Wednesday Update


Rather stormy here in the capital city earlier this evening with heavy rain and high winds. It has passed to the east now and the temperature is beginning to fall after a high earlier of 10*C. With all the water around it will probably be slippery tomorrow morning for the drive into work. Temperatures look to be above normal for the next while, at least until Tuesday, with more heavy rain for Saturday.


Today's high 10.2*C
Today's low -0.5*C
Barometer trend slowly rising.


Looking Ahead

Thursday Clear

Friday Clear

Saturday Rain and windy.

Sunday Clear and cooler.

Monday Clear and cool.

Tuesday Clear and milder.


Thanks for dropping by and enjoy your day.

Tuesday Update

A cloudy day here today with temperatures a few degrees above freezing. A lot easier to get around than yesterday.

Neat IR satellite picture of low pressure system off the coast last evening.

Today's high 2.0*C

Today's low current temp -0.2*C

Barometer trend rising

Looking Ahead

Wednesday Rain and mild 15 mm

Thursday Clear and cooler.

Friday Increasing cloud throughout the afternoon.

Saturday Rain mild and windy.

Sunday Clear and cooler.

Monday Clear and cooler.

Monday Morning Storm Update


Snow began late last evening and changed to ice pellets overnight. It all changed to rain here in the past half hour. Roads are a mess and schools through out the province have been closed for the day.

Sunday Update


Warnings for area as issued by Enviroment Canada


Halifax Metro and Halifax County WestHalifax County - east of Porters Lake.Winter storm warning in effectWind warning in effect.Tonight..Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Snow and blowing snow beginning this evening. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h increasing to 50 gusting to 70 except gusting to 90 along the coast overnight. Temperature rising to zero by morning.Monday..Snow and blowing snow changing to rain in the morning and ending in the afternoon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers. Risk of freezing rain in the morning. Snowfall amount 2 to 4cm. Rainfall amount 15 to 25 mm. Wind northeast 50 km/h gusting to 70except gusting to 90 along the coast in the morning. Wind becoming northeast 30 in the morning. High 6.Monday night..Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind northeast 30 km/h. Low plus 1.


We enjoyed a pleasant mid winters weekend here, with temperatures below normal under sunny skies for the most part until this afternoon when clouds from the approaching system moved in.


Today's high -6.5*C
Today's low -18.8*C
Barometer trend rising then falling


Looking Ahead

Monday Snow overnight changing to rain, mild.

Tuesday Rain and mild.

Wednesday Rain and mild.

Thursday Clear and cooler but still above average temperatures.

Friday Clear

Saturday Rain and continuing mild.


Thanks for dropping by and have a great evening.

Friday Update


Sunny and cool today, not a cloud in the sky for the most part. Looks like a sunny weekend cold on Saturday however but temperatures moderating on Sunday. First part of next week still looks mild and wet as I mentioned yesterday.

Today's high -8.6*C overnight
Today's low -14.7*C will probably be cooler than that before the day ends.
Barometer trend steady


Looking Ahead

Saturday Some clouds around in the morning with a chance of a flurry or two, Sunny in the afternoon and continuing cold.

Sunday Clear and not as cold as Saturday.

Monday Spring like weather for the next few days, Showers and mild.

Tuesday Rain and mild.

Wednesday Showers and mild.

Thursday Clearing and cooler.


Thanks to all who drop by and I hope your day was great.

Thursday Update


A mix of sun and cloud here today with seasonable temperatures. After we get through the cold this weekend it will warm up with a cut off low floating off the coast for a few days. Along with the milder temperatures we can also expect some showers off and on.


Today's high -3.7*C
Today's low current temp -6.9*C
Barometer trend rising then steady


Looking Ahead

Friday Clear and cold

Saturday Clear and cold

Sunday Sun and cloud

Monday Cloudy with a chance of showers.

Tuesday Showers and mild.

Wednesday Showers and mild.

Wednesday Update


Well that rain we had last night froze this morning just in time for every one's commute to work. A number of accidents were reported through the area. Sunny this afternoon with temperatures just above freezing. Talk about freezing, we are going to be in the deep freeze for the next few days.

