Laugh at Edmonton

feepa · #1 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 5:38 PM**

Ok, just in case you people thought you were feeling cold, heres something that should make you feel warm, and laugh a little

Edmonton
Currently
Observed at: Edmonton City Centre Airport 23 November 2006 9:26 AM MST
Light Snow

Temperature
-17°C
Pressure/ Tendency
101.6 kPa↓
Visibility
0.8 km
Humidity
84 %
Wind Chill
-25
Dewpoint
-19°C
Wind
NE 13 km/h

Text Forecast from Environment Canada
Edmonton: Issued 5.00 AM MST Thursday 23 November 2006

Today
Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this morning. Amount 5 cm. Temperature steady near minus 15.
Tonight
Snow ending this evening then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 17. Wind chill minus 25.
Friday
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. High minus 16. Wind chill minus 28.
Saturday
Cloudy with 70 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 27. High minus 21.
Sunday
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 25. High minus 23.
Monday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 28. High minus 24.

and, just in case you thought I made this up, and its not possible, http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/ci..._metric_e.html

murman · #2 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 5:41 PM**

When it gets that chilly in AB, you can expect the Wet Coast to dip below 0 Celsius, which it might by the weekend.

Taller Better · #3 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 5:42 PM**

ARE YOU SERIOUS? That is horrible! It is only November!! Ugghh... I suspect the cold weather is coming our way...

PhilippeMtl · #4 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 5:45 PM**

Poor you!

Move to Calgary.

feepa · #5 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 5:47 PM**

Calgary is notmuch better

Calgary
Currently
Observed at: Calgary Int'l Airport 23 November 2006 9:00 AM MST
Light Snow

Temperature
-13°C
Pressure/ Tendency
101.0 kPa↓
Visibility
13 km
Humidity
86 %
Dewpoint
-15°C
Wind
SE 5 km/h

Text Forecast from Environment Canada
Calgary: Issued 5.00 AM MST Thursday 23 November 2006

Today
Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. High minus 12.
Tonight
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 17.
Friday
Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Periods of light snow beginning in the evening. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late in the day. High minus 14. Wind chill minus 27.
Saturday
Periods of snow. Low minus 24. High minus 23.
Sunday
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 28. High minus 24.
Monday
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 29. High minus 21.

This is actually forecasted lower then Edmonton! Theres no chinook that can save Calgary from this!

PhilippeMtl · #6 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 5:47 PM**

Move to Iqaluit, Nunavut-> a warm -2!

harls · #7 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 5:48 PM**

feels like spring here.

wacky weather we're having across the country this fall, I tells ya.

feepa · #8 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 5:50 PM**

Regional Normals for Edmonton on today..

Max Temp.
-3°C
Min Temp.
-13°C

feepa · #9 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 5:51 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilippeMtl

Move to Iqaluit, Nunavut-> a warm -2!

WTF!!!

mersar · #10 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 6:04 PM**

No doubt. I think Calgary actually has a worse forecast. At least be glad that EC rarely gets the forecast accuate more then 24 hours in advance.

Personally the cold doesn't bother me, the snow does. Especially when it causes traffic to slow to a crawl, making my normal 30 minute drive to work into 1.5 hours as it did this morning

Normals:Max Temp. 1°C
Min Temp. -11°C

feepa · #11 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 6:05 PM**

Check out all the highway cameras across central and northern Alberta. Some show near prairie blizzard conditions

http://www.ama.ab.ca/road_report/cam...ation_main.htm

^ First camera west of Edmonton

Bigtime · #12 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 6:13 PM**

I think we've been relatively lucky here in Calgary, the last week was some very pleasant and sunny weather.

Thanks for the link to those AMA cameras Feepa! I didn't even know they existed, a great resource for sure!

someone123 · #13 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 6:17 PM**

This is why I am kind of skeptical when people go on about how nice the climate is in Alberta.

I was complaining about how cold it was yesterday and it was 4 degrees out.

feepa · #14 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 6:28 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by someone123

This is why I am kind of skeptical when people go on about how nice the climate is in Alberta.

I was complaining about how cold it was yesterday and it was 4 degrees out.

This will be coldest and snowiest November I remember since the 90s.

Last Winter, was extra great. Christmas with shorts on at over 15+, stayed mainly above freezing till mid february, had a slight dip, but still no snow. March brought alot of snow (typical in Alberta)

We certainly, on average do not get the snow dumps like Altantic Canada does.
Sure, we get some really cold days, I wont deny this, but at least its sunny.
The summer here is great. Its never too hot, and rarely gets cold, and you can have weeks of nearly full sun.
Do not knock it till you try it.

dubiousmike · #15 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 7:05 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mersar

No doubt. I think Calgary actually has a worse forecast. At least be glad that EC rarely gets the forecast accuate more then 24 hours in advance.

Personally the cold doesn't bother me, the snow does. Especially when it causes traffic to slow to a crawl, making my normal 30 minute drive to work into 1.5 hours as it did this morning

Normals:Max Temp. 1°C
Min Temp. -11°C

There's a pretty distinct chinook arch over Calgary right now, but it seems to be missing us to the south. Or something. I'm not entirely sure how that works.

Lethbridge is supposed to get up to +5 today, but I don't put much stock in weather forecasts in this region.

O-Town Hockey · #16 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 7:19 PM**

It's a comfortable 8 degrees and sunny today here in Ottawa. A welcome change considering we have been under cloud cover (and frequent rain) for the last month! I don't think that there is any denying that global warming has made things a little more mild here over the last 20 years. Good luck over there in Alberta; let's hope we stay South of the jetstream and all that snowy cold crap misses Ottawa to the North.

cornholio · #17 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 8:00 PM**

Its a freezing 8c here in Vancouver, cloudy and rainy today and every other day before today for atleast the last month. Over the next couple days though the temperature is suposed to dip all the way to -4 on monday which realy realy sucks and the sun is suposed to come out which I havent seen in a month or so for no more than a couple minuits...im probably going to take that day of because thats just to cold to step outside, might get frost bite. But i am still confident that the prediction is wrong.

sync · #18 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 8:03 PM**

i'll take a dry -15 over a wet -5 any day.

Canadian Mind · #19 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 8:17 PM**

lol, shitastic deal for you folks out in alberta, part of the reason why we left.

circle33 · #20 Posted: **Nov 23, 2006, 8:19 PM**

I would laugh at Edmonton, but normally you knock off 3 to 5 degrees, wait 24hours then you've got Saskatoon's Wx.