I think right now. Do you know anybody in Inuvit, Canada (pop. 3300) in the Northwestern Territories?

Seems pretty…yesterday they hit at least 86°. They weren’t alone, Ft Good Hope (pop. 550) and Ft McPherson (pop. 775) hit 90°. As this next map shows these are communities near or on the Arctic Circle! From their website, the hottest it’s ever been was 89°!
http://fox4kc.com/2012/06/26/our-heat-the-arctic-circle-heat/

EDIT: World's Hot Spot on Accuweather...:P
http://i50.tinypic.com/muis4.png

[PrairieGirl]

1 large tornado touched down outside of Moose Jaw (was tracking this way but did change direction) and one other one has been confirmed (not sure where that one was).

Sky currently is black as black can be and freaky colours/wind are reported by those who can see outside (I'm at work). We are now under severe storm warning.

Thunder is shaking my building and it is mainly made of cement and brick (floors and walls)

[feepa]

Regina about to get fucked up...

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4803/reginadu.jpg

[Nicko999]

Historic heat wave in the Plains...

Miles City, Montana was 111F today! 111F = 43.9C.
That's not actually not that far from Canada.
http://i49.tinypic.com/291okyw.png

Hill City, Kansas was 114F (45.6C). I might actually go visit my uncle in Kansas City in late July so the car's A/C must be ready!!!:P:D

[Nicko999]

Well, I asked for rain and I got it.:rolleyes:

18C and cloudy/rainy today! That was one of the coolest June 26th you'll ever see around here.:( The record for coolest high is 15.0C from 1981.

The Canadian warmspot was Regina at 32.2C.

A few places in Saskatchewan and Manitoba had a humidex of 41C. Those are the first 40C+ readings in the country this year outside of Ontario and Quebec.

[freeweed]

I flew just south of that storm in SK today and had an amazing view out the window. Pardon my french, but it was one fucking monster. It felt like we circled around it for close to half an hour, which makes sense now that I see some of the radar imagery. I have never seen such a tall, dense, and simply massive thunderhead before.

[drew]

Historic heat wave in the Plains...

Miles City, Montana was 111F today! 111F = 43.9C.
That's not actually not that far from Canada.


We camped outside Miles City a few summers ago on a road trip to Idaho. It was not quite that hot, but I remember it being 100F at dusk, and it didn't cool down below 90F thru the night.

Ridiculous heat. Sleeping wasn't great that night, to say the least.

Meanwhile here in Winnipeg, the humidex outside is still above 30 and the a/c is on inside.

[PrairieGirl]

I flew just south of that storm in SK today and had an amazing view out the window. Pardon my french, but it was one fucking monster. It felt like we circled around it for close to half an hour, which makes sense now that I see some of the radar imagery. I have never seen such a tall, dense, and simply massive thunderhead before.
That storm caused a lot of anxiety...even old men were saying it was a monster.

check here: http://tornadohunter.ca/tornado-hunter-blog/

one of many my husband captured:
early on and had very blue skies before (camera was in video mode at the time)
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/4463/dscn1089d.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/825/dscn1089d.jpg/)

he now has an album's worth of mammatus clouds.:tup:
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9476/dscn1115p.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/27/dscn1115p.jpg/)

[Biff]

I absolutely love good thunder storms. I never wish for anyone to get hurt or significant damage but the more wicked the better. The skies never cease to amaze me when off in the distance you can see a line of 3 or 4 massive thunderheads approaching. The best are when it is relatively clear and the storm approaches kind of isolated with strange looking clouds (like above) and you can just sit out and watch the lightning and hear (an feel) the thunder without any rain.

One of the saddest times of the year for me is in the fall when the temperatures cool to the point where the thunder storms are gone for the year. It is hard to know i have to wait until next May for them to start again. The strange thing is lately we have been getting thunder and lightning in winter on occasion. I can remember twice last winter and once the year before in Jan and Feb where we have had this. I cannot remember that happening at all when i was young.


..........sorry for the novel about my little fetish.

[PrairieGirl]

I absolutely love good thunder storms. I never wish for anyone to get hurt or significant damage but the more wicked the better. The skies never cease to amaze me when off in the distance you can see a line of 3 or 4 massive thunderheads approaching. The best are when it is relatively clear and the storm approaches kind of isolated with strange looking clouds (like above) and you can just sit out and watch the lightning and hear (an feel) the thunder without any rain.

One of the saddest times of the year for me is in the fall when the temperatures cool to the point where the thunder storms are gone for the year. It is hard to know i have to wait until next May for them to start again. The strange thing is lately we have been getting thunder and lightning in winter on occasion. I can remember twice last winter and once the year before in Jan and Feb where we have had this. I cannot remember that happening at all when i was young.


..........sorry for the novel about my little fetish.

I love them too :slob:...the more thunder the better but not with a tornado possibly hidding in the wings.:yuck:


I've never seen this before.....the whole side of our house, 2 1/2 floors, is covered with them.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9717/dscn1119n.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/dscn1119n.jpg/)

our zephyr :lol: prairie breezes are back yet again (always trust Nature's critters they sense so much more than we...pic taken about 30 minutes before the gusts picked up).

Alerts: Moose Jaw, SK

All Alerts In Effect for Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan


Wind Warning

Wind Warning

Issued at 9:15 AM CST Wednesday 27 June 2012
Summary

Strong southwest winds of 70 km/h with gusts of 90-110 km/h are expected today.