Today's high 3.7*C which occurred just after midnight
Today's low -4.9*C
Barometer trend falling then rising


Looking Ahead

Thursday Cloudy with flurries and cold.

Friday Maybe some light snow overnight as a system moves by offshore, cold.

Saturday Clear and cold.

Sunday Increasing cloud with flurries, not as cold.

Monday A mix of sun and cloud with a chance of flurries.

Tuesday A chance of flurries.


Thanks for dropping by and I hope you had a great day!

Tuesday Update


Cold and clear this morning, but it warmed up nicely through the day, in fact we are on the plus side of zero now. We had some light snow this afternoon and evening but it has turned to showers, but will turn back to flurries overnight as the temperature falls back.

Today's low -16.4*C
Today's high 0.6*C current temp
Barometer trend falling


Looking Ahead

Wednesday Showers changing to flurries overnight, clearing in the afternoon.

Thursday Flurries and cool.

Friday A mix of sun and cloud and cold.

Saturday Clear and cold.

Sunday Cloudy with flurries and not as cold.

Monday Cloudy with light snow.


Thanks for dropping by, I hope your day was great!

Monday Update


Cold Cold Cold!

For my location anyway. We never climbed out of the minus double digits today, with wind chills approaching -30*C. After a cold night will moderate tomorrow with a system moving in from the west. Then cold again towards the end of the week.

Today's high -13.3*C
Today's low -17.7*C
Barometer trend rising


Looking Ahead

Tuesday Snow in the pm 2-5 cm.

Wednesday Snow possibly changing to rain overnight then clearing.

Thursday Cooler with flurries.

Friday A mix of sun and cloud with flurries and cold.

Saturday Clear and cold.

Sunday Clear.


Thanks for dropping in and I hope your day was great!

Sunday Evening Update.

Cleared off here late this afternoon and then the temperature plummeted into the - double digits before settling back around -9*C. Cold tonight and tomorrow, -15*C tonight and -12*C for tomorrow.


Today's high -0.7*C
Today's low -10.8*C
Barometer trend falling then rising


Looking Ahead

Monday Cold with a chance of flurries.

Tuesday Increasing cloud with snow in the evening, may become mixed with rain overnight.

Wednesday Snow/rain ending cool.

Thursday Cooler with a mix of sun and cloud, chance of flurries.

Friday A mix of sun and cloud.

Saturday Cloud.


Thanks for stopping by and I hope you had a great Sunday!

Sunday Afternoon Update

woke up this morning with snow and it snowed until just recently. Looks like we received 10 cm, system came closer to coast than EC expected. I should have stayed with my original forecast from earlier on.

Will be back this evening with my usual post.

Saturday Update

Sunny day here today with light nw winds which backed to the sw this afternoon as a system skirts pass the coast. Radar shows light snow moving into the province at this time, we can expect 2 - 5 cm.

Today's high 1*C
Today's low -3.7*C
Barometer trend rising then falling


Looking Ahead

Sunday Light snow

Monday Flurries and cold

Tuesday Increasing cloud with snow.

Wednesday Light snow

Thursday A mix of sun and cloud with a chance of flurries.

Friday Clear and cool

Friday Update


Here in the capital city of Nova Scotia we are currently under a wind warning with gusts of up to 100 km. It has seemed to have calmed down here the last half hour compared to what it was like earlier. Wet snow began near noon and turned to rain after about 1 cm. Rain was heavy for a good part of the afternoon and continues at posting.


Today's high current temp 5.6*C
Today's low -7.8*C
Barometer trend falling rapidly


Looking ahead

Saturday Clear and cooler with a chance of flurries.

Sunday Cool with a chance of flurries. Models have moved the potential snow off the coast and out to sea further.

Monday Clear and cold.

Tuesday Cool with light snow developing in the evening.

Wednesday Snow

Thursday A chance of flurries.


Thanks for dropping by and I hope your day was great!

