Mid Afternoon Update

A great winters day here with clear skies, light winds and temperatures a degree below freezing.

Here is a picture from earlier this afternoon.






EC has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Halifax area, saying we can expect up to 15 cm of snow followed by rain. We will have to wait and see on that. A quick look at the models shows the system heading up through the Bay of Fundy, putting us on the warm side of the low, meaning mostly rain. Not a lot of cool air around the area so right now until I can take a closer look at things, I will call for some snow turning to ice pellets and rain then back to flurries tomorrow afternoon as some colder air moves in.

The intrusion of cold air should only be temporary as things warm up on the weekend and it looks like it will stay above normal for at least a week. Quite a reprieve from the weather we have had of late, but being winter I would rather have winter like weather.

Will be back this evening with an update on the approaching system.

Wow it has been quite some time since I posted on here. Well it is a new year and time to try it again. Will be back later today with forcast for tonight and tomorrow and hopefully some graphics

After a dusting of snow overnight we had a sunny day until late this afternoon.
Light snow overnight 2 cm, snow and rain tomorrow 5 cm/5 mm.

Today's high -3.0*C
Today's low -14.6*C
High barometer 102.1 kPa
Low barometer 101.3 kPa
Snowfall tr


Current

Mostly cloudy
Temp -4.2*C
Wind S 10 km
Barometer 102.0 kPa
Humidity 67%

A mix of sun and cloud today with light winds made it a pleasant day. Light snow tomorrow evening 2-4 cm as it looks now, rain or snow for Friday.

Today's high -5.6*C
Today's low -18.2*C
High barometer 101.3 kPa
Low barometer 100.9 kPa

Current

A few clouds
Temp -9.8*C
Wind N 5 km
Barometer 101.2 kPa
Humidity 42%

A sunny day here today but cool. A mix of sun tomorrow and Thursday with a chance of flurries warming up as the week goes by.

Today's high -7.7*C
Today's low -14.5*C
High barometer 100.9 kPa
Low barometer 100.2 kPa

Current

A few clouds
Temp -12.6*C
Wind W 10 km
Barometer 100.9 kPa
Humidity 47%

Some sun this morning otherwise cloudy with some flurries around this afternoon.

Today's high -4.6*C
Today's low -8.8*C
High barometer 100.1 kPa
Low barometer 99.5 kPa

Current

Mostly cloudy
Temp -8.1*C
Wind N 5 km
Barometer 100.1 kPa
Humidity 46%

Sunny this morning, but clouded over near lunch. Has since cleared off. With the light winds and warmer temperatures it was a great day. Chance of flurries tonight and tomorrow then sunny up to Thursday but continuing cool.

Saturday's recap
Sunny
High temp -5.8*C
Low temp -14.6*C

Sunday
High Temp -0.6*C
Low Temp -10.9*C
High barometer 100.4 kPa
Low barometer 100.1 kPa

Current

Partly cloudy
Temp -4.5*C
Wind calm
Barometer 100.3 kPa
Humidity 37%

The snow we were expecting never arrived, it formed further SE than expected. CB and NFLD getting it though. We did however have some light snow this evening which gave a trace of accumulation

Today's high -10.7*C
Today's low -16.1*C
High barometer 100.0 kPa
Low barometer 99.2 kPa

Current

Mostly cloudy
Temp -12.7*C
Wind NW 25 km
Barometer 99.2 kPa
Humidity 50%

Sunny today clouded over during the evening. Snow and wind tomorrow, looks like 6 cm in total.

Today's high -3.7*C
Today's low -10.4*C
High barometer 100.6 kPa
Low barometer 100.1 kPa

Current

Cloud
Temp -7.5*C
Wind W 5 km
Barometer 100.2 kPa
Humidity 43%

Today was a sunny day without a cloud in sky. Winds were light making it another nice winter day. Looking interesting for Friday with snow and wind.

Today's low -11.0*C
Today's high -1.8*C
High barometer 101.2 kPa
Low barometer 100.7 kPa

Current

Clear
Temp -7.1*C
Wind calm
Barometer 100.7 kPa
Humidity 56*

A mix of sun and cloud today with light winds, making it a pleasant day. Looking at the models tonight we could be in for some interesting weather late this week and early next.

