Has Winter Arrived?!?!

[ratssass]

Mrs Rabbit,
Would you mind,please,closing your windows.It seems the source of our continual snowfall is eminating from your locale,continuing along the western end of lake ontario and depositing it on my house,here on the eastern end of lake ontario.Your attentiveness in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerley,
The People of Fulton NY

 

[PixelRabbit]

Dear People of Fulton NY,
I'm sorry they are frozen open.
Sincerely,
Frozen Rabbit

 

[pgriz]

Woke up this morning with the outside thermometer scratching at the door and trying to get in. -26C (-15F). Cat wanted to get out, according to her morning habit, took one step across the doorsill and ran back inside to the nearest hot air register. Dumb animal? Maybe not. Tonight, forecast is for -30C (-22F). Winds are picking up, so with the wind-chill it is... not worth describing using normal words. At this point, I don't need a rich relative trying to get rid of an inheritance, I need someone in a warm place where we can run to and wear flipflops and shorts outside.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Lol! THAT'S what that scratching was!

I braved it and went out on the deck with my iPod and took a shot of mine...





Brrrrr!

 

[runnah]

-7 this morning. But hardly any snow.

 

[Sarmad]

Quick shot from an upstairs window (haven't braved it out there yet lol) of what we woke up to this morning

You're lucky, I'm deprived of such beautiful fresh snow! It was 0°C here in the afternoon. It's mostly sunny or overcast here with strong winds here in the winter. Though it snows like once or twice a year. Our family travels a 2 hour journey to Galiyat to enjoy a little snow.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Sarmad, you can always visit Canada

I'm sitting here with my coffee, it is freezing rain/snow/sleeting outside. There are 8 mourning doves, 4 male cardinals, 3 females and countless juncos, finches and sparrows.... And not enough light to take any pictures.
Guess I'll have to be selfish and just enjoy it myself

 

[skieur]

Don't get me wrong, I love Canada (outside of Quebec).

If you yanks spoke French, you would love Quebec too.

skieur

 

[skieur]

You are a very polite people and I do enjoy your many local customs.

If you spent time in Quebec in February, you would enjoy the white canes and canteens....full of liquor.

skieur

 

[PixelRabbit]

There is always a price to pay....

Yesterday we had a "beautiful" day, temp went up to PLUS 12c!! ... and it rained... and it rained ... and the river swelled, and the ice broke away from the shorelines... then overnight reality set in... temp dropped to MINUS 11 by this morning.

Everything is frozen and it's squalling.
The roads say it all lol

 

[Demers18]

Drive a few hours north and I'll show you winter...

Last week was absolutely brutal. We hit a record for Sudbury with -36 celsius without windchill. It was -52 celsius with the windchill. If that's not winter, well I don't know what is. Oh and we can't our 3 foot snowbanks either lol.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Haha no thank you you can keep that cold! brrrr!!
We had over a foot of snow that melted along with a few inches of rain yesterday so other than the black ice on the roads the biggest worry is the rivers and possible ice jams and flooding. It is FLYING right now, yesterday it was huge chunks of ice, did they ever sound cool bumping into each other though!

 

[Demers18]

The whole city shut down for us. My wife's University, Laurentian, was shut down and I was sent home form work because of the rain and major drop in temperatures, from +3 to -20 with in a few hours. We're in Canada, the city isn't supposed to shut down because of weather lol.

 

[snowbear]

Near DC - two days of 70°F (21°C), 46°F (7°C) today and snow showers/flurries tomorrow.


edit: °C added.

 

[PixelRabbit]

The whole city shut down for us. My wife's University, Laurentian, was shut down and I was sent home form work because of the rain and major drop in temperatures, from +3 to -20 with in a few hours. We're in Canada, the city isn't supposed to shut down because of weather lol.

Note in the image I posted.... roads are icy and you can't see but they weren't closed lol There is one section closed that wasn't showing but it is notorious for closing, you pretty much assume as soon as the word "squall" hits the forecast it is not passable lol.