Thursday Update


Cloudy this morning with clearing late this afternoon. Cool today. Did some work up in St Croix near Windsor today. A fair amount of snow in the woods. Nearly to my knees. GLB has backed off for snow on Sunday, pushing the storm further east. I am going to stick with my forecast for now and wait and see what next few runs are like. GFS and Euro are still looking like snow.

Today's high -3.6*C
Today's low current temp -8.2*C
Barometer trend rising


Looking Ahead

Friday Snow to rain and mild. Temp will begin to fall late afternoon early evening.

Saturday A mix of sun and cloud, cool.

Sunday Snow and cool.

Monday Clear and cold. Coldest day of the season.

Tuesday Increasing cloud, flurries and continuing cool.

Wednesday Looks like snow and milder.


Where ever you may be I hope you had a great day and may tomorrow be even better. Thanks for dropping by!

Wednesday Update

Flurries today, heavy this morning but only a trace for accumulation. The north winds made it feel cooler than it actually was.

Today's high -1.3*C
Today's low -4.7*C
Barometer trend rising

Looking Ahead

Thursday Clear and cool.

Friday Cloudy in the morning with rain turning to snow in the afternoon, milder.

Saturday Flurries and cooler.

Sunday Snow and windy.

Monday Flurries and cold.

Tuesday Flurries and cold.

Tuesday Update

We only received 4 cm 0f snow overnight last night and wind was never really an issue. Today was cloudy with a period of snow this morning and flurries this afternoon.

Today's high -1.4*C
Today's low -2.5*C to this point
Barometer trend rising

Looking Ahead

Wednesday Cloudy with a few flurries.

Thursday Clear and cool.

Friday Rain turning to snow and milder.

Saturday A mix of sun and cloud cooler.

Sunday A chance of snow.

Looking Ahead

Tuesday Snow o/n 5 cm, flurries and windy during the day.

Wednesday Cloudy with flurries.

Thursday Clear and milder.

Friday snow late changing to rain, mild.

Saturday Clearing turning cooler.

Sunday Clear cooler.

Evening Storm Center Update

Steady light snow since our last report around 2 cm, just enough to make the roads slippery. EC is calling for 10 - 15 cm before it ends in the morning. Main problem will be the wind which will be in the range of 50 - 70 km/hr causing blowing and drifting snow along with reduced visibility in open areas. Not snowing very hard as I can see the lights at the Fairview Cove container pier.

Will be back late this evening with an update or sooner if conditions dictate.

Thanks for dropping by.

Storm Center Update


Well pretty muh looks like a non event here in Halifax. Just light snow here now with a dusting on the ground. Radar returns do not look very promising.

Will update as required.

Lunchtime Storm Center Update

Well not much happening here. A glance at the highway web cams shows some light snow in the sw end of the province. Earlier we had a few snow flakes and as I type this some ice pellets have begun to fall.

A look at the radar shows a split in the precipitation field, going south and north of Halifax.

Will update as required.

Latest radar image, most of the snow shown is not reaching the ground.

Special Storm Center Update


Latest check on storm shows light snow in Yamouth with temperatures on the south shore ranging from 0 - -2*C. Models show snowfall accumulations of 15 - 20 cm, with lesser amounts for areas with ice pellets mixing in.

Sunday Update

Sunshine ruled here today with temperatures above 0 during the daylight hours, dropping off at sunset. Back to winter weather tomorrow with snow beginning in the afternoon and lasting into Tuesday.

Today's high 3.2*C
Today's low -2.7*C
Barometer trend rising


Looking Ahead

Monday Clouding over early with snow beginning in the afternoon, may become mixed with ice pellets in the evening and a chance of mixing with rain right along the coast. Snowfall amount 15 cm. Windy.

Tuesday Snow overnight ending in the afternoon. Windy. Amount 10 cm, snowfall amount will be less depending on ice pellet changeover.

Wednesday Cloudy with flurries, cool.

Thursday Clear

Friday Rain and mild

Saturday Clearing and cooler.


Check back often tomorrow for updates from the Storm Center, beginning in the morning.

Saturday Night Update

Cloudy with sunny breaks today with temperatures in the 7*C-8*C range. Winds were light and the Bedford Basin was pretty still.