Today's high -2.8*C
Today's low -10.6*C
High barometer 101.0 kPa
Low barometer 100.7 kPa

Current

Clear
Temp -6.4
Wind calm
Barometer 101.0 kPa
Humidity 53%

Sunny today with some high cloudiness around lunch hour and early afternoon. Windy with low windchill this morning. No storms this week, unless you live in Newfoundland.

Today's high -5.0*C
Today's low -14.0*C
High barometer 101.3 kPa
Low barometer 100.9 kPa

Current

Clear
Temp -9.8*C
Wind NW 5 km
Barometer 101.0 kPa
Humidity 45%

A blustery day today with flurries and blowing snow this morning with nore sun this afternoon. Chance of snow on Tuesday and Thursday according to EC. Models show systems far off coast.

Today's high -9.3*C
Today' low -12.7*C
High barometer 101.0 kPa
Low barometer 99.9 kPa
Snowfall tr

Current

A few clouds
Temp -11.3*C
Wind NW 25 km
Barometer 101.0 kPa
Humidity 35%

A mix of sun and cloud here today with some flurries earlier this evening. Late last night rain turned to flurries before ending. Had a total of 52 mm of rain.

Today's high 0.4*C
Today's low current temp
High barometer 99.5 kPa
Low barometer 98.1 kPa
Snowfall tr

Current

Light flurries
Temp -6.8*C
Wind NW 20 km
Barometer 99.5 kPa
Humidity 49%

8 pm Surface Analysis.

Heavy rain this afternoon and this evening. Pressure droppping fast a classical weather bomb.

Today's high 6.4*C
Today's low -2.4*C
High barometer 102.7 kPa
Low barometer 97.9 kPa
Rainfall 45 mm (up to 8 pm)
Snowfall tr

Current

Rain
Temp 3.7*C
Wind SW 15 km
Barometer 97.9 kPa
Humidity 99%

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
10:25 AM AST Friday 19 January 2007
Rainfall warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West continued

25 to 55 millimetres rainfall expected today and tonight.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.



A low pressure system is forecast to intensify rapidly as it moves up the Bay of Fundy and then over southern New Brunswick today. The low is expected to bring significant amounts of rain to Nova Scotia today and tonight. Precipitation will start as snow inland and over northern regions. Total rainfall amounts of 25 to 55 millimetres are forecast with the greatest amounts along the Atlantic coast. As well winds gusting up to a 110 km/h are forecast over eastern sections of the Atlantic coast tonight. Les Suetes winds to 160 km/h are forecast for the Highlands of Cape Breton.

After the coldest low temperature of the season a sw flow brought the temperatures up during the day and into the evening. Temps are to rise overnight with rain tomorrow after a brief period of snow. It will cool off for the weekend.

Today's low -19.7*C
Today's high current temp
High barometer 103.8 kPa
Low barometer 103.1 kPa

Current

Overcast
Temp -2.7*C
Wind SW 15 km
Barometer 103.1 kPa
Humidity 53%

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
3:51 PM AST Thursday 18 January 2007
Rainfall warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West issued

25 to 30 mm rainfall expected Friday

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.



An intense low is forecast to move up the Bay of Fundy and then over New Brunswick on Friday. The low is expected to bring significant amounts of precipitation which will start as snow in the southwest overnight and spread northward Friday morning. The snow will change to rain and give rainfall amounts of 20 to 30 mm along the Atlantic coast.

Further north the change over will be somewhat slower resulting in up to 10 cm snow followed by about 10 to 20 mm of rain. Neither rainfall or snowfall amounts are expected to reach warning criteria but the combination will none the less result in messy and potentially hazardous driving conditions. Hence the winter storm watch.

The low is also forecast to bring strong winds to most areas with gusts to 120 km/h expected from Margaree Harbour to Bay St Lawrence.

WOCN11 CWHX 181743
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 1:43 PM AST THURSDAY 18 JANUARY 2007.

AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND STRONG WINDS AS
IT MOVES TO THE NORTH OF NOVA SCOTIA FRIDAY EVENING.
RAINFALL WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE ATLANTIC COAST. ALSO A
SUETE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE THE PUBLIC FORECAST AND WARNINGS.
THE STORM WILL ALSO BRING HEAVY POUNDING SURF AND ELEVATED WATER
LEVELS TO THE ATLANTIC COAST OF CAPE BRETON FRIDAY EVENING. THERE IS
SOME POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED COASTAL DAMAGE OR FLOODING DURING HIGH
TIDE FRIDAY EVENING.

THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AS WARNINGS MAY BE
REQUIRED.

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