Details

An intense low pressure system :help::Titanic::gaah:..Remnants of the stormy weather over the past two days..Will track slowly through Central Saskatchewan today. Southerly winds ahead of the low will shift to westerly and strengthen as the low passes by, with sustained winds of 70 km/h with gusts to 90-110 km/h expected to develop in the warned areas throughout the day. Winds will begin to diminish this afternoon or this evening as the low moves away. Meanwhile, heavy rain associated with the low is falling in west-Central Saskatchewan near the Alberta border. Communities such as Pierceland, Paradise Hill and Maidstone should see around 50 mm :sly: :frog::frog: of rain today. Rainfall amounts will taper off sharply further east, with much lesser accumulations expected in the Battlefords.

[rrskylar]

Muggy as hell in Winnipeg, only 27 but the humidex is at 36.

last night was the first time the overnight low was above 20 this year.

Now 29, humidex 38

[Xelebes]

I've never seen this before.....the whole side of our house, 2 1/2 floors, is covered with them.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9717/dscn1119n.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/dscn1119n.jpg/)

Ah, the blessed dragonflies. The more the merrier.

[north 42]

Another perfect day in Windsor, 30c and sunny with lower humidity, looking at a high of 37c tomorrow!

I think Windsor has had the best weather in the country so far this year, almost perfect except for the lack of any precipitation. :cheers:

[theshark]

well mother nature did not know what she wanted to do in Northern New-Brunswick, so she went in that order...Sunny, overcast, pouring rain, overcast, sunny, overcast pouring rain, overcast, sunny and so on....

[PrairieGirl]

Ah, the blessed dragonflies. The more the merrier.

And there were many more :D....when we opened the back door 3/4's took to the air.

I like the look of the damselfly so much more but always grin from ear to ear when I see the dragonflies (especially since Saskatchewan is turning into a giant swamp this year :superwhip B.C. Alberta, Montana and North Dakota :maddown:).

At work there were so many more attached to the buildings there.:cheers:

High of 22C and wind gusts 84 kmph in town so the Coteau Hill Range saved us from having more of those zephyr winds come up (yesterday we did have some 120 kmph gusts :superwhip to Alberta and the States for sending them here). :yuck: :

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6042/windal.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/215/windal.png/) :(:(:(
:previous: courtesy of The Weather Network and a photographer in Moose Jaw.

[freeweed]

The strange thing is lately we have been getting thunder and lightning in winter on occasion. I can remember twice last winter and once the year before in Jan and Feb where we have had this. I cannot remember that happening at all when i was young.

Yeah I can't remember them as a kid either. When I moved to Calgary, which has them almost every year, it really freaked me out. They even have a name for them here - thunderflurries. They're that common.

That dragonfly pic reminds me of the year in the mid-80s when NW Ontario had an absolutely crazy outbreak of them. Beaches were littered with their nymph skins, and the skies would go almost black with swarms of them at dusk. Every available surface was covered by them. And then just like that, the next year they were back to normal. Nature freaking rules.

[Symz]

Another perfect day in Windsor, 30c and sunny with lower humidity, looking at a high of 37c tomorrow!

I think Windsor has had the best weather in the country so far this year, almost perfect except for the lack of any precipitation. :cheers:

Windsor is going to get hammered tomorrow.

[Nicko999]

Ah... those lows pressure systems centered over Maine... I like to call them Atlantic lows. They do happen once or twice a year and we're pretty much the dividing line, everything west of us is clear and warm while east of us it's windy, rainy and cold.

Perfect example today (yesterday was the same story): Ottawa 26C mainly sunny, Montreal 21C cloudy with some short sunny breaks and showers, Sherbrooke 18C cloudy and rainy.

Like I said only 21C today under cloudy and rainy conditions. Hopefully the low moves away and we get our normal summer conditions.

The Canadian warmspot was Fort Frances, Ontario at 32.0C.

Fort Frances had a humidex of 41C today!

[Nicko999]

12/12/12 might be reality after all. And all that heat is heading to Canada.

Hill City, Kansas was 115F (46.1C) once again breaking its all-time high temperature for the 3th straight day.

*LyndsayTWN - Feeling #hot hot hot! More than 1,000 temperatures records have been broken in the US this week. 251 records were smashed Tuesday alone!

Found some bad ass photos of the some of the Colorado fires.

Many more in link.

http://photos.mercurynews.com/2012/06/26/fire-burns-into-colorado-springs-western-neighborhoods/#name here

Colorado Springs' Waldo Canyon wildfire doubles in size overnight, tens of thousands flee

By Jeremy P. Meyer


Posted: 06/27/2012

http://director.mercurynews.com/p.php?a=JSQgNmRveGdiY3lnYDQ1JWh6cSs8Oz8uPjY5LTcmNzkiPjgmJjo%2FMTonNyMoMScyJiMrPDs%3D&m=1340770975

http://director.mercurynews.com/p.php?a=JSQgNmRveGdiY3lnYDQwJWh6cSs8Oz8uPjY5LTcmNzkiPjgmJjo%2FMTonNyMoMScyJiMrPDs%3D&m=1340770968

[someone123]

Ah... those lows pressure systems centered over Maine... I like to call them Atlantic lows. They do happen once or twice a year and we're pretty much the dividing line, everything west of us is clear and warm while east of us it's windy, rainy and cold.

They happen all the time, and the climate is generally milder and wetter in Atlantic Canada. The plus side is that the places with a more maritime climate are spared the worst of the hot, sticky summer weather that hits Central Canada. Sherbrooke is a very weak example of this compared to one of the islands along the coast.

I do not envy Ontarians right now. It was perfect here today -- 20 and sunny.