Today's high 9.6*C overnight
Today's low 1.2*C current temperature


Looking Ahead

Sunday Clear with temperatures around freezing.

Monday Snow beginning late afternoon or evening 10 cm, windy.

Tuesday Snow overnight ending in the morning 15 cm.

Wednesday Flurries then clearing, cool.

Thursday Clear

Friday Cloudy and milder ahead of a rain maker for the weekend.

Saturday Morning Update

Heavy rain and T&L last evening and overnight. Was awoken by thunder shortly aftermidnight.

Here is a statement issued by EC.

AWCN11 CWHX 120938
Special weather summary message for Nova Scotia issued by Environment
Canada at 5:38 AM AST Saturday 12 January 2008.
..It was a wet and stormy night..
An intensifying area of low pressure crossed through New Brunswick
last night and an associated front crossed Nova Scotia through the
night. Most of the mainland of Nova Scotia saw rain from the system
although central and northern areas of the province had a brief bout
of freezing rain at the start early Friday evening. Cape Breton had
A much longer period of freezing rain. In addition an organized line
of thunderstorms crossed much of the mainland overnight with
Digby Yarmouth Shelburne Queens Lunenburg and Halifax counties
Taking the brunt of the thunder and lightning activity and the
associated heavy rains.
The front also brought a mild air mass over southern Nova Scotia
With several locations exceeding 10 degrees overnight. Yarmouth was
the warmest spot in the country on Friday at 11.1 degrees and that
was recorded just before midnight last night.
Wind gusts across the much of the province were in the 50 to 70 km/h
range except in the Cape Breton Highlands where Les Suetes wind
Gusts topped 100 km/h.
Here is a list of some rainfall totals across the province as of
5 AM this morning. These include amounts from automated weather
stations. Also included are peak wind gust information for select
locations across the province.
Rainfall peak wind
Location amount (mm) gust (km/h)
-------- ----------- -----------
Yarmouth 28.2 61
Baccaro Point 67
Brier Island 36.9 75
Western Head 36.1 65
Kejimkujik nat'l'park 25.3
Greenwood 24.9 33
Kentville 24.4
Shearwater auto station 33.6
Bedford 28.1
Mcnabs island 71
Halifax stanfield airport 25.7 52
Malay Falls 31.9
Upper stewiacke 21.6
Debert 28.1 (includes 1 mm freezing rain)
Nappan 16.7 49
Parrsboro 38.8 58
Caribou Point 16.8 (includes 2.6 mm freezing rain)
Caribou Point 62
Tracadie 12.4 54
Beaver Island 74
Hart Island 56
Sydney airport 15.9 (including 2 mm freezing rain)
Ingonish beach 16.7 (including 1 mm freezing rain)
Cheticamp 5.3
Grand Etang 108
END/ASPC

Friday Update

As expected the day started with sunshine and temperatures a few degrees below zero. Clouds increased as the morning progressed. As of publication time we are still waiting for the heavier rain to make its way to the area, not too far off, as we are experiencing some light rain at this time. On my travels today I ran into some ice pellets in Gays River.

Today's low -2.3*C
Today's high 2.6*C to this point, temps expected to rise overnight.
Barometer trend rose overnight then began falling this morning.


Looking Ahead

Saturday Rain overnight then clearing, 20 mm, mild.

Sunday Clear, mild.

Monday Snow beginning in the afternoon Windy.

Tuesday Snow ending then clearing. Total accumulation looks like 20 cm.

Wednesday Flurries, cooler.

Thursday A chance of flurries.

As we get closer to Monday, we will have a better idea of Monday's storm, so please check back. On Monday we are hoping to have our Storm Center in operation with frequent updates on the storms progress.

Thursday Update

Another spring like day here today with sunny skies, but brisk sw - w winds. Some areas must have dropped below freezing overnight as there were reports of several accidents this morning.

Today's high 8.6*C
Today's low 2.6*C
Barometer trend rising.


Looking ahead

Friday Increasing cloudiness during the day with rain beginning near evening, mild.

Saturday Rain ending overnight then clearing, mild.

Sunday Clear and cooler

Monday Snow, may be mixed along the coast.

Tuesday Snow ending overnight, cloudy with flurries, cooler

Wednesday Clearing and cool.

Wednesday Update

We saw fog and drizzle along the coast here today with highs in the high single digits. Inland away from the coast in the Annapolis Valley where the sun broke through, highs reached the mid teens.
Snow is all but gone in the city, but still a fair bit in the outskirts in protected areas.

Today's high 9.0*C
Today's low 3.6*C
Barometer trend falling

Looking Ahead

Early in the period temperatures will remain above normal, not til Sunday will the temperatures begin to fall back.

Thursday Clearing with cooler temperatures from the past few days but still above normal.

Friday Increasing cloud with rain beginning later in the day.

Saturday Rain ending overnight then clearing.

Sunday Clear with cooler temperatures.

Monday Snow or rain.

Tuesday Clearing and cool

Wednesday A chance of flurries.

Tuesday Update


We are now into our annual January thaw, according to a radio report today they are common. In fact only one year, back in 1977 we did not have one.

Here is a statement from EC on today's temperatures around the province.


AWCN11 CWHX 081831Special weather summary message for Nova Scotia issued by EnvironmentCanada at 2:31 PM AST Tuesday 8 January 2008.A warm front lying across central New Brunswick and into the Gulf ofSt Lawrence provided a day of contrast across Nova Scotia. Most of the mainland of Nova Scotia saw the sun break out by afternoon and while no official temperature records have yet been set temperatures Rose to more early spring like values. Cape Breton remained cloudy and cooler for most of the day.Here is a list of early afternoon temperatures in select locations across Nova Scotia as of 2PM AST.Location afternoon temperature (c)Yarmouth 9.5Baccaro Point 6.4Brier Island 11.3Kejimkujik 10.9Greenwood 11.8Kentville 12.0Western Head 7.8Lunenburg 10.5Shearwater 9.0Halifax stanfield int'l'airport 9.0Malay Falls 8.2Upper stewiacke 9.2Debert 6.4Parrsboro 7.8Nappan 8.0Beaver Island 9.0Tracadie 11.2Sydney 5.1Grand Etang 6.1



Here in Halifax we started off the day with heavy fog which burned off late morning into a beautiful sunny afternoon. The fog this morning caused numerous delays at the Halifax airport.


Today's high 10.4*C
Today's low 3.2*C
Barometer trend slowly falling.


Looking Ahead


Looks like the mild temperatures will be with us til Sunday with unsettled weather.

Wednesday Mild with showers
Thursday Showers overnight then clearing. Cooler in the morning with temperatures rising in the evening.
Friday Once again mild with rain beginning in the afternoon.
Saturday Rain overnight then clearing and mild.
Sunday Clear and cooler
Monday Cooler, gfs shows clear skies with a system well off the coast. Euro and Can Glb have system closer to land with snow.
Tuesday Clear and cool.

Monday Recap

A cloudy day with SW winds some patchy fog around during the day with highs in the mid single digits. Temperatures will stay steady overnight.

Today's high 5.1*C
Today's low 0.6*C
Rain Tr in the evening
Barometer trend falling then steady

Looking ahead

It appears the spring like weather will continue until early next week with the possibility of some snow come Monday according to the gfs.

My forecast from models ( differs from EC forecast)

Tuesday Mild with a chance of showers.

Wednesday rain showers mild.

Thursday a mix of sun and cloud cooler.

Friday Mild with rain late.

Saturday Rain overnight then clearing and turning cooler.

Sunday Chance of flurries and cooler.

Monday A chance of snow late.

Sunday Recap

We ended the weekend today on a spring like note, with sunny skies, calm winds and milder temperatures than we have been accustomed to. Reminds me of this time last year but not quite as warm.


Today's low -2.0*C
Today's high 4.8*C
Precipitation Tr of snow overnight
Barometer trend steady



Looking Ahead

Monday Cloudy 40% chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle in the morning. H 4*C

Tuesday Cloudy chance of showers H 8*C L 5*C

Wednesday Cloudy Chance of showers H 6*C L 6*C

Thursday Showers H 8*C L 1*C Temps dropping during the day.

Saturday Recap


Today was a sunny day with light winds and seasonable temperatures. Mild temperatures for the next week or so.

Today's high 0.3*C
Today's low -5.9*C
Rainfall nil


Looking Aheadng


Sunday Cloudy in the morning with a chance of flurries or freezing drizzle, then sun with cloudy periods. H 4*C.

Monday Cloudy L -2*C H 5*C

Tuesday Cloudy L 5*C H 7*C

Wednesday Cloudy 60% chance of showers L 5*C H 6*C

Friday Recap

Today started out sunny after a cool start with a morning low of -16.3*C. The day saw a shift in the wind to the SW with increasing but damp temperatures. The high so far was -2.7*C during the supper hour. Currently sitting at -3.4*C. The barometer has been slowly falling during the day, currently 102.5 kPa.

Looking ahead

The warm up has arrived.

Saturday A chance of flurries H 1*C L -10*C
Sunday A mix of sun and cloud H 1*C with temperatures rising during the night
Monday Cloudy H 6*C L -1*C
Tuesday Cloudy with a chance of showers H 8*C L 1*C

Thursday Night Update

A sunny but cool day today, with day time highs not getting above -11*C.

The view at 4:30 pm

Today's High -9.0*C Recorded just after midnight

Low -16.1*C

High Barometer 102.8 kPa

Low Barometer 101.0

Trend rising

Precipitation none

Outlook

Friday: Clear with a chance of Flurries. High -4*C Low -15

Saturday: Sun High -2*C Low -5*C

Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud. High 1*C Low-3

Monday: Cloudy High 6 Low -1

Thursday Morning Report

Woke up this morning to cool temperatures and blue skies. Low temperatures were in the -16 - -17*C range with wind chills around -25*C. Will be cool and sunny for the day.

Heard on the radio this morning that there is a salt shortage because of the storms of late. Salt comes from a mine in Pugwash who are working over time trying to catch up. Thankfully no storms in the forecast.

Evening Update

Well the last of 4 storms has passed us by and we should see some stabilizing of our weather. After a couple of cool days we will have above normal temperatures during next week.

The forecast looks like this:

Thursday A mix of sun and cloud low of -14*C and a cool high of -11, feeling colder with the windchill.

Friday A mix of sun and cloud and a high of -7*C

Saturday Sun and cloud with seasonable temperature of -1*C

Sunday Sun and cloud once again with a high on the plus side at 1*C.

The weekend looks great so make sure you get out and enjoy it.


Today's Recap

After the snow and rain overnight it was a mainly cloudy day with some sunny breaks before lunch. After lunch the wind shifted to the NW and the temperature dropped below freezing with flurries and blowing snow.

Today's high 2.4*C
Low Current temperature -5.3*C
Low barometer 98.9 kPa
High Barometer 100.7 kPa
Snowfall 5 cm

Morning Update


Snow began shortly after midnight and at 3 am I could hear ice pellets hitting the window. All said and done looks like we recieved 5 cm and a little rain. Also had strong winds overnight as furniture on deck is moved around.

It is currently cloudy with a temperature of 2*C.

9:45 pm Update

EC has cancelled the Winter Storm Watch about an hour ago. Now calling for 5 cm except 15 cm inland over higher ground. Temperature continues to rise, -0.7*C.

Evening Update

As mentioned in earlier post today was a sunny day with calm winds.

High -0.6*C
Low -9.2*C

Current -1.3*C
Wind light from the SE
Barometer 101.9 kPa and falling

Storm Update

EC still has a Winter Storm Watch issued for the area, calling for 10-15 cm of snow. Looking at the coastal temperatures which are around freezing and the same temperatures along coastal Maine, this could be on the high side.

My thinking is for around 5 cm at my location before the change over. This is based on temperatures mentioned above and the track of the storm which is to be north of my location. I am still expecting cold air behind this system so flurries/light snow can be expected later tomorrow afternoon.

Will update if required.

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